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One of the faces of philanthropy in Chester County has died.

Highland Township’s Robert McNeil, who founded the Chester County Food Bank in 2009…

Handi-Crafters Opportunity Center (HCOC) will honor “Crazy Aaron” — Aaron Muderick, whose eponymous toy company in Norristown is nationally renowned for its putty — with its…

Handi-Crafters Opportunity Center (HCOC), a Thorndale-based nonprofit that has served the needs of individuals with disabilities in Chester County and beyond for more…

Krapf Coaches and their historic Rover Community Transportation service are to be honored with the Handi-Crafters Opportunity Center Inaugural Community Partner Award.

The Community…

Come out on Wednesday, February 7th to the Texas Roadhouse in Downingtown for a special fundraiser for Handi-Crafters of Chester County.

The 10% Donation…

Handi-Crafters Opportunity Center is expressing gratitude and support for its valued clients through its highly anticipated annual t-shirt campaign, “Thanks with a Capital…

During the 37th Annual Hankin Invitational Golf Tournament on October 2, 2023, you will have a chance to win cash prizes and support the mission…

Last month, VISTA Today honored its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern with an unforgettable evening.

VISTA Today…

Outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the Chester County community are what makes a leader, or in this case, a superstar.

On Thursday evening at…

With local weather turning more springlike, area thoughts are beginning to turn to outdoor activities like grilling, swimming, baseball, and golf.

If the thoughts of…

We are only five weeks away from what has become the social event of the year in Chester County: the VISTA Millennial Superstars Awards Reception…

The HC Opportunities Center (HCOC) — formerly known as Handi-Crafters — seeks a marketing and development coordinator for its Coatesville headquarters.

The professional filling the position…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

Less than 24 hours remain to submit nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars.

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM on…

Nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars have been filtering in for more than a month.

With the Feb. 3 deadline on the…

For the last month, VISTA Today has been accepting nominations for its fourth class of VISTA Millennial Superstars.

We have decided to extend the deadline…

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars is rapidly approaching.

Nominations must be submitted by midnight, Jan. 6.

In…

In 2019, VISTA Today created VISTA Millennial Superstars to identify and honor Chester County’s most dynamic business and professional leaders, under the age of…

The HC Opportunity Center (formerly Handi-Crafters) announces a not-your-average fall fest for Oct. 22 in Thorndale.

Things may be cooling down outside…

West Chester’s HC Opportunity Center (HCOC) — the rebrand of the former Handi-Crafters employment- and disability-focused outreach — will be the benefactor of the…

The 36th Annual Hankin Invitational Golf Tournament, supporting the mission of the Handi-Crafters Opportunity Center (HCOC), is scheduled for October 3rd. The outing on…

Last month, VISTA Today honored its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern. 

“You work hard for not only…

VISTA Today unveiled its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by Penn State Great Valley, in a much-anticipated, four-part series…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The much-anticipated time has finally arrived, and VISTA Today is thrilled to reveal its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

Since the start of the new year, VISTA Today has been accepting nominations for its third class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, an initiative presented by…

The deadline is fast approaching.

Since the start of the new year, VISTA Today has been accepting nominations for its third class of VISTA Millennial…

As a native of Texas, Brad Webb grew up knowing how barbecue should taste.

Now a West Chester resident, Webb knows that creating superior barbecue…

This year — the third year that VISTA Today has been identifying and honoring Chester County’s most dynamic business and professional leaders under the age…

VISTA Today can think of no better way to ring in the new year than with the return of VISTA Millennial Superstars.

In 2019, VISTA…

Hankin Group’s 35th Annual Golf Invitational recently raised a record-breaking $275,000 for the benefit of Handi-Crafters.

Almost 250 golfers gathered at…

This year is a big one for Thorndale’s Handi-Crafters. The organization is celebrating 60 years of service to the disabled community in Chester…

The career training that Handi-Crafters supplies encompasses the day-to-day aspects of employment: the proper performance of required work, the importance of punctuality…

Growing up in West Chester, Nina would watch her adult siblings dress and go to work each morning. She longed to be like them. But…

Editor’s Note: March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time for raising awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all areas…

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time for raising awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all areas of life and…

Each December, Handi-Crafters asks its sponsors and local businesses to help show the Thorndale-based nonprofit’s clients and workers how much the organization…

Hankin Group – an award-winning development company specializing in construction, design, and property management in Chester County – kicked off the holiday season with several initiatives…

Eagleview Town Center, the Hankin Group’s vibrant, mixed-use community in Exton, will soon welcome a trio of new businesses – Good Life Organic Kitchen…

Handi-Crafters runs one of the largest employment and disability focused support service programs in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Each year, the Thorndale-based nonprofit helps more…

Earlier this month, 144 golfers gathered on a beautiful afternoon at the Whitford Country Club in Exton for the 34th Annual Hankin Golf Invitational.

Although…

After spending three years living and studying at The Camphill School in Glenmoore, Adi Poran, 35, is ready to start the next chapter of her…

If the pandemic-driven shutdown of a number of business and nonprofits over the last few months has made anything clear, it’s that organizations…

Rothwell Document Solutions of West Chester has thrived for 73 years by changing with the times and by providing technology solutions and services to help…

Aaron Muderick, the founder of Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty, views his business as one big family. His operations are headquartered in Norristown and involve…

In the spirit of the Kentucky Derby, Handi-Crafters will host a Spring Derby Party that is sure to be a galloping good time on…

Handi-Crafters has announced that Aaron Muderick – a.k.a. Crazy Aaron, the founder and creator of Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty – is the recipient…

Employees from a number of area businesses continue to return to Handi-Crafters to volunteer for a variety of projects. They find that the experience…

Handi-Crafters runs one of the largest employment and support service programs in southeastern Pennsylvania. At its work center in Thorndale, individuals with developmental and…

What began more than 30 years ago with a few dozen people enjoying a round of golf for a good cause has morphed into one…

As the beneficiary of the 33rd Annual Hankin Golf Invitational, Handi-Crafters encourages you to participate in the event’s Money Ball Drop.

The Invitational…

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan recently toured Handi-Crafters, a nonprofit work center in Thorndale that empowers individuals with disabilities to lead more independent, productive…

For nearly 60 years, Thorndale’s Handi-Crafters has been training individuals with diverse special needs to find employment. Many employers, however, are not aware…

Univest Financial, parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co., has a long history of serving people and businesses in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Souderton-based…

TCHS Brandywine SkillsUSA students recently completed a day of service with Handi-Crafters in Thorndale as part of their annual American Spirit project.

Handi-Crafters…

Hankin Group will be the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Best Friend Award, an award given annually by Handi-Crafters to recognize and honor service…

Mother Nature smiled on the more than 225 golfers competing in the 32nd Annual Hankin Golf Invitational Monday at the Whitford Country Club in Exton…

Join the Chester County Community Foundation to honor its Outgoing Board Chair, Robert E. Rigg, and welcome Incoming Chair Anthony Morris, Esq., at Galer Estate…

As the story goes, in 1942, George Krapf, Jr. was a businessman in a small rural community in Chester County.
George was well respected and…

For nearly a decade, the Phoenixville Foundry has given corporate clients, brides and grooms, and other groups the opportunity to customize a unique and historic…

Publisher’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Amy Rice was originally published in April 2015.

Handi-Crafters runs one of the largest employment…

By Chris Cooper

The annual Strawberry Festival, one of Chester County’s most-anticipated events, on the grounds of Brandywine Hospital, finishes its four-day…

Thorndale’s Handi-Crafters, which runs one of the largest disability-focused employment programs in southeastern Pennsylvania, has announced that Bentley Systems in Exton will…

Jim and Ruth Witmer were onto something back in the mid-1990s when they started a company that focused on fulfilling the equipment needs of…

The sonic booms that could be heard periodically throughout the day last Monday were actually the sound of Jeff Crittenden’s tee shots at the…

Instead of picking up riders at the regionally renowned Handi-Crafters disability-focused employment center, the mascot of Chester County’s convenient ROVER shuttle service…

Editor’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Robert McNeil was originally published on April 16th, 2016.

As he prepares to step off Chester…

Robert D. McNeil, the founding board chairman of the Chester County Food Bank has never advertised his many philanthropic efforts, but they have not gone…

It was the star baseball players’ turn to serve their bat boy on Monday. As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service…

VISTA Today’s Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This Morning:

Senator Toomey Visits Chester County to Talk Economy and…

Brandywine Hospital Open House Raises Awareness about Mental Health  

In an attempt to raise awareness about mental illnesses and the resources available to combat them…

Drom the bustle of its burgeoning cities to the calm of its country hillsides, Chester County offers pleasant surprises at every turn, and one of…

Here are the events scheduled today and Tuesday in Chester County Datebook:

Hankin Group and Bentley Systems team up for the 29th Annual Hankin Invitational…

A coming Chester County presentation aims to uplift families facing special circumstances and unique challenges to leaving a legacy for loved ones with special needs…

Three big names in Chester County business are chipping in to help the area’s premier disability-focused employer develop and maximize its employees’ potential…

A new round of grant funding won’t help a well-known local organization churn out more product, but it will help its workers have…

This is our April newsletter, a version of which we sent to our subscribers earlier this week. If you’d like to subscribe and receive…

The prominent givers of the gift of an opportunity to develop newfound abilities are themselves being given an honor by the many faces behind Thorndale…

Golfers interested in lending a hand to local people with disabilities are invited to join the Hankin Group and Bentley Systems as they host the…