Join us as we celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our members and community leaders from across the city!
These amazing awardees and finalists are fighting for an equitable Philadelphia every day.
Enjoy delicious food, participate in the PACDC Silent Auction, and get to know PACDC staff, members, sponsors, and those creating the Philadelphia we all deserve.
2024 Community Development Excellence Winners and Blue Ribbon Finalists
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Eva Gladstein, Formerly City of Philadelphia
Equitable Entrepreneur Winner
Christa Barfield, Farmer Jawn
Community Leader Winners
Juan Carlos Romero, Association of Mexican Business Owners
Marlene Pryor, Concerned Neighbors of Greater Germantown
Rising Star Winners
Cheryl Wiltshire, North 5th Street Revitalization Project
Daria Williams, The Enterprise Center
Rosaline Yang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Blue Ribbon Finalists (The winners will be announced at the PACDC Gala)
Be a Gem Crossing Apartments, North10 Philadelphia
Coltrane Commons, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
Frankford House, Frankford CDC
Latino Equitable Development Collective Family Stability Program, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Esperanza, HACE, and Xiente
Mill Redevelopment at A & Indiana, Impact Services Corporation
Scale Up Your Business Program, Lancaster Avenue 21st Century Business Association CDC
LOCATION
University of the Arts – Dorrance Hamilton
320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania