Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations

Every home that becomes uninhabitable and abandoned or crumbles due to disrepair is one fewer home available to mitigate the affordable housing crisis. Kudos to all of our members and partners who’ve already laid the groundwork with a proven strategy to keep our neighbors safe and healthy at home: RT Philadelphia, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Clarifi, Healthy Rowhouse Project, LISC Philly, and Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation. Passing a 1% Construction Impact Tax would keep Philadelphians in the affordable home they already know and love

Rest Well, Linda! We will miss you <3

We were very saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and fellow member Linda Richardson. Our deepest and most sincere condolences to Linda's family and loved ones. Thank you, Linda for daring to reimagine Uptown Theater and for being such a valued member of our community for all these years. Your legacy continues!

This is wonderful news! Such well-deserved recognition for 35 years of extraordinary work in Hunting Park! Esperanza: Strengthening Hispanic Communities changed the game for all of us. "We are not poor. We have two cultures we could live in, two languages that are primary, we have two perspectives in life that are different, so we are not poor. We are rich." Best wishes for a full recovery, Rev. Cortes! Can't wait to see what you accomplish when you return from sabbatical. We'll be taking notes.

Our communities need supercharged investments in affordable homes and small businesses NOW, and we can't wait to see if Washington will act! PACDC is proud to support legislation to create a Construction Impact Tax and $400M bond issue to bring equitable development and recovery to our neighborhoods. These funds could be a gamechanger across our city! It means we could buy vacant properties on our corridors, fix them up, and boost ownership of property and businesses for peo...ple of color in our neighborhoods, instead of absent and out-of-state investors. Seniors could get help to make their homes more accessible and to remove tripping hazards. Lower-income homeowners that have been unable to make critical repairs could get new roofs, heaters repaired, and the plumbing leaks fixed. Thanks, Maria Gonzalez of HACE CDC and Majeedah Rashid of Nicetown CDC for leading the charge on this. Let's get it done!

Let’s GOOOO, Philly! It’s our time to shine

Have you ever wanted to expand your knowledge of the foods and services that Chinatown has to offer? Check out our NEW video series, Ai Love Chinatown Live, to ...discover the hot places to shop and eat. The first episode of Ai Love Chinatown Live premiers today! Our first episode showcases congee. Learn about how you can make congee and where to buy it in Philadelphia's Chinatown. We stopped by Heng Fa Supermarket (130 N. 10th Street) and Ting Wong (138 N. 10th Street) to get an inside look on this yummy comfort food! Join us as we tour and taste from shops and stores local favorites, beloved classics, and modern twists all located right here in Chinatown. #AiLoveChinatown Live is a video series that will make it almost impossible not to head on over to Chinatown just to try and taste for yourself! English and Traditional Chinese subtitles available. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes! ABOUT #AiLoveChinatown: #AiLoveChinatown Live is part of a #AiLoveChinatown, a promotional campaign bringing love and support to Chinatown small business owners impacted by COVID19. Follow #AiLoveChinatown on social media for all future events and updates This series is supported by AARP Pennsylvania Office and Philadelphia Department of Commerce. Discover Philadelphia Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Asian Mosaic Fund National CAPACD Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations - PACDC Franklin Square Asian Arts Initiative

If you think Opportunity Zones can be used to advance equitable development, this article sheds light on this important issue.

"If you want to ensure a program intended to help the most vulnerable small businesses doesn’t actually do that, there’s three things you can do."

FYI if you're in the Nicetown area and need to register to vote! TODAY is the last day to register to vote!

Join the North 5th Street Revitalization Project tomorrow at 11 AM to stand in solidarity with the movement for black lives. Masks required!

2020 can't stop PACDC Members, and they will keep serving no matter what. That’s why CDCs had a $5.4 billion dollar impact since 1992 and why we’ll need them to keep investing to recover from COVID-19 and advance racial equity. We're sending 5.4B thank yous to Seamaac, Inc., People's Emergency Center (PEC), NKCDC, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, and Rebuilding Together Philadelphia for trusting us to share the story of your incredible work. Learn more at www.pacdc.org/cdcimpact