Category Archives: News
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 […]
PACDC’s 2020 Magazine
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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 […]
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: […]
Call your Rep to support corona virus relief bill S 3548
Thanks to all of you that called Senators Toomey and Casey yesterday to support S 3548, the bill that will provide $2 trillion in relief for our communities due to the corona virus outbreak. Both Senators voted in favor of the bill, which passed the Senate and is now off to the House. Now it’s […]
Urge Mayor Kenney to sign the wage tax refund bill
City Council unanimously passed Bill No. 200016 on February 27th, which would give city wage tax refunds to low-income workers in Philadelphia. Can you take a minute to contact Mayor Kenney and urge him to sign the bill? You can email him at james.kenney@phila.gov Or call him at (215) 686-2181 Or send a tweet to […]