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Local Missions
Chester County Connect Care
203 South Walnut Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
1028 East Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19382
139 West Market St.,
West Chester, PA 19382
Ministry:
Chester County Connect Care is a pregnancy care medical center which exists to educate and empower individuals and their families to make life affirming choices. They do this through the Biblical guidance of love and mercy, and offer free and confidential pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, education, and counseling. They have been serving in the Chester County area since 1985 and are 90% volunteer-based.
Chester County Migrant Ministry
645 E. Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-444-0387
Ministry:
The Chester County Migrant Ministry is a non-profit Christian ministry serving the immigrant community in Chester County and the surrounding area. They share the love of Jesus by offering assistance with immigration procedures, citizenship classes, a Christmas for Migrants program, blankets, coats, health kits, donated furniture and appliances, distribution of food baskets, and other services.
More information: https://pachurches.org/ministries/farmworkermigrant-ministry
Good Neighbors Home Repair
Executive Director: Harold Naylor
224 E. Street Road, Suite 2
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Ministry:
Good Neighbors’ mission is to restore hope and dignity to qualified low-income
homeowners by making critical home repairs as an expression of their love for Jesus Christ. They make homes accessible for people with disabilities and they make home modifications to help seniors remain safe and independent in their homes. Good Neighbors delivers these services at no cost to the homeowner, through a combination of volunteers, professional staff, and contractors. They serve in Southern Chester County, Southern Lancaster County, and Northern Delaware. Good Neighbors is looking for volunteers to help with various initiatives throughout the year. If interested, please contact them at the information provided above.
Spanish Health Ministry
Executive Director: Dona Sensenig
205 E. State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Ministry:
The mission of the Spanish Health Ministry is to respond to the physical, social, and spiritual needs of the Hispanic community with a focus on Spanish-speaking, high-risk, pregnant women and families of disabled or medically fragile babies and children who live in the southern Chester County area. Their goal is to help find appropriate health care to meet the physical needs of the families and to help them coordinate services among medical specialists who care for their complex medical conditions. The ministry also offers support groups, Bible studies, and summer vacation Bible School for children.
Family Promise of Southern Chester County
Executive Director: Carol W. Lowe
1156 W. Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Ministry:
Family Promise of Southern Chester County helps create a self-sustainable livelihood for children and families experiencing homelessness in Southern Chester County by providing emergency shelter and intensive case management. Their three main programs consist of:
- Promises Made (Diversion) – work with case manager to divert families from shelter and homelessness by assisting them to identify alternative housing options, services, or resources; This is for families who may be in imminent danger of losing their currenthousing.
- Promise House – families stay in apartments or homes that Family Promise leases for up to 120 days; the case manager works with families to establish and address goals including improving employment, household budgeting/financial literacy, securing permanent housing, etc. Families also receive life skills training.
- Promises Kept (Stabilization) – offered to graduates of Promise House; Helps to reduce the rate of returns to shelter by families; Can provide food items, gift cards, utility assistance, furniture/household items, etc.; Intensive case management can also be provided
Family Promise is looking for volunteers to help with various initiatives throughout the year. If interested, please contact them at the information provided above.
The Garage Community and Youth Center
Kennett Center
115 S. Union St.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Avondale Center
121 Pennsylvania Ave.
Avondale, PA 19311
https://www.garageyouthcenter.org/
Ministry:
The Garage Community and Youth Center is an after school and youth development program serving middle and high school students in Kennett Square and Avondale. The Kennett Garage was a vacant car garage until 2001, when a local business leader and youth pastor envisioned its roof sheltering something far more valuable than vehicles. The renovated building now is home to various programs and services for middle and high school students. Its mission is to empower youth to pursue their potential academically, relationally, and spiritually. After 10 successful years serving students in the Kennett community, The Garage opened a second center in West Grove in 2011. In 2021, The Garage purchased it’s Avondale location, moving from West Grove in 2022.