County announces 211 call center system to address homelessness
(Left to right) Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone, with Chester County Department of Community Development Director Pat Bokovitz, display the 24 percent decrease in homelessness in Chester County from 2016 to 2019. The introduction of the new 2-1-1 call service will help to boost the County’s efforts to end chronic homelessness.
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Four events to fight homelessness
WEST CHESTER — Chester County’s Decade to Doorways, the community-wide plan to prevent and end homelessness in the county, will host four free community events in West Chester, Coatesville, Kennett Square, and Phoenixville from November 13 to 16 as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
The events include free screenings of popular movies with a central theme of poverty and homelessness,...
Community event to battle homelessness, Aug. 22
WEST CHESTER — Decade to Doorways, Chester County’s initiative to end homelessness, is hosting a free community event on the front lawn of Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High Street in West Chester, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22nd. Held as part of Decade to Doorways Week of Advocacy and Awareness, the free event will include food, live music, the Humanizing Homelessness...
Agencies partnering for ‘Get It Done Day’
Residents invited to get connected, get enrolled, get informed
Need help with employment, health, finances, or housing?
A group of service and benefit representatives from a variety of organizations will be on hand Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for “Get It Done Day.”
The event will be held at the Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center, 501 E. Miner St., West Chester, and transportation...
