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Chester County Press features Summer Camp July 28, 2010 -- Local paper features Avon Grove home repair, one of five homes worked on during the week-long youth camp sponsored by Good Neighbors. 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. 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... 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... 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 ...   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... 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. 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... Thanks for Your Help December 25, 2009 -- The Daily News teams each year with the United Way of Chester County to Share the Warmth during the holiday season. Good Neighbors Home Repair along with other non-profits are the links between community donors and the recipients. The Daily News gives thanks for the gracious giving of communities and busiensses.  Read about it... New Windows in Oxford December 13, 2009 --The Daily Local -- James Yetman, a 29-year-old union bricklayer, knew exactly what was wrong with the windows in his seven-bedroom, early 19th century townhome. Yetman's heating bills were burdensome — he has seven children, with an eighth on the way. His wife, Regina, 36, stays home to raise the children, and his earnings as a bricklayer did not allow him the income needed to replace the windows. Yetman wasn't sure what — if anything — he could do to remedy the draftiness. But then a man at his church, the Vineyard Christ Fellowship, told him of the Share the Warmth program. Read the rest of the story... New Windows, No Drafts December 11, 2009 -- The Daily Local -- William and Danford Garr had something in common with their old windows — both had been around for more than 80 years. But now with the help of Good Neighbors Inc. — a Kennett Square-based nonprofit home repair and renovation company — the windows have been replaced and the Garrs feel young again. Read the story... Interview with Jay Malthaner, Executive Director December 9, 2009 -- The Daily Local -- Jay Malthaner said that among the material benefits of the Share the Warmth program and his agency's work, he notices that the more people talk about it, the more people come from out of the shadows to ask for help. Many homeowners are initially reluctant to seek out the donated materials and work, for fear of exposing their needs. "But the more we notify people that we exist, the more calls we get," he said. That is a double-edged sword, however. The more calls the agency gets means that the poverty level in the county is steady and rising. But the calls energize the volunteers to get out and help, and the more work they do the more challenges they are able to meet. Read the full interview...  Fixing a Roof in Nottingham December 8, 2009 -- The Daily Local -- 'As a retiree, Evelyn Neff gets by on her savings and Social Security and admittedly is on a small budget. There was no way she would have been able to put on a new roof. But she said Jay Malthaner, one of the staff members at Good Neighbors, was able to get a new roof put on her home. And she noticed that not only was the rumbling gone when the wind blew, her heating payments went down.' Read the story...   Sharing the Warmth in West Chester December 3, 2009 --The Daily Local -- '[When Sam] Bryant, 58, was hit with a series of health setbacks that left him out of work and on disability. ... he learned about being cold inside his house ... He will also tell you that he was saved through the work of the United Way of Chester County's Share the Warmth program, and its partners at Good Neighbors of Kennett Square.' Read more... Bob Whitlock interview as Grant Writer for GN December 1, 2009 -- The Daily Local -- Robert Whitlock, a retired New Bolton Center veterinarian shares his thoughts as about writing grants for Good Neighbors Home Repair. As a staff member and board member, he is intimately aware of the needs of the local communities. Read his interview ... New Furnace in East Marlborough November 27, 2009 -- The Daily Local --  Estelle Brown is grateful that a new furnace was installed in her home before the winter season. Brown, who is retired, received help from the Good Neighbors Home Repair organization in Kennett Square. Read the full article... Jay Malthaner interview in County Lines Magazine July 30, 2009 -- County Lines Magazine -- Executive Director, Jay Malthaner is one of the featured interviews in 'Living the Good LIfe' section of County Lines Magazine, a regional monthly magazine for Southern PA and DE residents.