Korean Community Development Services Center (KCDSC): Difference between revisions

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The Korean Community Development Services Center.

In 1983, the Korean Crime Prevention Committee was established to promote the safety of Korean business owners in Philadelphia in the midst of a spate of violent crime in the area. The Committee became the Korean Community Development Services Center in 1985, when it began a broader community service operation with one part-time staff member and a budget of $25,000. Gradually, KCDSC grew, establishing a comprehensive roster of service programs which, over the years, has included job counseling and placement, an early learning center, an after-school tutoring program for children, summer youth employment programs, adult literacy education, elderly social security and Medicaid services, a HUD approved housing counseling program, and a housing development program.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About Us page.

In The News

Internships and Volunteering: Get Involved

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+{{toplink|url=http://www.koreancenter.org|name=koreancenter.org}}[[File:KoreanCenter.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Korean Community Development Services Center.]]In 1983, the Korean Crime Prevention Committee was established to promote the safety of Korean business owners in Philadelphia in the midst of a spate of violent crime in the area. The Committee became the '''Korean Community Development Services Center''' in 1985, when it began a broader community service operation with one part-time staff member and a budget of $25,000. Gradually, KCDSC grew, establishing '''a comprehensive roster of service programs''' which, over the years, has included job counseling and placement, an early learning center, an after-school tutoring program for children, summer youth employment programs, adult literacy education, elderly social security and Medicaid services, a HUD approved housing counseling program, and a housing development program.
-KCDSC is a nonprofit organization located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia. Our mission is to provide the support services that address the felt needs within our community so that our community members can achieve personal growth and pursue community growth.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.koreancenter.org/#aboutUs About Us] page.
-== Our Story ==
+==In The News==
-KCDSC didn’t start as a community development center. In 1983, the Korean Crime Prevention Committee was established to promote the safety of Korean business owners in Philadelphia in the midst of a spate of violent crime in the area. But soon, the founding members of the Committee realized that the community had more comprehensive need.
+*Internships and Volunteering:&nbsp;[http://www.koreancenter.org/#involv Get Involved]
-The Committee became the Korean Community Development Services Center in 1985. The name change signaled a broader vision – to address the felt needs of the surrounding community by providing the types of services that allowed community members to better their lives. Included in this vision was a commitment to serve the entire Greater Olney community, then as now made up of a diverse assortment of ethnic groups and cultures.
+==See Also==
+*[[Rising Sun Children's Center (RSCC)]]
+[[Category:Does-Community_Economic_Development]] [[Category:Does-Internships]]
+[[Category:Is-Community_Development_Corporation]][[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]] [[Category:Is-Social_Service]]
+[[Category:Issue-Community]] [[Category:Issue-Community_Development]]
+[[Category:Serves-Neighborhood_Residents]]
+[[Category:Using-Volunteers]]
+[[Category:Where-Olney]]
+[[Contact Name::Jin H. Yu| ]]
+[[Contact Email::jhy@koreancenter.org| ]]