About us

Since its inception, the NAACP has committed to ensuring the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminating race-based discrimination, through

various programs such as legal defense, educational outreach, and community initiatives such as health care and housing forums. 

a decade after the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on April 5th, a group of 88 men and women gathered in West Chester, Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing a local branch. (NAACP).   

 As World War I came to an end one of the branch's first priority was to form a committee, to meet and interview local political leaders, to advocate that returning veterans "be remembered when patronage was to be distributed."

 The West Chester branch has a rich history & relationship with the Charles A. Melton Arts & Education Center, formerly known as the West Chester Community Center.

To this day the branch continues to strive to dismantle systemic barriers and pave the way for a more equitable society.