Enabling Economic Empowerment through Education with Javonna Wylie

The lack of educational and employment opportunities experienced by disadvantaged folks in Chester County presents significant challenges to their well-being. To learn more, we speak with Javonna Wylie, President and CEO of Chester County OIC. Javonna explains how CCOIC works to enable access to economic empowerment through the delivery of free educational and related services. She also highlights the exciting opportunities happening in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, where CCOIC is now based.

OUR PARTNER

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

LINKS

Chester County OIC

• Website: ccoic.org
• Work Enclave project: ccoic.org/programs/workenclave
• Volunteer opportunities: ccoic.org/get-involved
• Careers: ccoic.org/jobs
• Twitter: @ChesCoOIC
• Facebook: facebook.com/ChescoOIC
• Instagram: instagram.com/chestercountyoic
• Javonna Wylie on LinkedIn

Rev. Leon Sullivan

• Rev. Leon Sullivan on Wikipedia
• Book: Build, Brother, Build

Additional Links

• Alliance for Health Equity
• Witmer Public Safety Group
• Chester County HR Association
• 2nd Century Alliance
• nth Innovation Center
• Investing in your local community with Susan Springsteen
• Pennsylvania Department of Education

Transcript

The transcript for this episode will be posted as soon as it available.

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Start Local is focused on helping businesses and non-profits in and around Chester County, Pennsylvania, connect and grow together. Our aim is to bring together the many folks that make up our wonderful community in greater Philadelphia to share and learn from each other.