Chester County Department of Community Development
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Chester County Moves Closer to Ending Homelessness
Chester County is getting closer to achieving its ambitious 10-year goal of ending homelessness by its self-imposed deadline of mid-2021, writes Michaelle Bond for The…
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Extraordinary Video Illuminates Efforts to Make Coatesville Prosperous Again
After decades of being one of the poorest municipalities in Chester County, Coatesville is finally on its way to becoming prosperous once again with the…
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Chester County’s Unemployment Rate, the Lowest in the State, Makes Workers Hard to Come By
The low unemployment rate in Chester County is causing some industries to experience a labor shortage, writes Ellie Rushing for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The county’s…
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County Takes Lead in Finding Jobs, Stabilizing Local Economy Impacted by Pending Sikorsky Closure
On the day that Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone, and Terence Farrell received notification that Lockheed Martin was closing its Sikorsky operation in…
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Chester County Officials Implore Legislators to Invest in Affordable Housing
Staff from the Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD) and Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children joined the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania…
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Chester County Briefly: March 26
Immaculata University The Immaculata Symphony, a university-community organization with a tradition that dates back to the university’s founding in 1920, will hold its spring concert,…
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Report Reveals Fewer People Experiencing Homelessness in Chester County
A report compiled by the Chester County Department of Community Development and the Decade to Doorways partnership has found that 555 people were identified as…
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United Way Forum Connects Legislators, Social Service Organizations to Address Unemployment
The United Way of Chester County hosted its fifth annual financial stability forum, connecting representatives from 10 legislative offices alongside 26 nonprofit and government agencies,…
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Department Of Community Development Will Count Homeless Tonight
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the FY 2014 Continuum of Care (CoC) grant awards for Chester County. These funds support Decade…
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Careerlink Has Moved To The Oaklands Corporate Center
Chester County CareerLink this week moved from Coatesville to the Oaklands Corporate Center. The new office opened May 19 at 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite…





















































