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Posted 8/12/09

Community Action Agency of Delaware County Host 200 Youth Volunteers

The Delaware County Daily Times reported on Community Action Agency of Delaware County’s hosting 200 kids from the Group Workcamps, a Colorado based organization that sends teenagers and young adults throughout the country to assist low-income homeowners make home improvements.

The 200 volunteers spent a week working on properties in Lansdowne, Darby Borough, and Yeadon. Penn Wood Middle School provided accommodations for the youths.

Along with hosting the volunteers Community Action Agency of Delaware County also provided free rain barrels to the low-income homeowners the volunteers assisted during the service project. The rain barrels where procured by Community Action Agency of Delaware County through a partnership with American Rivers and the Delaware County Planning department and a grant from the Claneil Foundation.

Click here to read the complete Delaware County Daily Times report.

Community Action Agency of Delaware County, a member of the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania, is committed to helping low-income residents of Delaware County achieve Family Economic Success.

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