Backpack event connects the needy with the caring
Almost 1,400 students in need get back to school supplies, bags
By Lauren Parker-Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
Jane Johnson, a member of the committee for the Back to School event and a board member of the Bridge Academy and Community Center, helped students choose their backpacks filled with school supplies Friday at Scott Middle School. Photo courtesy of Coatesville Back to School: Prepare for Success...
Through mural, young city artists continue to shine
Darkness to Light creators to be honored at Penn State reception
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Teens show off the finished Darkness to Light mural at an unveiling ceremony at the Bridge Academy and Community Center in Coatesville.
The glow generated by the Darkness to Light mural project continues, and its youthful creators will be recognized on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Penn State...
At ServiceCorps, community growth is personal growth
39 Coatesville Youth Initiative students recognized for their service
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Sam Brown, winner of the Harry Lewis Scholarship, congratulates his fellow ServiceCorps members.
COATESVILLE – Community improvement is a two-way street; deeds done by community members improve the world around them, and, in turn, the act of completing those deeds allows the individuals...
Front-yard makeover powered by tools, friends
Coatesville homeowner says she’s blessed to have had such assistance
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Susan A. Jones says she thrilled with the results of a front-yard makeover organized and implemented by a group of friends.
A collaborative front-yard makeover produced eye-popping results in the unit block of North Eighth Avenue this past week.
“It looks great. I want my...
Donations warm hearts as well as facility
Outpouring of support enables nonprofit to purchase new boiler
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A student mural program is one of many activities that will resume when the Bridge Academy doors reopen with a new heating system.
Some of the donations toward the $20,000 heating system were as small as $10, but they were all appreciated, said the staff and board of the Bridge Academy...
Mark calendars to avoid being felled by flu
The Bridge Academy and Community Center is teaming up with Walgreen’s Pharmacy in Coatesville to provide free flu shots.
Free shots will be dispensed Dec. 18 at Bridge Academy
It’s still flu season, and there’s no excuse to be stricken: Free shots will be available on Dec. 18.
A partnership between the Bridge Academy and Community Center and Walgreen’s Pharmacy, the free clinic will be...
Teen summer program wins heartfelt, rave reviews
Participants effusive in praise for Coatesville Youth Initiative’s ServiceCorps
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
ServiceCorps graduates Ron Jay Jones (left) and Noah Willett linger after the ceremony for protracted farewells.
The teen’s former bosses could barely believe what they were reading: The boy who had just excelled during an eight-week job at the Brandywine YMCA...
