Jennifer Lopez
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Weekend Wanderer: Should I Be on An Outdoor Committee?
So, the day I was Googling “how do I get rid of skinks?” was also the day I was tapped to join a committee in…
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Friends Association Opens a Bright, Welcoming, Renovated Family Center
A ribbon cutting on Aug. 30 officially opened a renovated Friends Association Family Center in the heart of downtown West Chester that provides temporary housing…
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Friends Association CEO Jennifer Lopez Is Stepping Down
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of the Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children, is leaving her position to spend time with her granddaughter while focusing…
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Friends Association CEO Jennifer Lopez Appointed to PA Crime Commission
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children in Chester County was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission…
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Jennifer Lopez Appointed to Committee Chairperson for the Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of Friends Association has been elected as the new Chairperson for the Governance Board of the Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness.…
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Friends Association Observes MLK Day with Panel Discussion
The Friends Association, working to help local families and individuals experiencing homelessness, has lined up three activities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day…
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New West Chester Mural Highlights the Work of Friends Association
You can’t miss it if you are walking, driving, or biking down West Chestnut Street in West Chester. It covers an entire outside wall at…
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Virtual Speaker Event on May 24 Focuses on Issues for Women in the Workplace
A free virtual Women in the Workplace Speaker event is taking place May 24 from noon to 1 p.m. The Chester County Women’s Commission and…
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Friends Association Works to Reduce the Impact of Trauma on Those Needing Housing Services
The Friends Association in Chester County keeps families together during times of crisis and trauma, supporting all families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk…
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Friends Association Promotes Awareness Week Nov. 13-21 in Effort to End Homelessness
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we turn grateful hearts toward home and a holiday meal. But many in the United States will have neither this…
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Chester County Leadership: Jennifer Lopez, CEO of the Friends Association
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of the Friends Association, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up on a farm in the Lehigh Valley, going to Honduras as…
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Individual Tickets Now Available for Inaugural VISTA Leadership Megastars Reception on Sept. 14
Individual tickets are now on sale for the much-anticipated VISTA Leadership Megastars reception on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 5:30-8 PM at the Chester County Council,…
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VISTA Leadership Megastars – Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez, who grew up in Pen Argyl, a small community nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Lehigh Valley, is the Chief Executive…
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2021 VISTA Leadership Megastars Revealed! Part 1
VISTA Leadership Megastars — a new initiative that the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America launched in May in conjunction with VISTA Today —…
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Services of Friends Association’s Eviction Prevention Court to Expand in Chester County
Chester County’s Eviction Prevention Court (EPC) – a program that provides a combination of legal representation, financial assistance and social services for individuals or families…
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Friends Association’s Eviction-Protection Program Helps Struggling Families Facing Homelessness
Friends Association is helping struggling families keep their homes during the pandemic, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The West Chester-based nonprofit began its…














































