The Barn

Spring Brook Farm in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is home to The Barn, a non-profit organization dedicated to offering animal-assisted activities. Their mission is to enhance the lives of children with disabilities through meaningful interactions with animals, providing a unique and enriching experience for all participants. Generated from their website's infomation

In March of 1945, thirty people from the West Chester and Wilmington areas got together to listen to a man named Clayton Hoff talk about the Brandywine Creek. What they heard was alarming. In many spots the creek was little more than an open sewer, the result of wastewater being dumped into the stream with little or no treatment. In addition, thousands of tons of soil were being washed into the Brandywine--choking aquatic life and diminishing water quality. Recognizing that such threats would cause permanent damage, this group founded Brandywine Valley Association, the first small watershed association in America. BVA is now more than 800 members strong and is still working to protect the picturesque and productive Brandywine Creek.

Pocopson Home is a full-service retirement community in West Chester, Pa. A nonprofit organization, Pocopson has been operational for more than 60 years. Serving more than 5,000 senior citizens annually, the center is approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, Connecticut Association of Adult Day Centers and State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. A certified Medicare hospice benefit organization, it offers a wide variety of residential living options, such as one- and two-bedroom cottages, and deluxe and studio apartments. Its amenities include dining halls, walking trails, gardens, a pond and pavilion, whirlpool and fitness rooms, computer access and training, woodworking shops, crafts and ceramic facilities, chapel and pastoral care services, lectures, concerts and family events, and special interest clubs. The center also offers assisted living solutions, skilled nursing care, short- and long-term health services, memory support care, rehabilitation therapies and community services.