ASSESSMENTS & REGIONAL PLANS
ChesCo Commissioner’s Plan for ChesCo: Managing for Results Strategic priorities: 1) Health, Human Services & Environment 2) Public Safety 3) Economy 4) Transportation 5) Growth 6) Smart Financial Management
Chester County Planning Commission: Landscapes 2 Bringing Growth & Preservation Together for ChesCo
Decade to Doorways ChesCo’s plan to end homelessness
Download Decade to Doorways Housing Advocacy Slides
RoadMAPP to Health: ChesCo Community Health Assessment – 2024 Community Partner Engagement VISTA 2025 ChesCo’s Economic Development Strategies, balancing progress & preservation
Vista Today Celebrating Chester County’s Quality of Place
Women in SE PA: The Gender Gap by ChesCo Fund for Women & Girls
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
Downingtown Area Chamber of Commerce
Exton Region Chamber of Commerce
Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce
Main Line Chamber of Commerce
Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce
COMMUNITY ISSUES & FACTS
Low Income Housing Coalition Report – No place in PA where you can make minimum wage & afford a 2-bedroom apartment
Transitional Housing in Pennsylvania – Transitional housing is intended for individuals and families who are in recovery from addiction and require further assistance before living independently on their own.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH RESOURCES
Chester County Planning Commission Data Was created to provide basic population, economic, and other data regarding Chester County
CC Department of Community Development Data webpage
Chester County Department of Community Development Data for Grant Writing
Chester County Department of Health and Human Services
Policy Map.com is an online data and mapping tool that enables government, commercial, non-profit and academic institutions to access data about communities and markets across the U.S. Use it for research, market studies, business planning, site selection, grant applications and impact analysis. Also houses legacy data from Metro Policy Indicators Project – Temple University
Return on Environment discusses the economic value of protected open space in Chester County.
West Chester University Center for Community Solutions
West Chester University Center for Social & Economic Policy and Research
Data.Census.gov– includes data profiles, maps, NAICS codes, and industry data
Census Business Builder– helps small business owners, planners, business leaders, local governments, and Chambers of Commerce with economic data filtered by area and industry
GOVERNMENT: CHESTER COUNTY
VOTER SERVICES
MEETING SPACE
YMCA (Chester County Area)
Align Space (West Chester)
Flourish Coworking Space (West Chester)
Work2gether (Downingtown)
Regus-Eagleview Corporate Center (Exton)
WorkSpace on Bridge (Phoenixville)
Work2gether (Kennett Square)
American Executive Centers (Malvern)