by [email protected] | Oct 25, 2022 | News
Halloween is still a few days away (or depending on when you are reading this, you may already be enjoying the candy), but our sights are set on Thanksgiving. Chester Eastside will be preparing 250 boxes with all the fixins’ – turkey, gravy, potatoes (white and...
by Andy Jacob | Oct 14, 2022 | News
Electricians Eddy and Luigi bask in the light of their labor. The light at Chester Eastside has never been brighter! Just yesterday our friends from AllBright Electric Service paid us another visit. It took a few hours, and when the job was done we had new LED tubular...
by Andy Jacob | Oct 4, 2022 | News
As hard as I try to avoid becoming prey to stereotypes, assumptions, and prejudices…once again, I have come up short. This morning I attended the kickoff meeting of Chester Exchange – a coalition of agencies, organizations, schools, and advocates working...
by [email protected] | Sep 30, 2022 | News
The Chester Eastside – St. Paul’s Community Garden is more than a place to grow fruits and veggies. In early August we found three little fluff balls, eyes still shut, nestled in the wheelbarrow. An orange feral cat lingered nearby. She kept her eye on her kittens,...
by [email protected] | Sep 28, 2022 | News
Summer is always a difficult time for food donations (this year was harder than normal); at the same time, the number of folks served regularly through the Food Pantry continues to increase. Now that it’s fall and our thoughts have returned from the shore (or the...