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Jun. 3, 2016 11:59 am
The block you live on could affect how long it will take you to finish college
A Penn study focused on the West Philly-based ACHIEVEability housing program recently got some attention from The Atlantic.
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Apr. 28, 2016 3:09 pm
“It’s all about leveraging the resources you have” — Dignity Housing’s new ED
John Ungar says he'll preserve the nonprofit's individualized approach to quelling homelessness while seeking new kinds of partnerships in Germantown.
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Mar. 28, 2016 8:14 am
10 community land trusts from across Pa. have united
The Pennsylvania Community Land Trust Collaborative will work together on advocacy and fundraising initiatives to ensure affordable housing.
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Jul. 16, 2015 1:21 pm
NeighborWorks America Brings Community Development and Affordable Housing Workshops to Philly
NeighborWorks America is bringing its community development and affordable housing trainings to Philadelphia over a five day period from August 17-21 for its Philadelphia NeighborWorks Training Institute. The NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) is a five-day “mobile university,” held four times each year in major U.S. cities. In 2014, the organization trained people from 3,000 organizations […]
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Apr. 21, 2015 11:04 am
Going Public as a B Corp, Investing in Better Data, Embracing Rapid Rehousing – Social Impact Across the U.S.
Online craft bazaar Etsy went public last week on the Nasdaq stock market, making it only the second for-profit company with a B Corporation certification to do so. A report by the New York Times states that the public offering is a kind of “experiment in corporate governance, a test of whether Wall Street will embrace […]
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Sep. 25, 2014 12:49 pm
ACHIEVEability Forms Strategic Partnership with Mission First Housing to Stabilize Operations
The West Philadelphia-based social service provider and affordable housing developer ACHIEVEability is set to become an affiliate of Mission First Housing in an effort to preserve itself and improve operations. Mission First Housing, which manages affordable homes across the mid-Atlantic region and is headquartered in Center City, will become the parent company of the formerly […]
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Sep. 23, 2014 12:53 pm
Project HOME Releases Annual Report
Infographic attached to report. Full graphic here. Project HOME released its annual report this week for fiscal year 2014 — the homeless service provider’s 25th year in operation. The report outlines Project HOME’s revenues, expenses and project highlights from the past fiscal year. It also includes an introduction from Executive Director Sister Mary Scullion and […]
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Sep. 19, 2014 12:29 pm
Project HOME and Chinatown CDC Collaborate on Affordable Housing Project
Rendering of 810 Arch Street via Project HOME website A new development at 810 Arch Street is bringing affordable housing to the mix of parking lots, institutional buildings and shabby storefronts that mark the eastern boundary of Chinatown. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation and Project HOME are partners on the development, which will contain 94 affordable […]
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Aug. 21, 2014 1:57 pm
In Need of Jobs, Norris Apartments Looks to Temple University
The City of Philadelphia received a $30 million grant earlier this summer from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a part of its Choice Neighborhood Initiative to implement a “Transformation Plan” encompassing Temple University’s Main Campus and the low-income residential neighborhoods that surround it to the north and east. The grant aims […]
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Jun. 10, 2014 11:52 am
“The Lynchpin for Social Justice”: A Q&A With the New Kensington CDC on Affordable Housing
Rendering of Awesometown mixed-income development, project of NKCDC The New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) was established in 1985 to address the housing needs of residents living in Kensington, Fishtown and parts of Port Richmond. It did this by rehabilitating old houses and offering counseling services to home buyers. The organization’s role has evolved to […]