Pottstown NAACP

05/21/2026

Check out the Pottstown NAACP May Newsletter!

Pottstown Community Action Hobart's Run POWER Interfaith Pottstown Revitalization Borough of Pottstown Genesis Housing Corporation Pottstown School District

05/13/2026

A big semi pulled up at the Book Barn driveway the other day, and driver Francisco unloaded 19 boxes of books -- 1,245 in all. The next day, another 610 books arrived by UPS. It's going to be a crazy good summer for Pottstown kids and the NAACP's Road to Reading program.

05/12/2026

Pottstown NAACP Youth Council is in the News!

https://www.pottsmerc.com/2026/05/12/auditor-general-headlines-financial-literacy-lessons-in-pottstown/?share=waitonstmro6dps2stlw

Pottstown Community Action Hobart's Run POWER Interfaith Pottstown School District Pennsylvania Auditor General

“You must learn to understand what money can do for you and never underestimate it.”

05/12/2026

The Wellness Blueprint: A Practical Guide to Supporting Youth Mental Health

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM ET

Registration Link: https://naacp.org/events/wellness-blueprint-practical-guide-supporting-youth-mental-health

Join the NAACP Center for Health Equity and the NAACP Youth & College Division for a critical discussion on Youth Mental Health. The Wellness Blueprint is an engaging webinar designed for youth, educators, parents, community leaders, and advocates who serve on the front lines of support.

This session provides a practical roadmap for shifting from crisis response to holistic prevention. Participants will gain accessible tools and strategies to strengthen youth mental well being across schools, homes, and communities.

POWER Interfaith Pottstown Community Action Hobart's Run Pottstown School District

05/04/2026

NAACP Youth Chapter in the News! Gets a behind the scenes look at Montco courthouse -

https://www.pottsmerc.com/2026/05/01/pottstown-naacp-youth-chapter-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-courthouse/?utm_email=64D3D552E401542954F7E51FFE&lctg=%c2%a064D3D552E401542954F7E51FFE&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pottsmerc.com%2f2026%2f05%2f01%2fpottstown-naacp-youth-chapter-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-courthouse%2f&utm_campaign=phil-the_pottstown_mercury-daily_news-nl&utm_content=automated

POWER Interfaith Pottstown Community Action Hobart's Run Pottstown School District

Moving beyond the public galleries, students observed live court proceedings, gaining firsthand insight into the gravity and complexity of the judicial system.

04/28/2026

Support Pottstown NAACP with Rotary Club Annual Duck Race tickets! Chance to win first prize of $1,000, second prize of $500, third prize of $250 and many additional prizes. Tickets are only $5. Please contact annettek53@gmail to purchase tickets.

Pottstown Community Action Hobart's Run POWER Interfaith Pottstown Rotary Club Pottstown Revitalization

04/27/2026

Juneteenth - Show off your gifts & talents - and you could win the grand prize - $250.

Pottstown School District Pottstown Community Arts Pottstown Community Action

04/24/2026

All the planning can’t stop the whims of Mother Nature. With a heavy heart we must cancel (for now) the 2026 Rock the Block event on Saturday, April 25 due to the high probability of some major rains sweeping through the area on Saturday and Sunday. This cancellation also includes the planned rain date of Sunday, April 26 for Edgewood Historic Cemetery.

That being said, we still would like to acknowledge all the community partners that collaborated on helping coordinate this effort and the planned donation of time and supplies. Please follow our socials as we look to reschedule as many of the planned events as we can for later this spring!

Planning Committee:
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, PA
Hobart's Run
Pottstown Community Action

Planned Donations:
Aquilante Industries (Flowers & Mulch for The Ricketts Center) - donation to occur at a later date with The Hill School Community Service members
Hetrick Gardens Landscape & Nursery Center (Dogwood Tree for Edgewood Historic Cemetery)
Jack Cassidy's Irish Pub Pottstown (Food)
Little Italy Pizzeria / The Pourhouse Pottstown, Pa (Food)
Pick Up Pennsylvania: PA Department of Environmental Protection | PA Department of Transportation | Ocean Conservancy (Clean-up Supplies)
The Strive Initiative (DJ / Music)

Partner Organizations & Sites:
ArtFusion 19464
Boyertown Area Multi-Service – Ricketts Center
Edgewood Historic Cemetery
Genesis Housing Corporation
Mosaic Community Land Trust
Pottstown CARES
Pottstown Community Arts
YWCA Tri-County Area

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04/21/2026

Join us at the Pottstown NAACP General Meeting on Thursday, April 23rd at 7 p.m. at the Ricketts Center on 658 Beech Street.

Our speaker will be Bob Brown, who will talk about the history of Chicken Hill, a community in Pottstown that recently received new notoriety when it was featured in a book, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. Bob Brown will tell us the truth about this extraordinary working-class neighborhood, a mostly tight-knit community that was home mainly to Black people and Hungarian and Lithuanian Jews."

Pottstown Community Action POWER Interfaith Hobart's Run Pottstown Area History Collective Bethel Community Church of Pottstown Pottstown School District TriCounty Community Network