The Pennsylvania Family Coalition serves as the state commission on community service and volunteerism. Its mission is to catalyze the innovation and growth of service and volunteerism by creating partnerships that maximize resources, expertise, capacity, and impact. Toward this end we: invest public and private funds in community-based organizations in a fair and equitable manner; convene and mobilize individuals, nonprofits, corporations and government entities to link strategies related to service and volunteerism; build capacity of programs and agencies through training and technical assistance; and advocate for the development and promotion of public policies and private intiatives that incorporate service and volunteerism as effective strategies to addresss community needs.