The second anniversary of pandemic shutdowns invites reflection on the heartbreak and challenges the community has faced and the losses that everyone, on some level, has experienced. While looking at the world through the angle of gratitude does nothing to mitigate loss, this perspective does refract light and hope in a way that feels helpful right now.

Local nonprofit organizations in many different sectors have brought the community through extraordinarily challenging times. And various entities working together have been able to “square” their impact and meet needs that would have been simply too big for any single organization to tackle on its own. 

As the very real effects of the pandemic continue to be felt, United Way of Southern Chester County (UWSCC) continues to provide strategic leadership. UWSCC is spearheading a multi-agency, multi-municipal, public-private collaboration to identify and implement sustainable solutions for the regular and devastating flooding at the Avondale Apartments.

Read more here.

Are you dreaming of a breath of fresh spring air and the beauty the season will bring? Please plan to join us for our next KSQ Speaker Series event with Christie Purifoy. 

Christie is the author of Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace and, most recently, Garden Maker: Growing a Life of Beauty and Wonder with Flowers. She's thought deeply, and written beautifully, about the importance of placemaking and what it means to love and cultivate a place. 

We can't wait to hear what she'll share with us and to engage in the conversations that her talk will spark among us as we work together to make Kennett a more beautiful and welcoming community where all can belong and prosper.

How we build matters. The hardy and inventive builders of this legendary igloo at the corner of West Cypress and Lafayette Streets last February clearly knew that, as did our forefathers who built St. Patrick Church behind it and so many of the beautiful historic buildings here. The team working on storm water mitigation for Avondale know that. How we will build on the former NVF site matters, and we urge you to take the survey to share your thoughts on this development. And we invite you to join us for the next KSQ Speaker Series: How We Build Matters event on March 10th as we look at how to love and cultivate places we love.

Thank you for continuing to show your love for local as you support local small businesses and nonprofits. We wish you a warm and healthy week "Around the Square"!

Bo Wright, Executive Director

Kelli Prater, Community Engagement Manager

Tara Smith, Writer and Special Projects Manager

Kennett Collaborative makes Kennett thrive. We intentionally create
programs and events that help Kennett become a more beautiful and
welcoming community where all can belong and prosper.