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!
Over the past few months, we’ve been carefully exploring whether an existing structure in Kennett Square – 600 South Broad Street. We are currently evaluating the potential to purchase and renovate a portion of the primary structure at this site.
We have the unanimous support of KACS Board of Directors and Kennett Borough Council to continue exploring the opportunity to purchase and renovate this location.
While nothing is finalized yet, this is a meaningful step forward — and one we are eager to pursue with care and purpose. This potential new location offers several transformative advantages:
We look forward to sharing more updates with you as we continue this journey toward KACS New Home. Thank you for your ongoing belief in our mission and in the future of KACS.
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:
Kecia Crowl
Lily Rodriguez
Yajayra Nunez
Consultants:
LeeAnn Riloff
Wright Horne
