Representatives of Conestoga Valley (CV) SEEDS, a local nonprofit organization focusing on health, education, and housing needs within the CV community, will share the ministry's story at Fairmount in Ephrata on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Wheat Ridge Gathering Room at 2100 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, on the west side of the Fairmount campus. SEEDS co-directors Michelle Kime and Kristen Hershey will be the presenters, and there will be time for questions. The event is open to the public, and no reservations are necessary.

SEEDS is the brainchild of CV school social worker Katie Reiff, who became aware of acute needs within the CV community while working with students' families. She began to research existing organizations in the area, looking for ways to partner with those programs while building an organization to address the additional needs she observed. Currently, SEEDS' focus on education includes free English classes for non-English-speaking adults in the Conestoga Valley School District, with free transportation, child care, and meals provided along with the classes. Future programs will focus on health care and housing in addition to education.

SEEDS is looking for community involvement in many areas. More information is available at http://www.seedscv.com.