Home Buying Basics Find out how to select and work with a realtor, mortgage officer, and others important in making your dream of homeownership come true! Learn how to find the right home for you and your family, including things to consider about the home’s condition that will influence your initial offer. You’ll also become […]
Living on a Little: How the Financial Stability Center Can Assist You This workshop provides information about resources that are available to you during times of financial hardship, and how to create a spending plan that fits your current income. We will help identify the services at the Financial Stability Center that can guide you […]
Good Credit—How to Get It! Start designing your personal repayment and repair schedule. Learn how the credit system works, how to establish good credit quickly and fix issues that went wrong. Please bring your own credit report to the session to be sure that your personal situation is addressed. A free credit report (without score) […]
Car Buying: Put Yourself in the Driver’s Seat An affordable and reliable car can help ensure long-term financial stability. Purchasing and owning a car, however, can be confusing and expensive. By arming yourself with information you can find a car that meets your family, transportation, and financial needs. You will learn how to create a […]
Financing Your First Home A mortgage specialist will talk with you about all elements of home financing including financial readiness to purchase a home, with a focus on credit and mortgage eligibility. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Register online—http://tinyurl.com/nrec939
Living on a Little: How the Financial Stability Center Can Assist You This workshop provides information about resources that are available to you during times of financial hardship, and how to create a spending plan that fits your current income. We will help identify the services at the Financial Stability Center that can guide you […]
Join CCFWG as we celebrate 20 years of community transformation through our investment in women and girls! Community Fest will feature food trucks, live music, kids’ activities, arts and crafts vendors, and local non-profits eager to share information about how you can get involved in local Chester County communities. Stop by to say hello – […]
To raise awareness about sexual assault and educate the community about how to prevent sexual violence, the Crime Victims' Center, CCFWG and the Colonial Theatre present the acclaimed documentary The Hunting Ground followed by a panel discussion. Using expert insight, first-person testimonies and staggering statistics, The Hunting Ground exposes rape culture on college campuses, the […]
PURCHASE A TICKET Join Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) and Women Willpower for an intimate gathering to directly follow TEDxWestChester, featuring networking and music by TEDxWestChester speaker and award-winning songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer Kate Schutt. NPR calls Kate's voice “glassily clear and glossily sweet.” She studied the […]
Join CCFWG at our 14th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon as we honor Cheryl Miles with our Kitchen Table Award. Morgan Berman, Founder and CEO of tech company MilkCrate, will deliver the keynote address. *New this year - bid on luxury silent auction trips for you and a loved one courtesy of AmFund. Each trip […]
For the first time in its 15-year history, the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG)'s Annual Making a Difference Luncheon is going virtual! The Luncheon will no longer be held as an in-person event while stay-at-home restrictions remain in place. Event details below: Friday, June 5th, 2020 | 12:30-1:45 pm GoToWebinar online platform Stay tuned for ticket […]
Join CCFWG and PathWays PA for a virtual dive into the latest Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania, a report that includes data on Chester County households overlooked and undercounted in the federal poverty level. The presentation will also discuss how COVID-19 has made the climb toward economic advancement even more difficult for local families. Joyce Chester, […]
Join The Fund for Women and Girls for our 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 7th, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern. This year’s Luncheon will be a celebration of our 25th Anniversary with a theme of “Silver and Bold,” and will be held outdoors, in person, with all […]
Join The Fund's TogetHER young women's initiative as we kick off the summer season and mingle with fellow millennials in Chester County. The happy hour will take place outdoors on the rooftop at Más Mexicali Cantina in West Chester. Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/E7jgmjYYRJZnrm9YA or email mkelly@thefundcc.org.
Join The Fund for our third annual Girls in Action Summit! Inspired by our award-winning Girls Advisory Board (GAB) girls’ grantmaking and leadership program, the Summit engages high school girls throughout Chester County for an empowering morning of action. Girls (grades 9-12) from all over Chester County are invited to learn about the deep and […]
The Fund's fifth annual Champions of Change Event will take place on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light. The event will honor JoAnne Reifsnyder, Phd, MSN, MBA, FAAN, for her efforts to support and uplift women in the nursing and healthcare fields. Dr. Reifsnyder is the Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, and […]
The Fund will celebrate our work to uplift and empower local women and girls at our 17th Annual Luncheon on Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern. This year’s Luncheon will be hosted in-person with proper COVID-19 precautions in place. Funds raised will support The Fund’s philanthropic, educational and […]
The 2022 Science on Screen® season ends with a screening of Hidden Figures and a conversation with Information Technologist, Darla Wolfe. This event is presented in partnership with The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. SCIENCE ON SCREEN ® PRESENTS: Hidden Figures (2016) “Because of Them, We Will!” Did you know that sonar research developed in the 1960s played an […]
The Fund is excited to announce that we have been chosen as a beneficiary of The Whitford Charitable Fund (WCF)’s annual Whitford Classic event on Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, 2022. At the Whitford Classic, members of Whitford Country Club, friends, and community members spend the weekend golfing, playing tennis, and dancing at a Gala Dinner Dance Auction evening […]
Our sixth annual Champions of Change Event will take place on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 7:30-8:45am at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light. The event will recognize both an individual and company for their commitment to practices that align with women’s economic advancement and equity, with a goal to increase awareness about the disparities and challenges that […]
