The beneficiary of the 2019 Fruit Sale is none other than Chester County OIC. Funds raised will help support our GED Prep program — instructional staff, books, supplies, and student transportation.

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Guided by the principles of Martin Luther King, Jr. Chester County OIC will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 21^st, 2019. Their new headquarters, located at 22 N 5^th Avenue in Coatesville, will officially open their doors to the community at 1:30 PM on MLK Day of Service.

“Chester County OIC is proud to return to the city of Coatesville. We are happy to celebrate the organization’s 40^th anniversary in the community where we began.” Said Joyce Chester, CEO of the non-profit organization.

Chester County OIC was awarded a HUD grant to purchase the former location of the Coatesville Senior Center this past year and has plans to renovate the space to accommodate all of their programs including GED, English as a Second Language, Certified Nurse Aid Training, and re-entry training for justice-involved young adults ages 18-24 years old. These programs available for Chester County residents are made possible through grants from the Department of Labor and Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The Ribbon cutting ceremony is open for the public. For more information, call (610) 692-2344 or visit www.ccoic.org

COATESVILLE — Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell recently presented a check for $300,000 to representatives of Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center.

The funds, made available through a community development block grant, have been used to purchase a new primary office location for Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center in the City of Coatesville.

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