Programs

Family Service brings programs to the Chester County community that serve families, individuals, people living with HIV/AIDS, young adults, retired and senior adults, and many others in need of personal support during difficult times in life.

  • Exchange Club Family Center: In the early 1990s, Family Service began a partnership with the West Chester Exchange Club to establish a child abuse prevention program based on the National Exchange Club Foundation’s model of in-home, parent mentoring. Known as our Exchange Club Family Center, we help 25 to 30 families across Chester County each year to strengthen their homes, protect their children, meet their basic needs, and improve their relationships.
  • Project ONE: Project ONE is the only comprehensive case management program of its kind for people living with HIV/AIDS in Chester County. Began by Family Service in the 1980s with one man who came to Family Service for help, Project ONE now combines medical case management, counseling care, support groups, and resource coordination for housing, food, transportation, and emergency financial assistance to as many as 170 HIV-positive people in our community a year.
  • RSVP Volunteer Program: RSVP at Family Service is a local division of the nationwide RSVP Volunteer Program and the largest network of adult volunteers age 55 and older in Chester County. Each year, RSVP matches more than 350 volunteers with volunteer positions and special projects at upwards of 70 nonprofits, schools, hospitals, musuems, arts and culture organizations, and community centers in all areas of Chester County.
  • Young Adult Community Conferencing: YACC is a restorative justice program that guides young adults (ages 18 to 24) to accept accountability and repair harm for underage drinking, noise violations, vandalism and other alcohol-related disturbances in West Chester. Originally founded by the Honorable Judge Gwenn S. Knapp, YACC has evolved into an innovative partnership between West Chester University (school) and Family Service (community).
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