EXTON - The Chester County Library will hold a Housing Fair featuring multiple social service organizations and nonprofits that offer assistance with a variety of housing needs. The Fair is Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341. Gather information, discover available services, build contacts, and improve your situation. Free credit counseling workshops will be held at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Burke Room. (See below for more details.)

This event is intended for individuals who are unsheltered, housing unstable, or at risk of losing housing. Registration is not required. Drop in to discover resources and get your questions answered.

Stop by Legal Aid of Southeastern PA’s table at this event! LASP may be able to help with landlord-tenant, eviction, mortgage foreclosure and other issues in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

Participating organizations include:

• ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester

• Bridge of Hope Chester County

• Domestic Violence Center of Chester County

• Good Samaritan Services

• Home of the Sparrow - Pennsylvania

• The Housing Authority of the County of Chester

• Housing Partnership of Chester County (see below for more information)

• Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

• North Star of Chester County

• W.C. Atkinson Memorial Community Service Center, Inc.

• West Chester Unviersity Community Mental Health Services

Credit counseling workshops

The Housing Partnership of Chester County (HPCC) will be offering credit counseling workshops in the Burke Room at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Without good credit, it is nearly impossible to secure proper/stable housing, whether renting or purchasing. It can hinder you from securing a job and can impact the amount you pay for loans and insurance. During the workshop, HPCC will cover the basic principles that everyone should understand including how credit is reported, the credit bureaus, FICO scores, and how to improve your credit situation.

For more information, please visit bit.ly/CCLHousingFair23 or contact Kelly Quigg, Community Engagement Librarian, at kquigg@ccls.org.

“APPLYING FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN CHESTER COUNTY" on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 from 7-8 p.m. through Phoenixville Public Library.

Register for this free event at https://ccls.libcal.com/.../Phoenixville/low-income-housing. The Zoom login link will be sent immediately after registration.

Kelly Young, LASP Staff Attorney, and Steve Wayock, Director of Special Programs for the Chester County Housing Authority, will discuss options for affordable and subsidized housing in Chester County. Presenters also will discuss the application and waitlist processes.

The event is open to the public.

Pottstown Mercury: http://bit.ly/3UWXLxo

Save the date! Legal Aid is coming to the virtual Southeast Regional Community Support Program (CSP) meeting!

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, during regularly scheduled, virtual meeting from 3-5 p.m.

Guest speaker: Christina Drzal Esq., Supervising Attorney for LASP’s Regional Housing Unit

Some of the highlights from Legal Aid of Southeastern PA:

• Housing law updates

• Services that Legal Aid of Southeastern PA provides

• Any questions you may have

For more information, please email ddespaigne@hopeworxinc.org or Pjohnson@hopeworxinc.org.

Join the Virtual Town Hall on Facebook (Livestream @pottstownnaacp: https://www.facebook.com/pottstownnaacp/)

Moderator: EMANUEL WILKERSON, Secretary, Pottstown NAACP

Panelists:

• MADELEINE DEAN, U.S. Congresswoman

• STACEY WOODLAND, CEO, YWCA Tri-County

• NOAH MARLIER, Prothonotary, Montgomery County

• MICHELLE DEMPSKY, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP)

In partnership with Delaware County Human Services, The Foundation for Delaware County presents a webinar: Delco Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Updates and Enhancements on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. Please register on Zoom: https://bit.ly/3xhV1hW, The federal moratorium on evictions ended July 31, and a more limited moratorium is in place from Aug. 3-Oct. 3, 2021. During the next three months, the limited moratorium can change in every county based on current COVID-19 case counts. It is critical, now more than ever, that service providers have accurate and timely information about the Delco Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)Program; how to apply, updates and enhancements to the program with new funds arriving, what to expect and how to protect against eviction where possible.

There will be time for audience Q & A at the end of the webinar.

Speakers include;

• Sandra Garrison, Director, Delaware County Human Services

• Jordan Casey, Esq., Director, HOPE Program at The Foundation for Delaware County

• Jeremey Newberg, CEO, Capital Access, Inc.

• Christina Drzal, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Regional Housing Unit, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP)

For more information about this webinar, please contact Katie Kenyon at kkenyon@delcofoundation.org or 267-453-6976.

Register now for "HOUSING PENNSYLVANIA: Everything we know about evictions and rental assistance" virtual panel and Q&A, hosted by Spotlight PA: bit.ly/3rEuiee. The event will be Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 at 5 p.m. Submit your questions in advance to events@spotlightpa.org.

Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA; Kyle Webster, General Counsel for ACTION-Housing; and Michelle Dempsky, LASP Staff Attorney and lead attorney in Montgomery County's Eviction Prevention and Intervention Coalition (EPIC); will discuss evictions and rental assistance in Pennsylvania.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many economic stresses and challenges for the people across our PA Sen. Katie Muth and her team are hosting a Virtual Housing Assistance Program along with 2-1-1 PA, United Way of PA, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA on Thursday, July 22 at 6 p.m. Register: https://www.senatormuth.com/event/housing-assistance/.

This program will provide the basics of how to apply for assistance, what is required to apply, the other available resources, and your rights as a renter. Michelle R. Dempsky, LASP Staff Attorney, will speak.

Rep. Danielle Friel Otten will host a free virtual town hall this Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. to learn about state and local resources available to assist with concerns such as food insecurity, housing, utility payments, and mental health.

The event will include a lineup of speakers from Chester County Food Bank, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Human Services, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, and Communities That Care of Greater Downingtown. The event will be livestreamed through Rep. Otten’s website, www.RepDanielle.com.

Community members may submit questions in advance through this online form:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdcrqOYOr8dZp.../viewform

or ask questions during the event by emailing repotten@pahouse.net or calling 484-200-8259.

For more information about the Community Resource Town Hall, please contact Rep. Otten’s district office at 484-200-8259 or RepOtten@pahouse.net.