Community & Government Announcements
Free, Unbiased Counseling Available during Medicare Open Enrollment Period
Free, unbiased counseling during Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) is available from Chester County APPRISE counselors. See the link below for more info:
Free Webinars from Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA is pleased to announce our newest online offerings. All webinars are free and are appropriate for professionals who work with youth and for folks with youth in their lives. Due to the interactive nature of our webinars, we are limiting registration.
Feel free to share with colleagues, friends and family and please send an email to Lisa.Fraser@ppsp.org with any questions.
Understanding Affirmative Consent
Consent is a fundamental concept that everyone needs to understand. Many young believe that consent is the absence of “no” but it is more complicated than that. This webinar will help participants understand the definition of consent, what consent is and is and is not, ways to look for consent, and tips to talk with youth about consent.
Click here to register.
Working with LGBTQI Youth
Working with LGBTQQA+ youth and affirming their orientations, identities and expressions will help to create a sense of safety and well-being. This in turn will contribute to fostering positive and impactful relationships with youth. In this webinar, participants will learn key terminology and concepts, explore their attitudes and values regarding LGBTQQA+ youth and identify strategies for creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Click here to register
Trauma Informed Sexuality Education
Trauma is a public health issue that has far-reaching impact on the health of youth, including their sexual health. Adults do not often consider trauma when approaching discussions of sexual health with youth, focusing on the dangers and risks involved. This approach can be re-triggering and increase a youth’s sexual risk taking behavior. In this webinar, participants will learn the impact of trauma on sexual behavior, explore the principles of trauma informed sexuality education and apply these principles to common sexual health discussions with youth.
Click here to register.
Lisa Fraser, M.Ed. (she, her, hers)
Associate Director of Education
Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA
8 South Wayne Street, West Chester, PA 19382
P: 267-687-6651
CARES Act Funding Available for Child Care
The Chester County Commissioners have approved $10 million of funding to help families pay for child care. These funds are from the CARES Act.
The Chester County Intermediate Unit is administering the funds.
Please click on this link to learn more about the program.
Suicide Prevention Online Workshop
The Oxford Public Library is hosting a suicide prevention online workshop from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 PM. Details and registration information in flyer below.
YMCA Coat Drive for Kids
The Phoenixville YMCA will be hosting its annual Coat Drive at Barkley Elementary (Second Avenue entrance) Friday, October 16th; 4-6pm. See flyers below for more information:
The American Red Cross Seeks Volunteers
The American Red Cross seeks volunteers to assist with blood drives, disaster response, and other areas. Please see the flyers below for details.
Red Cross All Opportunities Introduction Flyer
Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteers Save Lives7.29.20LC
Help Red Cross At National Disasters During the COVID Pandemic (LC)
Open Hearth’s Rental Assistance Program
Open Hearth’s Goal Achievement Program (GAP) is our homelessness prevention program that provides short-term, decreasing level rent payment assistance to those who are at risk of becoming homeless due to an unforeseen, short-term financial crisis.
Eligibility:
- Renter residing in Northern Chester County or Western Montgomery County (see this flyer for list of eligible municipalities: Open Hearth GAP Program Overview)
- Must have an active lease agreement
- Must have a source of income or guarantee of imminent income (this could be a layoff letter or an unemployment compensation letter)
– proof of income for entire household from past 30 days required–
Eligibility Screening:
Contact Housing Programs Manager – Rebecca Rush – at 610-792-9282 x207 or rrush@openhearthinc.org
Chester County Rental Assistance & Eviction Prevention Program
Chester County has approved $1.8 million in additional CARES funding to help cover rental payments for those with job and income losses. The previous $750 per month rent limit does not apply to this new money. Qualified applicants can receive assistance that may cover up to a six-month period.
To get started, Call 211 and press Prompt #2 (Housing and Homeless related issues) to complete a short intake.
2-1-1 prevention update – Spanish
Thank you!
Darshana
Darshana Shyamsunder
Director, Community Impact Initiatives
United Way of Chester County
610-429-9400, ext. 4112
October Food Pantry & Meal Locations in Phoenixville
The Phoenixville Food Insecurity Team (PFIT) has released the following calendar of food pantry and meal locations in Phoenixville for October 2020:
Free Assistance with Medicare Open Enrollment from APPRISE
The Chester County Department of Aging and APPRISE health insurance counselors will provide free, confidential assistance to Medicare beneficiaries during the Annual Open Enrollment
Period, October 15, 2020 to December 7, 2020. See the flyer below for information on these free phone appointments:
2020 Save Money on Medicare Open Enrollment for 2020 9.8.2020