In September of 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the Gulf Coast. To support a few families who relocated to the Tredyffrin and Easttown area, a group of friends pooled their resources and organized to request help from the community.

The group called themselves “Tredyffrin and Easttown Care”.

Requests for help were disseminated to friends and neighbors by email and word spread quickly:

The Residence Inn in Berwyn offered rooms at a reasonable rate, one family offered a car, doctors offered services, and others offered jobs, clothing, and general support. The community was incredibly generous supporting the three families that made their way to T&E from the New Orleans area, but all through different circumstances.

Community members worked hard to make these families feel at home by taking them shopping, helping the children enroll in school and in local sports leagues, providing occasional meals, teaching them how to navigate the local roads, and generally being a support system for their everyday needs as they worked to put down roots in the area.

In December 2005, one family found an apartment and no longer needed T&E Care’s help. In February 2006, the second family moved back to New Orleans. In March 2006, the final family moved into an apartment in the area; the community came together to help furnish the entire apartment for them with furniture, electronics, kitchenware, linens, and more. It was amazing!

While these families no longer needed external assistance, we realized there were families who already lived in Tredyffrin and Easttown who struggled with difficult situations. It became our hope that a little support from the community to help a family through a difficult time might be all that is needed to get them back on track again.

In May 2006, T&E Care was officially approved for its non-profit status to lend a hand to neighbors needing assistance. The founding board established an all-volunteer organization, so the majority of funds raised go directly to individuals and families in need.

In 2025, T&E Care celebrated 20 years of service to the community, and remains an all-volunteer organization committed to helping our neighbors in need.