Cochranton: A Community for All Ages
ADAMS PLACE: Senior Housing Project
After many years of paperwork, contacting and contracting builders and engineers and cooperating with local authorities, not to mention all the troubleshooting along the way, CARE can proudly say that their mission goal of getting senior housing in Cochranton has been realized. Adams Place, built by Hudson Companies and with the full support of Senator Michele Brooks, boasts of 39 apartment units situated on the north end of town next to the Community Complex Center. Built with the farming community in mind, Adams Place embodies the Farm to Table concept with a greenhouse, six raised bed gardens and a fully functional Farm Kitchen to process what is grown. Additionally, the facility has a large front porch overlooking a landscaped water feature, a community room with a warming kitchen and fireplace, an exercise room, activity room, library and smart classroom.
The facility opened its doors June 1, 2021. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place on a sunny summer day, August 5, with the residents and many local and state dignitaries.
The Playground ProjectS
Since the Fall of 2016, CARE has worked hard to improve the facilities in Lions Park. The playground has undergone a series of improvement phases funded by both an initial $50k CARE capital campaign, as well as a $161k PA Greenways Block Grant that included a $14k CARE contribution. One of the roles CARE plays in these grants is being able to provide funds for the match funding portion of the grants.
We’ve replaced aging and unsafe playground equipment, added new ADA approved stations, and installed ADA approved sidewalks and surface throughout the playground.
Cochranton Community Services Project
What was once the W.L. Dunn Construction Co. building is now the new home for the ONE Federal Credit Union, medical offices and the Cochranton Community Pharmacy. With the collaboration between the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County and CARE, the new facility has improved services to the community.
COCHRANTON Landing
French Creek is one of Cochranton's greatest assets. CARE was able to create Cochranton Landing to allow residents and visitors an opportunity to access this amazing resource.
Lions Park NEW ADA COMPLIANT Bathrooms
2026 brings the long awaited and much needed ADA compliant bathrooms to Lions Park. The former Lions Club Building, also known as The Pegan Building, has had its interior completely gutted and renovated through a $100k PA DCNR CCP Grant. Care contributed an additional $15k to this project.
It might look like the same building outside, but the interior transformation is impressive.
The building also got a renovated community room, which will be soon available for rentals through the Borough office for small parties and meetings, complete with its own separate bathroom.
* Special thanks to Marilyn Black, without whose expertise and hard work the grants for many of these projects would not have been possible.
Marilyn and Darl Black have resided on Ridgeway Hill Road in Cochranton since 1987. Now retired, she assists as a volunteer grantswriter for local outdoor recreation projects.