Partner Agencies
Full member agencies of United Way of Chester County provide health and human services identified by trained United Way volunteers as high priorities in our community. Each agency's membership is reevaluated every two years to ensure each meets the highest standards, both fiscally and programmatically. Every full-member agency is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, governed by local volunteers, employs a professional staff, and provides a majority of its services in Chester County. Each agency has an established record of service, is financially stable, and has a system to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of United Way-funded programs.
Only the headquarters location, phone number, and website address* are listed. Please call headquarters for branch phone numbers, or click on the link for more information.*
*Not all member agencies have websites.
- Adult Care of Chester County
- 201 Sharp Lane
- Exton: 610-363-8044
Daytime programming for frail and/or dependent individuals under supervisions of registered nurses. Therapeutic activities planned around individual assessments provided in three district programs to meet needs of participants.
http://www.adultcareofchestercounty.org - American Red Cross, Southeastern PA Chapter
- 23rd and Chestnut Streets
- Philadelphia: 215-299-4017
Provides relief to victims of diasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
http://www.redcross-philly.org - Big Brothers Big Sisters SEPA
- 835 Springdale Drive
- Exton: 484-653-1450
Children ages 7 to 17 from single-parent families matched with adult volunteers on a one-to-one basis for guidance and friendship.
http://www.bbbssepa.org - Care Center Foundation
- 127-129 South Matlack St.
- West Chester: 610-436-6226
Ministers to the needs in its immediate vicinity through pre-school and other outreach activities.
http://www.carecenterforchrist.com - Catholic Social Services
- 125 North Darlington St.
- West Chester: 610-344-7028
Assists and supports individuals and families with referral and a range of programs and services for adults, children and the elderly.
http://www.archdiocese-phl.org - Cerebral Palsy Association of Chester County, INC.
- 749 Springdale Drive
- Exton: 610-524-5850
Serves clients with physical disabilities, cerebral palsy or similar needs. Programs include Early Intervention, Adult Services, Counseling, and Adaptive Computer Assistance.
http://www.ccdisability.org - ChesPenn Health Services
- 744 East Lincoln Highway
- Suite 110
- Coatesville: 610-380-4660
Provides access to quality primary, urgent and preventative health care regardless of one's ability to pay.
http://www.chespenn.com - Chester County Community Dental
- 744 E. Lincoln Hwy.
- Suite 120
- PO Box 1193
- Coatesville: 610-383-3888
Offers preventative and restorative dentistry. Services are available to families with government insurances (CHIP and Medical Assistance). A sliding fee scale is also available.
http://www.chescodental.org - Chester County Council - Boy Scouts of America
- 504 South Concord Rd.
- West Chester: 610-696-2900
Character building, citizenship training, personal development program for boys 6-18 years of age. Career exploration opportunities for high school age young people.
http://www.cccbsa.org - Chester County Council on Addictive Diseases (COAD)
- 930 East Lancaster Ave.
- Exton: 610-363-6164
Provides drug and alcohol programs to approximately 40,000 county residents. Services include school and community based effort, TASC, alcohol highway safety and comprehensive highway safety.
http://www.coadgroup.com - Chester County Health Department
- 601 Westtown Road
- West Chester: 610-344-6225
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence based program for first time mothers that has some of the strongest results in the world (JAMA). THe program supports mothers in developing skills for parenting, economic self-sufficiency through working with a nurse home visitor over a two and a half year period, beginning in pregnancy.
http://www.chesco.org/health - Chester County Hospital
- 701 East Marshall St.
- West Chester: 610-431-5000
238-bed acute care hospital also provides home care and many ancillary services.
http://www.cchosp.com - Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC)
- 790 East Marshall Street
- Suite 100
- West Chester: 610-692-2344
Recruitment, motivation, training and self-sufficiency programs for unemployed, underemployed and unskilled in Chester County.
http://www.cc-oic.org - Coatesville Area Senior Center
- 22 North Fifth Ave.
- PO Box 71
- Coatesville: 610-383-6900
Programs and services for older adults including meals, counseling, educational and recreational opportunities.
http://www.cascweb.org - Community Volunteers in Medicine
- 300B Lawrence Drive
- West Chester: 610-836-5990
Developed to understand and to serve the primary health care needs of the uninsured and underinsured population in Chester County.
http://www.cvim.org - Community, Youth, Women's Alliance (CYWA)
- 423 East Lincoln Highway
- Coatesville: 610-384-9591
Shelter for women and children; a halfway house where women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction can be reunited with their children; and case management services to find suitable housing, employment and life skills.
http://cywa.net - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley
- 1608 Walnut Street
- 10th Floor
- Philadelphia: 215-563-5665
http://www.cccsdv.org - Creative Health Services
- 11 Robinson Street
- Pottstown: 484-941-0500
Provides mental health, mental retardation, drug and alcohol services to residents in northern Chester County and western Montgomery County.
http://www.creativehs.org - Downingtown Area Senior Center
- 983 East Lancaster Ave.
- Downingtown: 610-269-3939
Provides hot lunches Monday - Friday and offers health and educational programs, information/referral services and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.downingtownseniors.org - Family Service of Chester County
- 310 North Matlack Street
- West Chester: 610-696-4900
Professional counseling to families and individuals, family life education, Exchange Club family center, counseling and case management for people living with AIDS/HIV and their families, Community Mediation Program and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
http://www.familyservice.us - Freedom Valley YMCA (Phoenixville Area YMCA)
- 400 E. Pothouse Road
- Phoenixville: 610-933-5861
Improves the spiritual, mental, social and physical condition of young people and adults by providing programs, activities, and facilities.
http://www.fvymca.org - Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
- 206 North Church Street
- West Chester: 610-431-3598
Holistic helpig of needy children by providing specialized foster care, emergency family shelter and bridge housing. Licensed facility for adoption services.
http://www.friendsassoc.org - Good Samaritan Shelter
- 141 High Street
- PO Box 551
- Phoenixville: 610-933-9305
Operates a 4-bed Emergency Shelter and a 7-bed Transitional Housing program for single, homeless men. Meals, case management and counseling provided.
http://www.goodsamshelter.org - Handi-Crafters, Inc.
- 215 Barley Sheaf Road
- PO Box 72646
- Thorndale: 610-384-6990
Assists people in Chester and Lancaster Counties who have disabilities through productive employment leading to independence and self-esteem.
http://www.handi-crafters.org - Home of the Sparrow
- 969 East Swedesford Road
- Exton: 610-647-4940
Provides transitional housing to homeless women and children.
http://www.homeofthesparrow.org - Human Services, Inc.
- 1140 McDermott Drive
- Suite 100/101
- West Chester: 610-430-6141
Comprehensive community mental health center providing outpatient mental health services to the residents of Chester County.
- Interfaith Housing Assistance Corporation
- 129 South High Street
- PO Box 3463
- West Chester: 610-696-5675
Offers the prevention and/or end of homelessness among single parents with dependent children in the West Chester area. IHAC provides financial assistance, social services, and mentoring support to low income single parents with dependent children, enabling them to remain in appropriate housing while they work towards financial independence.
http://www.interfaithhousingcc.org - Maternal and Child Health Consortium
- 30 West Barnard Street
- Suite 1
- West Chester: 610-344-5370
Improve maternal and child health through the collaborative efforts of individuals, providers and policy makers.
http://www.ccmchc.org - Neighborhood Health Agencies
- North Hills Medical Building
- Suite 204
- 795 East Marshall Street
- West Chester: 610-696-6511
Provides quality home care services including intravenous, obstetric, pediatric, ventilator, hydration, enterosomal, physical, speech and occupational therapies; also social work and psychiatric nursing.
http://www.nvnacc.com - New Life Youth & Family Service
- 405 Willowbrook Lane
- West Chester: 610-429-1432
Provides educational, counseling and social services to children and families to improve their quality of life.
http://www.nlyfs.org - Open Hearth
- 101 North Main Street
- Suite A-1
- Spring City: 610-792-9282
Open Hearth, a private, non-profit organization serving Chester County and portions of Montgomery County, provides innovative programs to help people end the cycle of homelessness and achieve financial self-sufficiency. Through its own direct provision of services, as well as an established network of other non-profits, Open Hearth supports and empowers people as they acquire affordable housing, a means of transportaion and financial viability. We do not provide emergency housing, rent assistance, housing search, food, clothing or cash assistance.
http://www.openhearthinc.org - Phoenixville Area Children's Learning Center
- 310 Main Street
- Phoenixville: 610-933-7177
Quality child care program for ages 13 months through 6 years for children of working parents or parents who are in an educational or employment training program.
http://www.Paclc.com - Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS)
- 257 Church Street
- Phoenixville: 610-933-1105
Provides free, confidential information and referral; administers a community-donated emergency food supply and fund; and sponsors community information and coordination activities.
http://www.pacsphx.org - Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- 1144 Locust Street
- Philadelphia: 215-351-5506
Provides high-quality reproductive health care and sexuality education to women, men, and adolescents, regardless of income or insurance barriers.
http://www.plan4it.org - Residential Living Options
- 330 West Market Street
- West Chester: 610-701-9301
Offers housing placement assistance to people with disabilities by providing individual assistance and case management services.
http://www.residentiallivingoptions.org - Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester
- 20 North Matlack St.
- West Chester: 610-692-6550
Provides food, shelter, friendship and rehabilitation opportunities for the homeless and needy.
http://safeharborofgwc.org - Salvation Army of Coatesville
- 669 E. Lincoln Hwy.
- PO Box 711
- Coatesville: 610-384-2954
Provides short-term emergency assistance in the Coatesville, Downingtown, and Phoenixville areas.
http://www.salvationarmypendel.org - Salvation Army, West Chester Corps
- 101 East Market St.
- PO Box 689
- West Chester: 610-696-8746
Alleviates crises through food, clothing, rent assistance and housing. Emphasizes prevention and education, helping clients to learn skills in problem solving and self-reliance.
- The ARC of Chester County
- 900 Lawrence Drive
- West Chester: 610-696-8090
Advocacy and family support, early intervention, recreation, and employment training and placement to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
http://www.arcofchestercounty.org - The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County
- 236 West Market St.
- PO Box 738
- West Chester: 610-692-1926
Victim advocate program providing 24-hour crisis line and response; medical, police and legal accompaniment; individual and group counseling as well as prevention and education programs and professional training.
http://www.cvcofcc.org - The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
- PO Box 832
- West Chester: 610-431-3546
Comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence including emergency and transitional safe housing, advocacy, 24-hour crisis hotline, children's services and community education.
http://www.dvccc.org - The Phoenixville Senior Center
- 153 Church Street
- Phoenixville: 610-935-1515
Exists to serve, support and enhance the lives of all senior citizens, 60 years of age and older, by providing opportunities in the way of programs and activities designed to promote independence and active, healthy lifestyles.
http://www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org - Visiting Nurse Association of Pottstown & Vicinity
- 1963 East High Street
- Pottstown: 610-327-5700
Provides community and in-home comprehensive professional and supportive health care at preventative, restorative and rehabilitative levels.
http://www.vnapottstown.org - VNA Community Care Services, Chester County
- 525 Highlands Blvd.
- Suite 114
- Coatesville: 610-384-4200
Provides skilled nursing care and other therapeutic services to the homebound.
- Volunteer English Program in Chester County
- 790 East Market Street
- Suite 215
- West Chester: 610-918-8222
Recruits, trains and matches volunteers to teach English on a one-to-one basis to immigrants and refugess in Chester County.
http://www.volunteerenglish.org - West Chester Area Day Care Center
- 501 East Nields Street
- West Chester: 610-696-8447
Provides a loving, nurturing and stimulating environment for children from 6 weeks through a full-day kindergarten.
http://www.wcadaycare.org - West Chester Area Senior Center
- 530 East Union Street
- West Chester: 610-431-4242
Promotes the interest of senior citizens by providing services and programs to support the independent well being of senior citizens.
http://wcseniors.org/ - YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, Brandywine Branch
- 295 Hurley Road
- Coatesville: 610-384-5084
Programs to promote a healthy lifestyle, strengthen families, develop leadership in youth, build international understanding and assist in community development.
http://www.ymcabwv.org - YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, West Chester Branch
- 605 Airport Road
- West Chester: 610-431-9622
Provides health, recreation and community service programs in 3 areas: family life (child care, recreation), youth development (camps, sports, clubs), and health (aquatics, fitness, special populations). Also adminsters the Police Athletic League (PAL) program.
http://www.ymcabwv.org - YWCA Tri-County Area
- 315 King Street
- Pottstown: 610-323-1888
Women's membership movement that offers a broad range of services dedicated to the empowerment of women and their families and the elimination of racism.
http://www.ywcatricountyarea.org
