Community Connections
Network with local leaders at the Camphill Kimberton Café
Join us on the first Friday of every month from 8:30–9:30 a.m. for a free networking breakfast designed to connect local community leaders and nurture Chester County’s nonprofits and businesses.
Presented by the Start Local Podcast and Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, and made possible by generous gifts from the Camphill Foundation and Quaker Smith Capital, our Community Connections breakfasts are headlined by a featured guest from a Start Local episode. After a brief interview and Q&A with our guest, we transition to open discussion to help civic-minded attendees in Chester County make meaningful connections.
Season 2 begins September 4th! Stay tuned for more information.
Registration for the free networking breakfasts is limited to 15 participants to enable deep and meaningful interaction among the small group. Coffee and pastries are provided from local Phoenixville cafés and bakeries (including 260 Bridge, Soltane Café, and Café Com Leite). Register below for our next event!
The Start Local Podcast interviews business and nonprofit leaders from and around Chester County. The aim of the show is to bring folks committed to doing good in our communities together to share knowledge, engage in conversation, and learn from one another.
Founded in 1972, Camphill Village Kimberton Hills’ mission is to create and maintain a land-based community that supports adults with special needs. Residents of Camphill contribute to CVKH and our local area through biodynamic agriculture; social, craft, cultural, and educational endeavors; and by fostering relationships based on respect and mutual support.
Previous Community Connections events:
September 5, 2025: Open space, agricultural lands, and affordable housing, with Marian Moskowitz.
October 3, 2025: Job market challenges for disadvantaged communities with Javonna Wylie, President & CEO of Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (CCOIC).
November 7, 2025: SEPTA’s funding challenges with Tim Phelps, Executive Director of the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC).
December 5, 2025: Championing local community through local legislation with Robert Jefferson, Attorney, Unruh Turner Burke & Frees.
January 9, 2026: Addressing Health Needs of Underserved Communities with Ronan Gannon, CEO, LCH Communities.
February 6, 2026: Fighting Food Insecurity Locally with Andrea Youndt, CEO, Chester County Food Bank.
March 6, 2026: Building a Thriving Theater to Benefit the Local Community with Jennifer Carlson, Executive Director of Phoenixville’s Colonial theatre.
April 3, 2026: Conducting World-Leading, Innovative Fresh Water Research with John Jackson, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist with the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA.
May 1, 2026: Top-Rated Health Care and Well-Supported Staff with Karen Pinsky, MD, CEO of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital.
Season 2 of Community Connections begins Sept. 4, 2026
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