
Community, Diversity, and Justice
Kendal-Crosslands Communities was founded by a grant from the Philadelphia Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, in 1973 to transform the experience of aging. The Committee on Aging group…
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A Day for Strong Women in Our Lives
Published: May 7, 2021 Anna Maria Jarvis so admired her mother, a social activist and faith-filled woman, that she embarked on a mission to honor all mothers. The first official…
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Barclay Friends 2nd Annual Adopt-a-Highway Clean Up
On a chilly Saturday morning in November 2020, a group of staff volunteers gathered in the parking lot to set off on a mission. That mission was to find and…
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Kendal~Crosslands Leads Grocery Drive
Residents Lark and Carli hold produce delivered to Kennett Area Community Service food bank A pandemic will not stop the residents at Kendal~Crosslands Communities from living their values of helping…
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Barclay Friends Pilots Community Gardening Program with West Chester Green Team
In cooperation with the West Chester Green Team, Barclay Friends is launching a community gardening program this growing season. Barclay Friends will offer garden beds to be planted by neighbors living in the West Chester Borough who need extra space to grow food for their families. Some people liv
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Reintroducing the Life Enrichment and Engagement Webpage and Blog
Back to Life Enrichment and Engagement When it all began: COVID-19 and physical distancing In March 2020, work began in earnest to pull together ideas, links, activities, and resources to…
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Sustainability
Jan. 12, 2021—Kendal's commitment to environmentally sensitive approaches reflects its Quaker roots, embracing the belief that human beings are stewards of the Earth and should care for it so that each generation passes on to the next one a world as good as or better than the one it received.
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Senior Pen Pal Program
Our very own resident, Bindy Bitterman, is doing her part to bring joy to those in isolation during Covid-19. She is featured in The Honeycomb Project’s latest campaign. “What makes…
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Climate Change, Anyone?
A new organization is emerging in which some KaLex residents are playing a modest role. The “All Kendal Residents’ Climate Initiative” is a good name, even if does generate an…
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