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Upper Chichester - There are many families in Delaware County that cannot afford to sufficiently provide a healthy and nutritious diet for their children.  There are also many seniors that cannot make ends meet anymore during difficult financial times.  This was...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.’s (CAADC) Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program is now accepting applications from eligible youth.  The Clinical Medical Assistant...

Upper Chichester, PA – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) celebrates National Community Action Month during the month of May.  CAADC is proud to join over 1,000 Community Action Agencies nationwide celebrating their efforts helping low-income...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is now accepting applications for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program.  This program is free if the family is determined eligible. In this program, qualifying families who have a child...

Upper Chichester, PA --- Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is operating free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites for an 18th year.  CAADC will be serving low- and moderate-income families in Delaware County.  All services will be done...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is seeking volunteers for its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.  CAADC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who would like to serve their community by helping...

Upper Chichester - The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is once again conducting a Holiday Toy Drive for hundreds of homeless children.  CAADC is a leading provider of social services in Delaware County especially for homeless families.  With...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $7,500 donation from M&T Bank.  This donation will support CAADC’s financial literacy initiatives...

BHCU closed its branches in Ridley Park, Havertown and Glen Mills on September 6th so that their employees could perform a day of service at the Wesley House Shelter.  The Wesley House Shelter, operated by Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC),...

Upper Chichester – County Savings Bank recently donated forty (40) backpacks filled with school supplies to the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) to support their clients.  CAADC is a primary provider of homeless services in Delaware County...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is now accepting applications for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program.  In this program, qualifying families who have a child age 5 or under may qualify for new windows and other...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.’s (CAADC) Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program is now accepting applications from eligible youth.  The Clinical Medical Assistant...

Upper Chichester, PA – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) celebrates National Community Action Month during the month of May.  CAADC is proud to join over 1,000 Community Action Agencies nationwide celebrating their efforts helping low-income...

Upper Chichester - Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is spotlighting the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for eligible Delaware County residents. CAADC is joining others across the nation in generating awareness for EITC Awareness Day on January...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is seeking volunteers for its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.  CAADC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who would like to serve their community by helping...

Upper Chichester - The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is conducting a Holiday Toy Drive for hundreds of homeless children.  CAADC is a leading provider of social services in Delaware County especially for homeless families.  With many...

Upper Chichester - There are many families in Delaware County that cannot afford to sufficiently provide a healthy and nutritious diet for their children.  There are also many seniors that cannot make ends meet anymore during difficult financial times.  This was...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) has opened an additional Direct Service Office in Upper Darby.  CAADC felt there was a need to provide a readily accessible service site in eastern Delaware County due to all the low- and...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $5,000 grant from the Independence Foundation.  CAADC will utilize this support to assist Delaware County...

Solarize Delco joined with the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) to announce a new Solar Savings Grant Program to make the savings of rooftop solar power installations available to low-income homeowners, in celebration of Earth Day 2022. ...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is now accepting applications for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program.  In this program, qualifying families who have a child age 5 or under may qualify for new windows and other...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is seeking volunteers for its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.  CAADC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who would like to serve their community by helping...

Upper Chichester - There are many families in Delaware County that cannot afford to sufficiently provide a healthy and nutritious diet for their children.  There are also many seniors that cannot make ends meet anymore during difficult financial times.  This is...

Upper Chichester, PA --- Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is operating free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites for a 16th year.  CAADC will be serving low- and moderate-income families in Delaware County.  All services will be done by...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $10,000 grant from The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust.  CAADC will utilize this support to assist homeless...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is seeking volunteers for its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.  CAADC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic...

Upper Chichester – October is National Weatherization Month.  Weatherization provides a cost-effective permanent solution for reducing the heavy energy burden on low-income Americans.  As the cold weather approaches, most families across the country are turning up...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.’s (CAADC) Clinical Medical Assistant Program is now accepting applications from eligible youth.  The Clinical Medical Assistant Program...

Upper Chichester, PA – May is National Community Action Month.  Locally Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is joining over 1,000 Community Action Agencies nationwide celebrating its efforts helping low-income people move toward self-sufficiency...

Upper Chichester – While winter is winding down there are still many cold days ahead.  Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) has grants available to assist eligible Delaware County residents with oil assistance.  These grants can help keep...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is seeking volunteers for its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.  CAADC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic...

Upper Chichester, PA – The Haverford Township Recreation Department and the Haverford College, Cabrini University and Neumann University Basketball programs are organizing a food and supply drive on Martin Luther King Day.  The 20th Annual “Hoops From The Heart” event...

Upper Chichester - The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is conducting a Holiday Toy Drive for hundreds of homeless children.  CAADC is a leading provider of social services in Delaware County especially for homeless families.  With many...

Upper Chichester, PA – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edward T. Coleman was recently honored by the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) Board of Directors and Staff for his 40 years with the Agency helping to support the less fortunate in Delaware...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $10,000 grant from The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust.  CAADC will utilize this support to assist homeless...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $3,500 donation from WSFS Bank.  CAADC will use this support to assist low- to moderate –income individuals...

Rent and Utility Assistance Available for Delaware County Residents Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) has received funding to address the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Funding has been received from the...

September 21, 2020 To The Editor, Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC), a private non-profit corporation since 1979, is responsible for administering a variety of rent and utility assistance programs funded through the federal CARES Act as well as...

The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) will be administering the CARES Rent Relief Program funded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency in Delaware County. For renters to be eligible for financial...

Upper Chichester, PA – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) was recently awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) to provide employment support services for individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). ...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is now accepting applications for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program.  In this program, qualifying families who have a child age 5 or under may qualify for new windows and other...

Upper Chichester, PA – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) has continued to provide essential services to the residents of Delaware County during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  CAADC has been serving Delaware County’s economically disadvantaged residents...

Upper Chichester - There are many families in Delaware County that cannot afford to sufficiently provide a healthy and nutritious diet for their children.  There are also many seniors that cannot make ends meet anymore during difficult financial times.  This is...

Upper Chichester, PA – May is National Community Action Month.  Locally Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) is joining over 1,000 Community Action Agencies nationwide celebrating its efforts helping low-income people move toward self-sufficiency...

January 22, 2020 To The Editor, Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC), a private non-profit corporation, has been assisting families and individuals in Delaware County since 1979.  CAADC provides assistance to over 8,000 clients annually.  Many of...

Upper Chichester – Community Action of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) was recently honored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Media Area Unit.  Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer of CAADC, accepted the Foot Soldiers for...

Upper Chichester – Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) held its 1st Annual Bingo Night Fundraiser to support its homeless shelters and raised over $18,000.  The event was organized by the volunteer Save Our Shelters (S.O.S.) Committee to provide...

Upper Chichester – Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $7,500 donation from M&T Bank.  This donation will support CAADC’s financial literacy initiatives...

Upper Chichester – Edward Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) has a new updated website.  CAADC’s website can be found at www.caadc.org.  CAADC is a primary provider of social services to the...

Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $1,000 donation from Giant Food Stores.

Upper Chichester – Basketball players across the county “drove to the hoop” on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to raise funds and food donations for the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.

Upper Chichester - Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) was recently funded for a new Veteran Employment Program.  The goal of the program is to assist unemployed and under-employed Veterans with securing employment with career pathway...

Boothwyn - Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) was recently honored by receiving the 2018 “Friend of the Community Award” from Congregation Beth Israel.  As part of its commitment to “Tikkum Olam,” the Hebrew phrase meaning “Healing the World,”...

Boothwyn, PA - Help is available in Delaware County for Veterans facing a housing crisis.  Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) and the Salvation Army (SA) continue to partner for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program.  The...

Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) recently received a $1,676 donation from Fox & Roach Charities.  This donation will support CAADC’s Life Center of Eastern Delaware County.  The...

Edward T. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, announced that the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.‘s (CAADC) Administrative Offices have moved from Media to its Boothwyn location.  CAADC’s Administrative Offices have joined with its Social Service...