Chester Eastside, Inc.

CEI Announces Help for Residents Impacted by the Government Shutdown

Chester Eastside’s mission based programs exist to support healthy communities. Our Hunger Safety Net Program’s food pantry can assist furloughed workers, veterans, and people currently unemployed. We provide food or individuals and their families and eligible families receive enough bagged food to provide each family member three meals a day for 5 days. Individuals must be Chester residents and bring identification for each family member to our location.

Call (610)872-4812 for more information.

Pantry hours: Mondays and Wednesdays
11:00am – 12:30pm
Location: Chester Eastside is located in the lower level of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
301 E. 9th Street, Chester, PA

Please forward this notice to those you know who may be in need of these services or other organizations working to help persons effected by the current government shutdown.

Reverend Zuline Gray Wilkinson, M.Div., MSW
Executive Director

Chester Eastside | P.O. Box 36, Chester, PA 19063

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CEI CAN ASSIST FURLOUGHED WORKERS, veterans, and people currently unemployed.

We provide food for these individuals and their families. Individuals must be Chester residents and bring identification for each family member. CALL 610-872-4812 for more information.

Pantry HOURS- Mondays and Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm, Chester Eastside Inc. in the lower level of St. Paul’s Episcopal, 301 E. 9th Street, Chester, PA.

Chester Eastside is a place where gardens GROW

children LEARN

and families find HOPE.

We are committed to Intergenerational Education, Emergency and Healthy Food Initiatives, and Community Engagement working with more than 775 youth and their families in need each year.

More than 120,000 meals are served to the community and 10,000 pounds of food distributed. 65 participants have already graduated from the ground-breaking Food Matters! program, providing much needed access to A fresh foods’ pantry and healthy eating sessions for persons in low income areas with chronic health conditions. 

Thank you for all you do TODAY and every day!

This #GivingTuesday we celebrate YOU and the giving spirit alive and thriving in the Chester community! Watch our quick video, like and share it, or make a donation by clicking here: https://chestereastside.org/donate/

Thank you for all you do throughout the year. Zuline Wilkinson

Last week we hosted our first Parents Association meeting for our education programs. Thanks to all of our great students, parents, and guardians!

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Our third Cohort of Food Matters! has begun. This healthy food initiative is changing lives in Chester! Thank you to our partners @Shiloh Baptist Church of Chester and Crozer-Keystone Health System

Now enrolling for our next FoodMatters! session. This healthy eating initiative is hands on and provides everything you need! Call 610-872-4812 today for more information.

Food Matters! is a program of Chester Eastside, Inc. in collaboration with Crozer-Keystone Health System, Immaculata University, Philabundance, Shiloh Baptist Church, Harvin Foods and the City of Chester. Food Matters! is underwritten by a grant from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust.

Chester Eastside has been busy this summer! We have enhanced many of our education programs as part of our PHOENIX initiative. The Technology Training Program is now enrolling student INTERNS that learn valuable skills that also mentor in our Phoenix After School Program. Enroll your student TODAY in this dynamic hands-on program! Zuline Wilkinson

Have you heard?  We are reshaping the future by reshaping our programs!  Register your student today for the relaunched Phoenix After School Program.  Like and share to help us celebrate!  Call (610) 872-4812 for more information.  Zuline Wilkinson