Dear Patrons and Community Members, Per the Governor’s orders, Chester County will be moving to the Yellow Phase on Friday, June 5. For the Phoenixville Public Library, this means that library staff will be able to enter the buildings for the first time since March 13. We are very excited to begin the process of [...]
The Chester County office of PA CareerLink and the United Way Financial Stability Center announce the June schedule of virtual workshops for jobseekers. June 2020 Virtual Workshop Calendar
The Phoenixville Food Insecurity Team has released the following list of food pantry and meal locations in Phoenixville for the month of June: June PFIT June PFIT Spanish
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The Chester County Department of Human Services has created a comprehensive guide to connect Chester County residents to available resources and contacts during the COVID-19 outbreak. The document is updated regularly. Find it here: https://chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/54524/DHS-COVID-Community-Resource-Guide
Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS) will be hosting a no-contact Community Food “Drive” Saturday, May 30th, 12-3 p.m. Simply drive up to the PACS loading zone at 257 Church Street at the corner of Gay Street in Phoenixville with your nonperishable donations in the trunk or back of your car. Our staff and volunteers will [...]
Earlier this week, Pennsylvania received approval from Food and Nutrition Service to join the pilot program that lets SNAP recipients purchase groceries online through participating retailers. Now that approval has been received, DHS is working with its EBT vendor and approved retailers to implement system changes necessary to implement online payment for PA’s SNAP recipients. [...]
Pennsylvania is offering additional financial support to residents who have used up all their unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) provides 13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits to qualified individuals whose regular unemployment benefits have expired or will expire soon. Learn more and apply at https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/file/Pages/Filing-for-PEUC.aspx.
The Library has secured a free, 30-day trial of online eBooks and video courses from O'Reilly, a publisher of business and tech content. Thousands of books and videos are available in such areas as managing your home office, job searching and networking, personal electronics, photography, home based finances, basic programming, and broad business skills. Access [...]
Reference publisher World Book is currently offering free online access to all of its digital resources for students in all grade levels through May 31. Access them here.
