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September 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve’s 2026 Small Business Credit Survey is now open! Your voice shapes the policies and programs that affect your business. Owners and key financial decisionmakers of for-profit businesses, please share your recent operational and financial experiences, about whether and how you use debt, and more. Answers to these questions contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others. The survey is open to businesses currently in operation, those ... View Article
September 25, 2026
We’re so fortunate to have several past Code Blue program staff members returning to work at The Purcell House (our new long-term emergency housing program), but we are in need of additional staff to supplement the shifts. Below is information on the shifts available, along with salary information. Residential Support Specialists (both daytime and overnight available) Part-time $16 – $18/Hr Available Shifts: RSS 1 (Daytime) – Saturdays / Sundays – 8:30A – 4:30P RSS 2 (Daytime) – Daily – 4:30P – ... View Article
September 24, 2026
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations impacted by drought beginning April 21. Eligible Counties Pennsylvania: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, and York Delaware: New Castle Maryland: Baltimore County, Carroll, Cecil, and Harford Who Can Apply Small businesses Private nonprofits & faith-based organizations Small agricultural cooperatives & nurseries Small aquaculture enterprises Loan Assistance Available Economic Injury Disaster Loans: ... View Article
September 22, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2026 CONTACT: Ellen Scott Board President, Orion Communities, Inc. 610.415.1140 / EScott@OrionHope.org PHOENIXVILLE, PA (September 22, 2028): Orion Communities, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Phoenixville, PA serving the unmet needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Christine A. Brown as its new Executive Director. Christine is a community leader with extensive experience in organizational leadership, fundraising, education, program development, and community engagement. A longtime member of the Phoenixville ... View Article
September 16, 2026
Devault, Pa., September 16, 2026 — French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is pleased to announce the completion of a conservation easement agreement to permanently preserve Bernie and Kathleen McElroy’s 13-acre property in North Coventry Township. The protection of this property adds to a growing landscape of protected farmland, wildlife habitat, and historic lands forever preserved in North Coventry and neighboring northern Chester County communities. “We applaud the McElroys for their commitment to conserving their property and welcome them into ... View Article
