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Call Sens. Toomey and Casey today!
Call Senators Toomey and Case today in support of the Housing Matters Plan!
PACDC is Hiring
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 nonprofit community organizations by enhancing their skills and advocating for resources and policies to create a just and inclusive Philadelphia. Our advocacy has […]
Request for Qualifications: Experienced Commercial Corridor/Business District Management Coaches, Trainers & Facilitators Sought
The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) seeks responses to this Request for Qualifications from individuals or teams with experience managing business districts or commercial corridors to potentially serve as coaches, trainers and/or peer session facilitators (henceforth “coaches”) for less experienced corridor management staff, as well as to support other corridor management staff navigate […]
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!
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 […]
PACDC Releases COVID-19 Policy Agenda
PACDC released a policy agenda calling for protections for renters, home owners, small businesses, and the non-profits that serve them, to help Philadelphia make it through the immediate COVID-19 crisis. This agenda calls on our representatives in Washington D.C., Harrisburg, and Philadelphia City Hall, as well as philanthropists, to make significant investments in programs to: […]