Delaware County
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See How Delaware County Schools Would Benefit from New State Funding Plan
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget plan released Tuesday calls for a $1 billion increase in basic education funding. It includes a new way to distribute money to bring schools closer to adequate funding while reimbursing high-taxing districts, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Under the plan for Delaware County, Upper Darby would receive the biggest…
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20 Best Western Suburb Restaurants Include 5 From Delaware County
There are five newer Delaware County restaurants that made Main Line Today’s “20 best new restaurants” for the western suburbs, compiled by Ed Williams for Main Line Today. At the Table ranked third on the list. This Wayne restaurant, owned by the award-winning duo Alex and Tara Hardy, features a space four times larger than…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
CCRES jobs are available in the behavioral health field to those looking to improve the lives of children and adults. CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities,…
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Financial Aid Data Delay Throws Off College Enrollment Deadlines
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that student data for federal financial aid will be delayed until March, meaning students won’t get their financial aid packages from colleges until early April, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The delay shortens the time students can reply to colleges about enrolling by the traditional…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Announces New Strategic Plan
A new Foundation strategic plan has been unveiled for the years 2023-26. This comprehensive roadmap for The Foundation for Delaware County charts an ambitious course for the Foundation and introduces large-scale collaborative philanthropic efforts, including the launch of Delco Gives Day scheduled for May 8-9. The Board and Steering Committee enlisted Meghan McVety from Capacity…
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Prospect Medical Ordered to Put Crozer Health Up for Sale by Feb. 21
Prospect Medical Holdings has 20 days, or until Feb. 21, to list Crozer Health for sale to a nonprofit, according to an agreement between the Pennsylvania Attorney General and Prospect, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The agreement was approved Thursday by Court of Common Pleas Judge Cheryl L. Austin. That means Prospect Medical…
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Housing Coalition Urges Solutions as Delaware County Counts 300 Homeless
The Delaware County Housing Coalition is confronting a critical challenge–Delaware County counts 300 homeless people here, with 20 renter households facing eviction notices daily. Families are “a paycheck away” from losing their homes, and a holistic approach to solving the problem of the unhoused is needed, said Delaware County Human Services Director Sandra Garrison. The…
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As New Wawas Open, We’re Losing the Wawas We Grew Up With
There is an emotional attachment to the Wawa store we grew up with, writes Austyn for Lite 96.9 WFPG. In Austyn’s case, it was a Wawa at 71 Lakeview Drive in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. She hadn’t been there in years, but it was part of her collective memories. “This… is my favorite Wawa in the…
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Mentoring: From Idea to Successful Small Business Partnership!
During National Mentoring Month, SCORE praises entrepreneurs who harness the power of mentoring to launch their businesses. The best way to demonstrate this is to share an experience between two local visionary businessmen and their SCORE mentor. The Idea Rob Eldrege and Chip Mayo from Chester and Delaware Counties were on a mission in 2017…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
CCRES jobs are available in the behavioral health field to those looking to improve the lives of children and adults. CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities,…
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Hike Among the Treetops in Darby Creek Trail’s Proposed Addition
Delaware County hikers will one day be able to walk among the treetops on the Darby Creek Trail, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The Darby Creek Trail project is entering its phase 2 final design, “which means engineering an elevated trail,” said Gina Burritt, Delaware County’s director of planning. “It’s not your typical trail,…
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SCORE: Start 2024 Strong with These Small Business Workshops
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties still has January 2024 SCORE webinars to give you the tools to help your small business. How to Gain Customers with a LinkedIn Company Page Do you: If so, join this Jan. 30, 11:30 to 1 PM webinar with live demos, so you leave with takeaways and actionable items whether you…
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Here’s Why You Love Wawa Over Other Convenience Stores
On its road to being the nation’s 25th largest private company, Wawa has positioned itself separately from other convenience store chains, and it’s why you love Wawa, writes Katie Le for EnvZone. The Wawa concept began with George Wood, a dairy farmer, who set up three stores in the 1960s to sell Wawa milk and…
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Crozer Health and Jefferson Form Neurological Care Partnership
Jefferson Health is now providing neurological services to Crozer Health patients in Delaware County through a neurological care partnership, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Jefferson Health specialists began providing neurosurgery, and neurocritical care includes neurosurgery and neurocritical care on Jan. 15 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The neurological care partnership includes the “latest innovations”…
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Parents, Alumni Furious Over Bonner-Prendie, O’Hara Football Division Change
Parents and alumni at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast and Cardinal O’Hara High Schools are furious about a football division change that moves the schools’ football teams into a division that pits them with some of the best high school athletes around that are twice their size. The Philadelphia Catholic League made the decision in…
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More Than 110 Nonprofits on Board So Far for Delco Gives Day
Since Jan. 3, 110 Delaware County nonprofits have registered for Delco Gives Day for a chance to reap the benefits of a 24-hour online and in-person giving marathon slated for May 8 and 9. Delaware County leaders expect to see that number double by the time Delco Gives Day arrives, writes Kathleen E. Carey for…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
CCRES jobs are available to those looking to improve the lives of children and adults challenged by behavioral health issues. CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities,…
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SCORE: Start 2024 Strong with These Small Business Workshops
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has January 2024 SCORE webinars and live presentations to give you the tools to help your small business. Federal Government Market Online Live Event (Fee) Learn what’s required to be a federal supplier, how to register as a federal small business, where to find opportunities, and how to market your product/service…
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