Over the past eight years, Ann’s Heart has opened multiple doors to cultivate welcoming spaces for our community. Their vision of repurposing existing spaces has allowed them to creatively address unmet needs. By partnering with fellow nonprofits and community members, they have been intentional in filling gaps in services without duplication.

Since 1972, Phoenixville Area Community Services has been dedicated to helping people get through difficult or challenging periods in their lives. They are a model for community feeding community. Collaborating with other food pantries and meal providers in the Phoenixville community, they provide our neighbors with dignity, respect and healthy, nutritious foods.

For over 40 years, Citizen Advocacy of Chester County has been bringing people who would not ordinarily meet into a relationship with one another. They ask them to spend time together and build trust so that protection, opportunity and action can grow. The impact? A person once isolated now has friends, community life, or even family. The stories are all as unique as the two people in them – and life changing for both.

Better Days Ahead develops good relationships with the homeless in out area, understanding that they are people deserving of dignity and respect. They believe that the better they know a person and their needs, the better they can either assist them directly or refer them to a large network of other local non-profits that can help. From acquiring affordable housing to receiving mental health or addiction recovery treatment, if they can't help, they know someone who can.

Orion assists individuals and families dealing with poverty, illness and disabilities to move toward a brighter future. They bridge case management, offer a tech resource center, teach kids STEM, tech and reading, and offer an 8-week educational group for single moms.