Chester County, PA

Community Name:
Chester County CoC
Population:
Large (>250,000 people)
Type:
Suburban
Functional Zero:
Chronic (Feb 2026)

Key Milestones

April 2020

Joined Built for Zero

Chester County joined Built for Zero, a national movement committed to measurably ending homelessness.

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September 2025

Achieved quality by-name data (Chronic)

Chester County built a comprehensive real-time, by-name list of all people experiencing chronic homelessness in the community.

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December 2025

Achieved functional zero for chronic homelessness

Chronic homelessness in Chester County is now rare, brief and nonrecurring.

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