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Adult Care of Chester County, Inc.
747 W. Cypress Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4413
adultcareofchestercounty.org
Adult Care of Chester County, Inc. is a private not-for profit agency offering services to elderly residents of Chester County and surrounding areas in friendly, safe, secure environments. |  |
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Adult Literacy Program at Bayard Taylor Library
216 East State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-9118
bayardtaylor.org
The adult literacy Outreach Program provides free one-on-one tutoring to English speaking adults of Chester County who would like to read. It also provides tutoring for non-English speaking individuals who wish to learn English as a second language. | |
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Alliance for Better Housing
648 Buena Vista Drive
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-925-1880
Muscadyne@aol.com
www.ruralisc.org/abh.htm
Alliance for Better Housing (ABH) faces challenges including: exclusionary zoning practices; municipalities that favor large, expensive homes; and high prices for land and homes. ABH focuses on strengthening existing communities using infill and other development methods, and uses designs that fit in with the historic areas in which it builds and renovates homes. |  |
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Camp Dreamcatcher
110 East State Street, Suite C
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-925-2841
info@campdreamcatcher.org
www.campdreamcatcher.org
Over eight years ago, a committee of concerned men and women came together to develop what is now known as Camp Dreamcatcher. The purpose of this very special summer camp is to provide children whose lives have been affected by AIDS/HIV with a place to get away, free from the concerns of their life and the rare chance to just be a kid! |  |
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Community Gardens of Chester County
PO Box 995
Unionville, PA 19375
(610) 908-9549
gardenscc@gmail.com
www.gardenscc.org
Community Gardens of Chester County, a local non-profit community organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life of our county's low-income residents through community gardening and greening. |  |
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Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
106 West State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-6797
www.dvccc.com/Index.asp
The Mission of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, Inc. is to provide intervention, programs, outreach and advocacy to prevent, reduce and remedy domestic violence in Chester County. |  |
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Family Service of Chester County
209 East State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-5652
info@familyservice-cc.org
www.familyservice-cc.org/site/fscconline
Family Service of Chester County is a private not-for-profit community agency whose mission is to promote the well being of families and individuals and to advocate for positive community change. |  |
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 The Garage Community and Youth Center
115 South Union Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-6464
garageyouthcenter@comcast.net
garageyouthcenter.org
The Garage Community and Youth Center was a vacant garage until 2001, when a local business leader and youth pastor envisioned its roof sheltering something far more valuable than vehicles. The renovated building is now a place where an average of 150 students come each week to find support and guidance through tutoring, mentoring and recreation. |  |
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Good Neighbors Home Repair
205 E. State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-3000
Our mission is to help qualified persons, whose homes need to be made warmer, safer, and drier, by making the necessary repairs. We seek to share the love and compassion of God while building positive, caring relationships with the families and neighbors we serve.
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The Kennett Education Foundation
P.O. Box 849
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-6602
kef@kennett.net
www.KCSD.org/KEF/Home.htm
The Kennett Education Foundation is a community-based foundation, devoted to improving education in the Kennett area in a way that: enhances the K-12 educational experience, supports the continuing higher education of students through scholarships and other developmental programs, so that Kennett's youth are provided a first-class educational experience that prepares them academically, physically, and emotionally to compete at the highest level.
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Kennett Area Community Service
515 South Broad Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-925-3556
www.unitedway.kennett.net/agncy.asp?pg=kacomsrv
The Kennett Area Community Service provides temporary assistance for families in the Kennett, Unionville, Avon Grove and Chadds Ford school areas who need food, clothing, lodging, heat or rent. KACS also operates the Kennett Food Cupboard and Christmas Baskets programs.
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La Comunidad Hispana
314-316 East State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4545
igonzalez@lchps.org
www.lacomunidadhispana.org
La Comunidad Hispana strives to improve the quality of life, health and well being of low-income Hispanics and other under-served people through advocacy and bilingual programs in health care, education, and social services.
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Life Center
427 South Walnut Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4819
KLyons@Lifecenterpa.org
www.lifecenterpa.org
The LIFE Center is committed to preserving and enhancing the dignity and well-being of all adult residents of southern Chester County by providing a vital assortment of services that enrich social relationships, foster physical health, encourage educational interests and promote self-reliance.
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Maternal and Child Health Consortium
Healthy Start Community Site
400 McFarlan Road, Suite 5
Kennett Square, PA 19348
(610) 444-4002
mchc@ccmchc.org
www.ccmchc.org
MCHC's Healthy Start Program is part of a national effort in 100 communities to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, and children. Infant mortality and low birth weight remain major public health issues in the U.S. and Chester County, particularly among women of color.
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Northwestern Human Services of Chester County
Mental Health/Drug & Alcohol
503 N. Walnut Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-0555
contact@nhsonline.org
www.NHSonline.org/index.asp
Northwestern Human Services is committed to upholding its reputation as a leader in human services by providing services in mental health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation, mental retardation services, juvenile justice, foster care, elder care and a host of other specialized services.
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Red Clay Valley Association
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6751
Telephone: 610-793-1090
Facsimile: 610-793-2813
water@bva-rcva.org
www.redclayvalley.org
The Red Clay Valley Association (RCVA), the second oldest small watershed organization in America, was founded in 1952 by a group of Delaware and Pennsylvania residents for the purpose of protection and conservation of the natural resources in the Red Clay Watershed. The Red Clay Valley, through which 43 million gallons of water flow daily, encompasses fifty-five square miles of rolling hills, woodlands, and farms in Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware. The valley is the home of nearly 50,000 people who live in small towns and suburban and rural settings, as well as to businesses, parks, recreation sites and many of the world's famous mushroom farms.
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S.A.V.E. (Safety Agriculture Villages Environment)
101 E. State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-925-0041
director@save41.org
www.save41.org
S.A.V.E. is a non-profit community group whose aim is to vastly improve the safety of all users of PA 41 and other area roads while maximizing preservation potential in the corridor and minimizing direct and secondary impacts from transportation projects.
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United Way of Southern Chester County
106 West State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-HELP
Fax: 610-444-7160
info@unitedwayscc.org
www.unitedwayscc.org
The United Way has been serving the southern Chester County community since 1944. For all these years, the generosity of donors has made possible programs that distribute basic needs and assistance, strengthen families, help kids succeed, prevent crime and violence and promote health and independence among the elderly.
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