Kennett Area Community Service began as a food cupboard. We continue to serve our community more broadly with a focus on the root causes of poverty through these programs:
Food Cupboard: The largest service of its kind in Southern Chester County, we distribute an average of 88,000 pounds of healthy and nutritious food every month. Our services provide food access to many community members including the working poor, and seniors on fixed incomes. Participants shop at our food cupboard, and we deliver to homes and low-income communities.
Emergency Assistance and Housing Stability: Our case workers provide emergency assistance and crisis services related to housing stability. We help families afford to stay in safe housing when possible and find new homes when necessary. Housing is essential to preventing or breaking the cycle of poverty.
New Housing Initiative: KACS is working to provide affordable rental properties for low-income renters. This program will make a lasting impact on our community’s affordable housing landscape and provide a stream of rental income to sustain KACS.
Community Education Workshops: Our Getting Ahead and Financial Empowerment workshops, part of the national Bridges Out of Poverty model, help individuals in poverty build long-term resources for a more prosperous life. We also offer Bridges trainings to better equip our community to understand and address the root causes of poverty.
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you!
We’re thrilled to share some wonderful news with our community: we have successfully won the bid for a significantly larger space at 600 S. Broad Street in Kennett Square!
We are now one step closer to realizing a long-held vision, a facility that allows us to serve our neighbors more effectively and with the dignity every person deserves.
We anticipate closing on the property in spring 2026, followed by architectural design and renovations. This new location will transform our ability to operate our food cupboard and expand essential services, including social services and educational workshops that help neighbors build stability and move forward. With more space, we can serve more families, improve safety and flow, reduce wait times, and create a welcoming environment that truly reflects the care at the heart of KACS.
Thank you for believing in this vision. Together, we are building hope and stability for our community.
Your support helps make milestones like this possible.
70 Years of Strengthening our Community
Co-chairs:
Lynn Majarian
Anne Moran
Nancy Pia
Volunteers:
Carrie Freeman
Barbara Larsen
Jennifer Panaro
Sharon Smith
Staff:
Julie Bensen
Kecia Crowl
Lily Rodriguez
Yajayra Nunez
