PACDC, Community Legal Services and the Public Interest Law Center sent a joint letter to the Kenney Administration and City Council opposing tax lien securitization that could harm low income homeowners and hamper the Land Bank’s work to get vacant properties back into use. You can read the letter here

PACDC’s Rick Sauer testifies on Philadelphia’s Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH).  The AFH is a new plan required by HUD under the Obama Administration to use a data-driven approach to address patterns of integration and segregation; racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty; disparities in access to opportunity; and disproportionate housing needs.  Read the full testimony here. […]

PACDC’s Rick Sauer testified yesterday, February 13th in front of the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Law & Government. His testimony on Resolution No. 160902 and Bill No. 160895 supported the creation of a Community Reinvestment Commission, which would require a change to the City Charter.  The Resolution and Bill passed the committee with a […]

PACDC’s Beth McConnell testified before Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development and Department of Commerce to urge that the Kenney Administration make a bigger investment this upcoming budget year in affordable homes and community economic development. Read the full testimony here.

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2016 Contact: Beth McConnell, PACDC (215) 732-5829 x 110  bmcconnell@pacdc.org Lowell Brown, NKCDC, 215-427-0350 , x 137  lbrown@nkcdc.org Overwhelming Demand For Affordable Rental Units Announced Groups Urge Mayor to Double the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund In FY18 Budget  The New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) announced today that their newest affordable rental development, […]

On the morning of March 13, 2017, PACDC’s Beth McConnell provided testimony to Committee of Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless on Resolution No. 170027. McConnell spoke of the ongoing need for greater resources for affordable housing in Philadelphia to prevent and end homelessness, and advocated for at least doubling dedicated funding for the Philadelphia […]

For Immediate Release:  Thursday, March 16th, 2017 Contact:  Beth McConnell, Policy Director, 215-732-5829 x 110 or cell 267.918.7207   The Trump Budget is Devastating for Community Development in Philadelphia It’s bad for small businesses, bad for families, bad for communities.   Today, the Trump Administration released a budget blueprint that, if enacted, would be devastating […]

In March 2017, PACDC launched a Tweet campaign to show how federally funded programs that President Trump has proposed to eliminate or cut are critical to our neighbors and communities! We asked our members and supporters to share a photo of a person or a place that has benefited from federal funding on the chopping […]

PACDC’s 2017 Magazine explores the role neighborhoods play as engines for economic vitality and highlights awardees and projects honored for community development excellence and impact. Special thanks to all of our guest authors. Click here to check it out.

PACDC testified on the FY18/Year 43 Preliminary Consolidated Plan on April 27th 2017, urging the Kenney Administration to double the housing trust fund, expand funding for commercial corridor programs.  The Consolidated Plan is the City’s budget for all local, state and federal funds for community development. Read the full testimony here.