Harrisburg River Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, 100% volunteer organization which provides community-based, high quality, cost effective water rescue and emergency services for the residents of the south-central Pennsylvania region that started over 50 years ago.

 
Our Mission: To provide volunteer emergency search and rescue services to persons suffering because of fire, flood, accident or other disaster. These services include water rescue and patrol, dive rescue and recovery, special fire police services, emergency first response services, water-pumping and related services, and fire and rescue services to the public. The Corporation also provides emergency search and rescue equipment and facilities to governmental agencies and other organizations assisting persons in distress, and provides emergency search and rescue services to persons in distress on area waters. The Corporation offers courses that promote safety on area waters, and offers training to the general public and to emergency personnel on boating safety and water rescue.

Our Motto: We would rather save than search.

While there are many water rescue teams in existence, River Rescue, is widely considered one of the best equipped and best trained all-volunteer units in and around the state of Pennsylvania.

Established in 2009, the Orthodox Christian Charities of Greater Harrisburg, Inc. (OCCGH) was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purposes of charitable giving and education in the greater Harrisburg environs.

Each month Agia Sophia Coffee House and Bookstore helps raise money for a local non-profit organization. Harrisburg River Rescue was chosen as the organization they are spot lighting in July. Sophia's is located at 225 Market Street in Harrisburg. Please stop by Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 5 PM for a beverage or a treat and help support Harrisburg River Rescue.

Also, come visit Harrisburg River Rescue at Sophia's on July 18th for 3rd in the Burg for Sophia's Ice Cream Social!

Capital Area Head Start gives children a head start in life, empowers parents and strengthens families. CAHS began providing Head Start services to children and families in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties in 1988, when Keystone Children & Family Services received a grant for the program. In 2001, Early Head Start services was added to serve pregnant women and children from birth to three.

CAHS has received a state grant to operate Pre-K Counts programming for three- and four-year-olds in the city of Harrisburg. To ensure that CAHS is there for children when they need it most, they reach out to other vulnerable populations within our communities, and have a unique program for children of families experiencing homelessness. Head Start's warm, nurturing environment serves as a source of stability in the lives of young children who may be frequently uprooted during the school year. CAHS also provides support services for children whose parents are incarcerated.

Harrisburg River Rescue is proud to support their cause by participating in the Family Day event.

A helicopter attemps to perform a rescue in 1980 something!