Monthly Archives: June 2020
Watch Virtual Gala & Awards Ceremony
On June 25th, the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations hosted our 2020 Virtual Gala & Awards Ceremony celebrating excellence in community development. Thank you to our 2020 Signature Events Series Sponsors for their generous support of PACDC. Congratulations to our Award Winners and Finalists: Blue Ribbon Award Crane Community Center, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation […]
PACDC’s 2020 Magazine
Click to see PACDC’s 2020 Magazine!
2020 Virtuala: Virtual Gala & Awards Ceremony
You’re invited us to join us online for our Virtual Gala & Awards Ceremony. We know this crisis is a tough time for many, but we’re proud to celebrate PACDC members and award winners. We gratefully acknowledge our 2020 Sponsors for their support and encouragement of PACDC and our members. Click Here to Join We will […]
PACDC testifies before City Council on the FY21 Budget, Year 46 Consolidated Plan, and Year 45 Consolidated Plan amendments.
PACDC testified before City Council’s Committee of the Whole on May 27, 2020 on the FY21 budget, and the importance of the Housing Trust Fund and commercial corridor programs. We also testified before Council’s Committee on Finance on June 6, 2020 as the Consolidated Plan for FY21 (Year 46) was being considered, as well as […]
PACDC Testifies on the Emergency Housing Protection program bills in City Council.
PACDC testified before City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless on Friday, May 29 2020 on a package of bills known as the Emergency Housing Protection program. The bills would create an eviction diversion program, waive late fees, extend an eviction moratorium, increase penalties for illegal lockouts, temporarily prevent rent increases, and […]
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon urges HUD to extend deadline for housing counselor certification
PACDC applauds Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) for submitting a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson urging the agency to extend the August 1, 2020 deadline for housing counseling certification for a year to August 2021. The letter was co-signed by all three Philadelphia Congressmembers including Representative Dwight Evans (PA-3) and Brendan […]
Our Commitment to Racial Justice
PACDC stands in solidarity with those protesting the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other unarmed black men, women, and children killed by racist acts of police brutality. We recognize the pain and outrage brought on by white supremacy, systemic racism, and years of disinvestment in communities of color, and we join our […]