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Bill Stecher Give Back
Read about Bill Stecher, who "became involved with the Good Neighbors organization because of a personal situation, but he has stayed because of the friends he’s made."
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Lou Phillips Serves His Neighbors and God
It's hard for Lou Phillips to drive around Kennett and not spot a house he hasn't worked on.
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Volunteers Trade Pool Time for Hard Work
 July 19, 2011, Daily Local -- Recruited from area high schools and church groups, the 50-plus campers (and 60 or so other volunteers) perform various tasks, such as tearing out carpet and roofing, painting and spackling. “We like to do as much work as we can ourselves, because it leverages our donation dollars,” Ellis said. “Donate a dollar to Good Neighbors and we can get about $5 worth of home improvement out of it because of the volunteer hours and the contractors that work with us.”
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Series: Poverty in Chester County
 The Daily Local recently published a series of articles on the poverty in Chester County. Reporter Fran Maye spent nearly two months examining the issue and assembled a five-part series on the topic. In three of the articles, Good Neighbors Inc. was featured. We invite you to take some time to read the entire series as well as spending a few minutes now, reviewing how Good Neighbors has helped in many ways to alleviate the pressure many homeowners face with low wages and fixed incomes.
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Poverty Series: Helping the Working Poor
 Article Excerpt: "Jay Malthaner, executive director of Good Neighbors and who did some of the work on the Garcia house, said there are way too many people in southern Chester County who need assistance to make ends meet." Read the rest of the story.
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Poverty Series: Seniors Face Tough Choices
 Article Excerpt: "The bottom line," states Jay Malthaner, "is that almost all of these situations are people who are living in quiet desperation. They know they don't have money to fix these things. They don't think it will ever get better. Most of the very poor in our community live off and apart and aside from Main Street. They see themselves as disenfranchised — not in a bitter way — but this is my lot in life." Read the rest of the story.
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Poverty Series: Helping to Ease the Burden
Article Excerpt: "Good Neighbors Inc. in Kennett Square is another agency that helps those living on the edge. It's a Christian-based home repair ministry that provides free repairs to households living at 60 percent of the poverty level or below." Read more here.
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'There are Truly Some Good People in the World'
Daily Local News -- December 24, 2010 -- Though Melinda McNeil received some much-needed tangible items from Good Neighbors, the thing they gave her that she values most is something that cannot be touched. With the new windows, fresh coat of paint, redone kitchen and much-needed ductwork came a new outlook on life for McNeil's daughter. Volunteers from Good Neighbors, which included kids from a local camp, helped McNeil and her daughter realize that there are some truly good people in the world.
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'I Thank God Every Day to be Warm'
Daily Local News -- December 22, 2010 -- Feletia Peterson never liked being cold, but there wasn't much she could do about it before November of 2009. Her heater constantly ran and burned oil, but her home was so drafty that the ineffcient heater was not making much of a difference. But in the fall 2009, the people of Good Neighbors Inc. visited Peterson's Kennett Square home and replaced her heater, windows and back door and her back and front porches, which has made a significant difference...
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In the Spirit of Giving
Daily Local News -- December 16, 2010 -- Milton Bryant raised one son and six daughters in his more-than-a-century-old home. But now ...taking care of it has gotten a bit more difficult. So when his boiler started having problems a few years ago, and someone at Bryant's church mentioned Good Neighbors, Bryant decided to ask for a little help...
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Living without Lights
Daily Local News -- December 11, 2010 -- For more than two months, Lynn Aceto and several of her five children lived without electricity or heat. "From October to December, no heat," Aceto said. "I'm a single parent with five children. I couldn't afford to replace (the heater) for months. We lived here for months in the dark." But two days before Christmas, Aceto received an early and much-needed gift: Good Neighbors Homeowners went to her house and replaced her heater.
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Going the Extra MIle
Daily Local News -- December 2, 2010 -- Abby Garcia hoped the folks from Good Neighbors Home Repair — a Christian organization that makes home improvements for the less fortunate — would make repairs to eliminate the mold. Well, they did.But they didn't stop there.
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"It Was a Gift"
Daily Local News -- December 3, 2010 -- About three weeks ago, a Lincoln University woman received a new furnace through the Good Neighbors program. "My house? It was very cold and uncomfortable," the woman said. "It was a true blessing. For two and a half years I went with nothing. It was really hard. I was so grateful. It was a gift."
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Share the Warmth in 2010
Daily Local News -- December 5, 2010 -- Good Neighbors, based in Kennett Square, is one of the organizations that benefits from the United Way of Chester County's Share the Warmth program. (Jim) West, who turned his experience with the organization into a board position, said he has seen firsthand the benefits that ordinary people have received through Share the Warmth.
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A Successful Year
Daily Local News -- October 2010 -- Good Neighbors Home Repair ministry has broken records this past year in the number of people the organization has helped. That was just part of the message given by founder Jay Malthaner...
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Praise for Good Neighbors
July 21, 2010 -- Some religious organizations talk the talk, but fail to walk the walk. That's not the case for the home repair group known as Good Neighbors. They walk the walk, pound the hammers, pull the weeds and fix the roofs -- all in the hottest days of summer.
For about 15 years now, Good Neighbors has run a mid-summer camp for high school students and young adults whereby they spend a week at "camp," eating and sleeping at a local church, bathing at the Y and giving sweat labor to home repair projects. Read more...
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A Cool Thing To Do
July 29, 2010 - Nate Kutz, a senior, tells what he is doing this year at the camp and why he comes back each year. Watch the video.
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Summer Camp at Work in Lincoln University
July 21, 2010 -- Some Southern Chester County homes will be in much better shape by the end of this week thanks to the efforts of the Good Neighbors summer camp.
This gathering of about 50 teenagers and a host of adult volunteers spend five days together in a blend of work experience and spiritual commitment... read more...
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Looking Back on 20 Years at Good Neighbors
July 15, 2010 -- For Good Neighbors founder Jay Malthaner, the work has always been about one thing: service.
Since it started back in 1991, the Good Neighbors Home Ministry has helped to make hundreds of area homes warmer, dryer and safer at no cost to the homeowner.Two years ago, after deciding to move out from under the Koinonia Ministries umbrella that had secured them for the previous 17 years, Malthaner said the leaders began to ask themselves about a strategic plan for the future. Read more ...
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Jay Malthaner, Executive Director to Step Down
July 24, 2010 -- Good Neighbors is seeking a qualified person to serve as its Executive Director. The Executive Director will provide Christian leadership and vision to Good Neighbors’ home repair ministry. Good Neighbors is undergoing an important transition. Read more...
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Community Helps Ellis Mitchell
February 3, 2010 -- The Daily Local -- Another story about Good Neighbors and their commitment to help make homes warmer, safer and drier.
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Ellis Mitchell and Good Neighbors
January 8, 2010 -- Southern Chester County Weeklies -- Knowing that being a Good Neighbor is more than fixing a roof, Jay Malthaner, Executive Director, has gone the extra mile to make sure Ellis Mitchell's home and life gets back on track. Read about here...
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Executive Director Helps Steer GN Forward
With many changes ahead and behind, Good Neighbors will be working to help needy families keep their homes in order... Ellis said the number of volunteer hours spent annually on various projects has increased significantly over just the past few years, and he expects this trend to continue as the number of projects increases. Read more here...
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