About Us

Mission

The Partnership is the only community-based collaborative—bringing together community-based agencies, local government, private and public organizations, nonprofits, philanthropic foundations, people with lived homelessness experience, faith communities, and the greater community—committed to ending and preventing homelessness in Chester County.

Our mission is to ensure that homelessness is a rare, brief, and one-time only experience for all residents of Chester County, Pennsylvania.


Vision

We envision a community in which all residents have fair, equal, and equitable access to permanent housing opportunities and services to improve their health, quality of life, and financial stability.


Guiding Principles

  • Housing is a human right.

  • Where you live directly affects your health and wellbeing.

  • People experiencing homelessness must first have a decent, safe, and affordable place to live, even temporarily, in order to successfully address their health, family, financial, or legal barriers to permanent housing stability.

  • Inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility are essential to achieving housing justice.

  • Services should be provided through a trauma-informed approach to care that is rooted in an understanding of the impact of trauma and the specific needs of trauma survivors.

  • Families and individuals should have equal access to safe and affordable rental housing regardless of their source of income.

  • Collaboration, cooperation, and communication between service providers, funders, landlords, community partners, policymakers, and people with lived experience of homelessness is the best way to reduce homelessness.

  • Data should drive decision making related to policy change, program planning, and resource allocation.

The Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness organizational goals for 2023–2026 serve as a roadmap to advance the organization’s mission and vision that our community is one in which all residents have fair, equal, and equitable access to permanent housing opportunities and services to improve their health, quality of life, and financial stability.

Our Plan

Our 2023–2026 Goals

Goal 1: Advance equitable access

The Partnership will advance equitable access to safe and affordable housing opportunities for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

Goal 2: Strengthen Partnerships

The Partnership will strengthen partnerships that promote permanent housing stability for people experiencing, exiting, or at risk of homelessness.

Goal 3: Develop innovative solutions

The Partnership will develop innovative solutions for people at increased risk of experiencing long-term homelessness.