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PACDC Magazine 2021: The Future is Now
The Future Is Now: Possibilities for the World to Come features essays, poems, visual art, and personal reflections that explores the fragments and pieces, experiments and possibilities of the world to come. This publication also highlights the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations’ 2021 Award Winners and Finalists.
2021 PACDC Magazine Call for Creative Submissions
“Abolition is not absence. It’s presence. What the world will become already exists in fragments and pieces, experiments and possibilities.” – Ruth Wilson Gilmore In the 2021 edition of PACDC Magazine, we will explore the fragments, pieces, experiments, and possibilities that lay the groundwork for the world to come. To complement and complete written pieces, […]
PACDC and Members Testify on Importance of Commercial Corridors
PACDC worked with Councilmember Cherelle Parker and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to hold a public hearing on December 9th, 2020 on the state of our neighborhood commercial corridors. The hearing was an important opportunity to talk about how critical corridor programs are to our neighborhoods and small businesses in dealing with the devastating […]
Nominations Open for PACDC Awards
After celebrating surviving 2020, nominate those organizations and individuals who did outstanding work throughout the year through PACDC’s annual Blue Ribbon Awards for Community Development Excellence. You know who the heroes, sheroes and “Daymmmnn that’s amazing!” projects were. Now, show them off. See below for the nomination categories. Blue Ribbon Award honoring small and large […]
PACDC seeks Policy Director
Description of Employer The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) is the leading voice of equitable neighborhood revitalization in Philadelphia. As a membership association, PACDC fosters strong community development corporations and non-profit community organizations by enhancing their skills and advocating for resources and policies to create a just and inclusive Philadelphia. Our advocacy has […]
PACDC Testifies in Support of Construction Impact Tax
On December 1st 2020, PACDC and many of our members testified in support of a package of bills that could lead to a $400 million bond issue to invest in affordable homes, neighborhood commercial corridors, and create jobs. PACDC noted that Philadelphia desperately needs action to stimulate economic activity to recover from the devastating impact […]
2021 Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities
PACDC works to create an equitable city where every Philadelphian lives, works, and thrives in a neighborhood that offers an excellent quality of life. We invite you to help build this just and inclusive city: Sponsorship Opportunities Signature Events Series Sponsors will receive recognition, network with Philadelphia’s community development sector, and support PACDC’s programs throughout […]
2020: Stronger Than Ever and Building Momentum for Equitable Development
Prior to the pandemic and racial uprisings of 2020, we knew that communities of color and people experiencing poverty could not afford to wait for an Equitable Philadelphia. As the world fell apart, we stayed true to our proven course: advocating for community economic development and supporting the community organizations that serve all of us. […]
PACDC Supports Recovery Plan Introduced in City Council
The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) supports bills 200556 and 200558 as a legislative package to invest in affordable homes, community economic development, and job creation activities. Bill No. 200556 will create a 1% Construction Impact Tax, which PACDC advocated strongly for in 2018 to generate funds for the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund. […]
New Report Shows Community Development Boosted Local Economy By $5.4 Billion
As Philadelphia and the nation struggle with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) released a new report showing that over the last 28 years, community development in Philadelphia has boosted the Philadelphia economy by more than $5.4 billion, and more than $9 billion in Pennsylvania. “To […]