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{{toplink|url=http://www.nkcdc.org/|name=nkcdc.org}}New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) provides free housing counseling--like help buying a home, or help paying rent, mortgage, or utilities—to anyone in Philadelphia. We offer many additional resources to residents and businesses in the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond neighborhoods, like: | {{toplink|url=http://www.nkcdc.org/|name=nkcdc.org}}New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) provides free housing counseling--like help buying a home, or help paying rent, mortgage, or utilities—to anyone in Philadelphia. We offer many additional resources to residents and businesses in the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond neighborhoods, like: | ||
*Developing affordable housing | *Developing affordable housing. | ||
*Connecting residents to resources for housing, food, health, safety, employment and other community needs | *Connecting residents to resources for housing, food, health, safety, employment and other community needs. | ||
*Advancing neighborhood leaders and supporting neighborhood organizations | *Advancing neighborhood leaders and supporting neighborhood organizations. | ||
*Supporting small businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs | *Supporting small businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs. | ||
*Maintaining vacant lots and commercial corridors | *Maintaining vacant lots and commercial corridors. | ||
<br>Our Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce development program also improves health outcomes in Kensington. Our food and nutrition program, Nourish, delivers meal kits in Kensington, Fairhill and Juniata. And We CAN, a partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, has brought community organizations and police together to address issues of community safety across Kensington and Fairhill. | <br>Our Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce development program also improves health outcomes in Kensington. Our food and nutrition program, Nourish, delivers meal kits in Kensington, Fairhill and Juniata. And We CAN, a partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, has brought community organizations and police together to address issues of community safety across Kensington and Fairhill. | ||
We use a strategic combination of real estate development, community engagement, and people-centered direct services to ensure all of our neighbors can remain—and thrive—where they choose to live. | We use a strategic combination of real estate development, community engagement, and people-centered direct services to ensure all of our neighbors can remain—and thrive—where they choose to live. | ||
''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.nkcdc.org/who-we-are Who We Are] page. | ''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.nkcdc.org/who-we-are Who We Are] page. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 22 February 2022
New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) provides free housing counseling--like help buying a home, or help paying rent, mortgage, or utilities—to anyone in Philadelphia. We offer many additional resources to residents and businesses in the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond neighborhoods, like:
- Developing affordable housing.
- Connecting residents to resources for housing, food, health, safety, employment and other community needs.
- Advancing neighborhood leaders and supporting neighborhood organizations.
- Supporting small businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs.
- Maintaining vacant lots and commercial corridors.
Our Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce development program also improves health outcomes in Kensington. Our food and nutrition program, Nourish, delivers meal kits in Kensington, Fairhill and Juniata. And We CAN, a partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, has brought community organizations and police together to address issues of community safety across Kensington and Fairhill.
We use a strategic combination of real estate development, community engagement, and people-centered direct services to ensure all of our neighbors can remain—and thrive—where they choose to live.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Who We Are page.
In The News
- Amid neighborhood instability, affordable housing brings new residents to Kensington, Star News Philly, December 6, 2017.
- Once-Shuttered Factories Are Now Manufacturing Jobs in Philadelphia, Next City, December 1, 2016.
See Also
- Does-Community Economic Development
- Is-Community Development Corporation
- Is-Nonprofit Organization
- Is-Registered Community Organization (RCO)
- Issue-Zoning
- Issue-Community Development
- Issue-Economic Development
- Issue-Neighborhood Revitalization
- Issue-The Arts
- Where-Kensington
- Where-Fishtown
- Where-Port Richmond
- Does-Housing Counseling
- Issue-Housing
- Teaches-Home Ownership
- Issue-Community