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Chester County Awards $3.27 Million to Expand Emergency Housing for Families

The Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD) has awarded $3,270,000 to Friends Association for the creation of a new 10-unit non-congregate emergency housing facility in West Chester...
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New Family Homeless Shelter Unveiled in West Chester

The Friends Association recently unveiled a new family shelter in West Chester, expanding low-barrier emergency housing options in Chester County, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The ribbon cutting this week drew dozens of county officials, local leaders...
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West Chester gets a new family shelter: ‘We will not turn our eyes away from homelessness’

The Friends Association unveiled a new, 10-unit family shelter and office building in West Chester on Wednesday afternoon. The multilevel space located at 825 Paoli Pike is an expansion of low-barrier, emergency housing...
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Friends Association opens emergency family homeless shelter

WEST GOSHEN — Up to 10 homeless families will not feel the bite of Old Man Winter so severely and will find housing thanks to the creation of an emergency shelter on Paoli Pike in West Goshen. At Wednesday’s ribbon cutting, a new 10-unit emergency housing facility composed of 2- and 3- bedroom units was opened to homeless Chester County families...
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Record $3.27M Grant Expands Family Shelter, Wipes Out County Waitlist

WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County officials announced a record $3,270,000 investment to build a new emergency housing facility in West Chester, a move they say will immediately eliminate the county’s family shelter waitlist and ensure no families with children are left sleeping outdoors or in cars...
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