Through its Chester County COVID-19 Response Fund, the United Way of Chester County has awarded $288,000 to 47 organizations that provide relief for food insecurity, maintain critical service delivery, prevent homelessness, and provide financial stability for the financially insecure.

The following nonprofits have received rapid response grants ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 for COVID-19-related activities and services:

Financial & Housing Stability/Homelessness Prevention

• Clarifi, Inc., Exton
• Friends Association, West Chester
• Home of the Sparrow, Malvern
• North Star of Chester County, West Chester
• Open Hearth, Inc. / Financial Stability Center, Chester County
• Orion, Greater Phoenixville

Food Insecurity (May Include Household and Personal Products)

• ACT in Faith, West Chester
• Alianzas de Phoenixville, Phoenixville
• Brandywine Grace Church, Downingtown
• Bridge Academy and Community Center, Greater Coatesville
• Chester County Food Bank, Chester County
• Coatesville Area Senior Center, Coatesville
• Community Youth and Women’s Alliance (CYWA), Coatesville
• Honey Brook Food Pantry, Honey Brook
• Hopewell United Methodist Church, Downingtown
• Kennett Area Community Services, Kennett Square
• Kennett Area YMCA, Kennett Square
• Mighty Writers, Kennett Square
• Octorara Food Cupboard, Octorara
• Oxford Area Neighborhood Services, Oxford
• Oxford Lighthouse, Oxford
• Oxford Senior Center, Oxford
• Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS), Phoenixville
• Phoenixville Area Senior Center, Phoenixville
• The Garage, Kennett Square
• Valley Youth House, West Chester
• West Chester Area Senior Center, West Chester
• West Chester Food Cupboard, West Chester

Critical Services

• Barclay Friends, West Chester
• Chester County Women’s Services, Coatesville
• Community Volunteers in Medicine, West Chester
• Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, Coatesville
• Family Promise of Southern Chester County, Kennett Square
• Health Care Access Phoenixville, Phoenixville
• Keystone Human Services, Downingtown
• La Comunidad Hispana, Kennett Square
• Life Transforming Ministries/VITA, Coatesville
• Maternal Child Health Consortium, West Chester
• Parkesburg Point, Parkesburg
• SILO, Oxford
• Surrey Services, Devon
• The Clinic, Phoenixville
• The Hickman, West Chester
• Volunteer English Program, West Chester
• YMCA of Greater Brandywine, West Chester
• YoungMoms, Kennett Square
• Youth Mentoring Partnership, Malvern

To date, the United Way of Chester County has raised $630,000 toward its ambitious goal of $1 million that will allow it to respond to immediate needs, as well as needs that will emerge over the next few months. With your support, United Way of Chester County can continue to assist nonprofits and the people they serve during this pandemic. Your gift means more than money – it will help those impacted by COVID-19 to regain their health and/or financial stability. No gift is too small and can be made securely online. You can also mail a check made out to United Way of Chester County to:

495 Thomas Jones Way
Suite 302
Exton, PA 19341

Please note “COVID-19 Response” in the memo line.

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