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Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

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...

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May is National Community Action Month

May is National Community Action Month

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...

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CAA Running Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites

CAA Running Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites

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...

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Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

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...

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Gifts for Homeless Children

Gifts for Homeless Children

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...

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October 30th is National Weatherization Day

October 30th is National Weatherization Day

Upper Chichester – October 30th is National Weatherization Day.  The Weatherization Assistance Program was signed into law 47 years ago by President Gerald Ford.  Since then the Weatherization Assistance Program has been an incredibly successful federal, state and...

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M&T Bank Supports Community Action Agency

M&T Bank Supports Community Action Agency

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...

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BHCU Workers Give Helping Hand to Wesley House

BHCU Workers Give Helping Hand to Wesley House

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),...

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May is National Community Action Month

May is National Community Action Month

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...

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CAADC Encouraging Use of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

CAADC Encouraging Use of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

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...

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Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

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...

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Gifts for Homeless Children

Gifts for Homeless Children

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...

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Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

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...

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New Social Service Office Open in Upper Darby

New Social Service Office Open in Upper Darby

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...

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Call for Volunteers for Free Community Tax Sites

Call for Volunteers for Free Community Tax Sites

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...

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Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

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...

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CAA Running Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites

CAA Running Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites

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...

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The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Supports CAADC

The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Supports CAADC

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...

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Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

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...

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Gifts for Homeless Children

Gifts for Homeless Children

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...

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October is National Weatherization Month

October is National Weatherization Month

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...

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May is National Community Action Month

May is National Community Action Month

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...

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Oil Assistance Available for Families in Need

Oil Assistance Available for Families in Need

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...

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Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

Volunteers Needed for Free Community Tax Sites

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...

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Gifts for Homeless Children

Gifts for Homeless Children

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...

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Community Action Agency CEO Honored for 40 Years of Service

Community Action Agency CEO Honored for 40 Years of Service

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...

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October 30th is National Weatherization Day!

October 30th is National Weatherization Day!

Upper Chichester – October 30th is National Weatherization Day.  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...

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WSFS Bank Supports Community Action Agency

WSFS Bank Supports Community Action Agency

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...

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Rent and Utility Assistance Available

Rent and Utility Assistance Available

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...

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CARES Rent Relief Program

CARES Rent Relief Program

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...

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Community Action Agency Providing Essential Services

Community Action Agency Providing Essential Services

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...

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Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

Program Can Help During Tough Financial Times

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...

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Complete the 2020 Census!

Complete the 2020 Census!

Shape your Community! Participate in the 2020 Census! Visit 2020Census.gov to learn more! The U.S. Constitution requires that each decade we take a count— or a census—of America’s population. Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding...

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National Community Action Month

National Community Action Month

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...

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Community Action Agency Honored by the NAACP

Community Action Agency Honored by the NAACP

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...

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Bingo Night Raises Funds for Homeless Shelters

Bingo Night Raises Funds for Homeless Shelters

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...

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M&T Bank Supports Community Action Agency

M&T Bank Supports Community Action Agency

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...

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Community Action Agency has a New Updated Website

Community Action Agency has a New Updated Website

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...

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New Veteran Employment Program

New Veteran Employment Program

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...

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Help Available for Veterans Facing a Housing Crisis

Help Available for Veterans Facing a Housing Crisis

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...

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Fox & Roach Charities Supports Community Action Agency

Fox & Roach Charities Supports Community Action Agency

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...

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Community Action Agency’s Offices Have Moved

Community Action Agency’s Offices Have Moved

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...

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