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These nonprofits are building a bold partnership model in the Promise Zone method

Apr. 19, 2016 12:47 pm

These nonprofits are building a bold partnership model in the Promise Zone

A number of organizations repairing aging homes in West Philly are laying out a blueprint for a citywide initiative.
People’s Emergency Center Opens New Affordable Housing Complex in West Powelton method

Mar. 12, 2015 11:36 am

People’s Emergency Center Opens New Affordable Housing Complex in West Powelton

Reclaiming a once-vacant lot, People’s Emergency Center (PEC) has opened a new affordable housing complex, Bigham Leatherberry Wise Place, in West Powelton. PEC is a human services and community development organization focused on the West Philadelphia neighborhoods of Mantua, Mill Creek, Belmont, Saunders Park and Powelton Village. The $2.6 million project, named for two engaged local […]
City to Hire Manager for West Philadelphia Promise Zone method

Aug. 11, 2014 1:01 pm

City to Hire Manager for West Philadelphia Promise Zone

Mantua, neighborhood in West Philadelphia within Promise Zone The Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) is hiring a manager for the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. The Promise Zone initiative is a place-based program designed to revitalize distressed areas by coordinating efforts across sectors and agencies and prioritizing the zones for federal assistance, essentially […]