Land Use
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 17:51
The Philadelphia Association of CDCs and Next Great City/PennFuture, in collaboration with citywide allies, have launched an exciting new website for Philadelphians interested in restoring vacant and tax-delinquent property to productive use.
The site, www.phillylandbank.org, will feature
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 09:47
A web-based form has been developed that allows you to apply for Registered Community Organization (RCO) status
online. You will need to submit the web-based form, and you will also need to send the required attachments to the email
address shown on the form. As an option, you can still
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:17
Impact summary of Governor's budget proposal from the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:55
From 2008 to 2010, Pennsylvania's recently closed Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) saved more than 6,100 Pennsylvania homeowners from foreclosure and had a total estimated impact of $480 million, according to a newly released report, the Reinvestment Fund’s (TRF)
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:52
The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations’ successful campaign to expand dedicated funding for the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund by $3.5 million per year is chronicled in the lead story of the Winter 2012 edition of the Center for Community Change’s Housing
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:49
The report of the sixth year of the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund was released in January, and it continues to demonstrate strong results across the board. Since its inception in 2005, the Housing Trust Fund has:
Produced nearly 1,150 new homes, with another 225 under construction as
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 16:19
In City Council February 2, Councilmembers Quinones-Sanchez, Green, Jones and Henon introduced an ordinance to establish the Philadelphia Land Bank. This Bill (#120052) has been referred to Council’s Committee of the Whole and can be downloaded from the City’s web site http://
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 14:37
A decade-long study by a University of Pennsylvania research team found significant decreases in vandalism and stress in areas where vacant and blighted property has been cleaned up.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s LandCare Program, which is supported by the City’s Office of
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:58
The City’s Board of Ethics has issued an advisory indicating that the City’s new lobbying regulations, which were amended in September, will be in effect as of January 3, 2012, with the first reports due April 30, 2012. Given amendments approved by City Council in October, further
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:54
On December 7th, the Pennsylvania Senate approved authorizing legislation (HB 639) introduced by Rep. Taylor to expand dedicated funding for the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund. Given House approval in April, it has gone to Gov. Corbett for his signature.
The bill will allow the City
PACDC Fact
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PACDC’s activities have culminated in $180 million to date in new resources for affordable housing and neighborhood economic development.
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The Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund has raised nearly $80 million since September 2005 to expand housing opportunities for more than 6,000 Philadelphia families.
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The CDC Tax Credit Program has fostered 35 partnerships between businesses and non-profits that is providing $60 million in new funding for CDC neighborhood economic development.
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PACDC’s Member Services programming builds capacity of CDCs through technical assistance and training, sharing of best practices, networking, and promotion of the local CDC industry.
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The local CDC industry generated $3.3 billion in economic impact in Philadelphia during the past 20 years.
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