Legal Aid of Southeastern PA is excited to announce that Community Justice Project (CJP) has been approved by PLAN to represent anyone that Legal Aid cannot represent due to immigration restrictions with Landlord Tenant Issues.
The Referral Program is composed of Private Bar attorneys who have agreed to represent clients on a flat fee basis in Magistrate Hearings and Common Pleas Appeals. The flat fee will be paid by CJP to the referral attorney, and the client will not be charged.
This Program has been established to represent families in the expected wave of evictions looming and will be available until November or until funds run out. Attorneys are available in the following counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery.
Therefore, if anyone during this time has any Landlord Tenant issues whom you know do not meet Legal Aid’s immigration requirements please have them call Lucia Cuenca at 610-488-2005 or email lcuenca@cjplaw.org.
Join us for a week of programs to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Boy Who Lived! Check out all the fun stuff below!
Programs Sign up at chescolibraries.org > Events A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program
Wednesday, July 29 @ 7 pm – Harry Potter Book Vs. Movie Discussion Join us to discuss the pros and cons of the Harry Potter series in book and movie form. What do you love? What did you hate? Which characters should be different actors? We discuss it all!
Thursday, July 30 @ 6 pm – Hogwarts Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Ever wanted to attend Hogwarts, learn magic, and solve mysteries? Well, now’s your chance! Join us on Roll20 as we begin our new campaign in the Wizarding World, written entirely from scratch.
Thursday, July 30 @ 7 pm – Hogwarts Herbology 101 with Professor Sprout! Welcome to Herbology, Hogwarts Students. Join Professor Sprout for your first introductory class in herbology. Learn about cultivating, harvesting and using several types of savory and sweet edible garden herbs. Create potions and concoctions that have beneficial properties for healthy living.
Friday, July 31 @ 7 pm – Harry Potter Birthday Trivia! Join us to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Boy Who Lived! Play alone or as a team! Please note: Participants will need two devices, one to view the trivia questions via Zoom and the second to input your answers in the Kahoot! app, which you can download for free.
Ongoing
Harry Potter Discord Server– Join here:bit.ly/HP_discord Pick a house, chat with other Potterheads, compete in the House Cup, and share your love of the fandom!
Wizard Costume Contest! Post a photo in our Wizard Costume Facebook thread & vote for your favorite costumes starting on Monday, July 27!
Virtual Escape Room– Check it out here:bit.ly/HPEscapeRm Created by Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, PA
Renters and homeowners who were financially impacted by COVID-19 can access applications for rent and mortgage relief starting June 29. The applications will be available by clicking on a red CARES banner on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) website at https://www.phfa.org/pacares/.
Renters can receive up to $750 a month, homeowners $1,000 a month, for six months, during the timeframe from March through November 2020.
Must provide documentation that income fell 30%, or documentation from applying for unemployment, and must fall below very generous income thresholds.
CARES financial assistance for renters and homeowners:Applications are available starting June 29.Completed applications can be submitted for review starting July 6.
Renters and landlordsCares Rent Relief Program (RRP) at https://www.phfa.org/pacares/rent.aspx. Renters will submit their applications and supporting paperwork to the partner organization in their county for review.
Homeowners seeking help with payment of past-due mortgage will apply directly to PHFA: online, orprint and mail to the agency. The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed in March, provided $3.9 billion for Pennsylvania and is intended to help people hurt economically during the pandemic. In late May, the General Assembly directed $175 million of these CARES dollars to PHFA to provide assistance for struggling renters and homeowners. The portion for rent assistance is at least $150 million, and $25 million was set aside for mortgage assistance.
The PHFA call center will be open weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to answer questions about the programs, at 1-855-U-Are-Home (827-3466). Listen for the prompt mentioning CARES assistance for renters and homeowners. The county organizations to which CARES applications are submitted will also have webpages offering useful information.
CARES funding for renters and homeowners must be completely distributed by Nov. 30, 2020, although it is expected the assistance will be exhausted before the deadline.
The PHFA works to provide affordable homeownership and rental housing options for older adults, low- and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs.
Do you enjoy podcasts? Want to share your love with others? Join us for our first meeting of Get Your Pod On, a podcast discussion group, on Tuesday, June 30 at 7 pm.
In our first meeting, we will be discussing our favorite podcasts. Bring a list of your top 5 to share!
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
Please note: Participants will need two devices, one to view the trivia questions via Zoom and the second to input your answers in the Kahoot! app, which you can download for free.
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
Join us on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:00 pm for a virtual version of our Cookbook Club! Instead of choosing from a specific cookbook and meeting in person, we will be choosing a single ingredient and meeting virtually to discuss what we made with it!
The ingredient for June will be spinach!
To participate, choose a recipe from a cookbook you own, a cookbook from our digital collection in Overdrive, a digital magazine on Flipster, or on the internet. Save the recipe to share at the meeting if possible and then make it to discuss at the meeting!
If you have any questions, please email Lois at lshupp@ccls.org
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
Beginning June 5th, the Chester County WIC program transitioned alongside the Chester County Health Department into the “yellow” phase of the Governor’s reopening plan. This means that WIC staff have returned to a full-time operating schedule Monday through Friday. However, for the protection of staff and participants alike, WIC will continue to operate on a limited-contact basis with appointments conducted via phone call only and food benefits loaded via curbside pick-up. Participants with scheduled WIC appointments will receive a phone call from WIC staff 1-3 business days before their appointment to speak with a nutritionist and will be scheduled a time to come to their clinic for curbside pick-up afterwards. WIC is NOT able to service any walk-ins at this time. WIC has recently been approved to begin offering curbside pick-up services at our satellite clinic locations in Spring City and Phoenixville in July and will be offering curbside services at our Oxford satellite clinic as soon as we are approved to do so.
Any new applicants to the WIC program should call their local WIC clinic or complete a pre-application online at https://www.pawic.com/OnlineApplication.aspx (www.pawic.com then click “Get Started Online!”). Any current WIC participants who need an appointment should be directed to call their local WIC clinic. When calling the WIC clinic, please encourage participants to leave a message and WIC staff will return their call ASAP. Due to our current reliance on communications via phone, please encourage WIC participants to update their local clinic with any changes to their phone number so that they may be contacted.
West Chester/Phoenixville/Spring City WIC clinics: 610-344-6240
Gaudenzia has launched The Treatment and Recovery Hotline! 1-833-976-HELP(4357)
Our new Hotline offers screened linkage to treatment facilities across Pennsylvania for the entire spectrum of care, including detox/withdrawal management, residential treatment, co-occurring residential treatment, outpatient treatment services, women and children’s services, and other programs tailored to specialty populations.
When can I call the Hotline?
The Hotline is available 24/7.
Who can call the Hotline?
Anyone from first responders, warm hand off staff, loved ones, people seeking help for themselves, all of our partners, and other treatment providers.
Where is the Hotline Located?
The hotline is located right here in Pennsylvania at the Coal Twp. Facility of Gaudenzia’s Central Region. Our Hotline team is made up of trained Gaudenzia staff.
To access help through Gaudenzia’s Treatment and Recovery Hotline, please call 1-833-976-HELP(4357).
The Health Department and Department of Emergency Services are partnering to expand availability of COVID-19 testing in Chester County. Starting today, PCR (nasal swab) diagnostic testing will be available at multiple locations. This testing is prioritized for individuals with symptoms or who have had a close contact with someone who has COVID-19. No prescription or referral is needed but registration is required.
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