Single Adult Resources

PA Career Link Chester County
Goal: CareerLink is where job seekers and employers have access to a wide array of job taining, education and employment services.
250 E. Harmony Street
Coatesville, PA
www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us
 
Henkels & McCoy
Individualized computer training program, Techbridge Program, for out of school youth. Product offers remediation and literacy activities.
Ph: 215-588-4759
Patti Nagel

Family Services of Chester County
The achievement mentoring program (AMP) employs prevention intervention, a behaviorally-based prevention strategy, in conjunction with peer mentoring, a career awareness and assessment components and career-related enrichment activities.
610-696-4900
Borroughs Mack
 
Food Stamp Program
800-634-2033
www.compass.state.pa.us
 
Supplemental Food Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC)
800-942-9467
 
Emergency Food Assistance Program and the State Food Purchase Program
800-FOOD-997
 
School Lunch/Breakfast Programs
800-331-0129
 
Child and Adult Food Program
800-331-0129
 
Summer Food Service Program
800-331-0129
 
Meals for Elderly
717-783-6207
www.paseniorcenters.org
 
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County
Free health care for kids
800-986-KIDS
 
Emergency Food/Clothing/Shelter
Catholic Social Services / 610-344-7028
Chester County Cares / 610-436-4040
City Gate / 610-383-6915
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County / 610-431-3546
Friends Association / 610-431-3598
Phoenixville Area Community Services / 610-933-1105
Salvation Army of West Chester / 610-696-8746
Women's Resource Center / 610-384-9591
 
Housing
Bridge of Hope / 610-380-1360
Habitat for Humaity / 610-384-7993
Hosing Authority of Chester County / 610-436-9200
Housing Partnership of Chester County / 610-518-1522
Housing Choice Voucher Program / 610-436-9200
 
Public Assistance / Welfare Office / 610-466-1000
 
Jump Start (Transportation Resource Cooperative)
Goal: To get donated cars into the hands of our community members who need them for transportation to employment or medial care.
Ph: 610-792-9282
Spring City, PA

HomeShare
Goal: living arrangement for people who want or need to share their homes for financial, security or companionship reasons and those with specific housing need and limited financial resources.
YWCA
123 N. Church Street
West Chester PA
610-692-3737
 
Safe Harbor of West Chester
Goal: to help rebuild lives and life skills, reestablish self-esteem and help people oversome the issues that prevent them from leading independent and productive lives.
20 N. Matlack Street
West Chester, PA
610-692-6550
 
Open Hearth
Goal: linking people to the community resources. Teaming programs with other services and organizations conserves and effectively manages the limited resources available to meet these needs.
101 North Main Street
Spring City, PA
610-792-9282
 
Community First Fund
Goal: to provide one on one business counseling, small business training programs and loan capital of small businesses.
Lancaster, PA
717-393-2351
www.commfirstfund.org