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Francisville Community Is "All" Of Us!

The Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation (FNDC) mission is to improve the quality of life in the Francisville community through Commercial and Residential Development and to implement programs designed to develop the youth, aid senior citizens, and generally invest in the people of Francisville. Our aim is to be a resource for information and communication, thereby insuring that all residents can have an active role in the growth and development of their community.

Formally known as Concerned Residents of Francisville Community Development Corporation, Francisville NDC, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was formed in 2002 by Penelope Giles, (ED/Founder/President), with the invaluable help and support of Mr. Fred Snead Ali. The organization grew out of a desire to see our once thriving Commercial Corridor Ridge Avenue revitalized and employing people from the neighborhood.

Our neighborhood continues to transform and grow economically and has become more ethnically diverse. We continue to be a Neighborhood striving and learning to live in harmony with each other so that we might become a model for the whole world! Francisville NDC is the primary coordinating RCO. We review, vet, and help guide the development of our commercial corridor and residential community while continuing to seed and support cultural and economic diversity in our neighborhood. Some of our own past real estate development experience includes acquiring 8 properties at nominal consideration from the City of Philadelphia to construct 3 mixed use projects that will meet our mission and neighborhood plan goals; one of which is the 95% finished project for which we are seeking funding to complete our ground floor and lower level fit out.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Mission Statement document (PDF).

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 {{toplink|url=http://francisvillendc.org|name=francisvillendc.org}}<blockquote>''Francisville Community Is "All" Of Us!''</blockquote>
-The Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation (FNDC) mission is to improve the quality of life
+The Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation (FNDC) mission is to improve the quality of life in the Francisville community through Commercial and Residential Development and to implement programs designed to develop the youth, aid senior citizens, and generally invest in the people of Francisville. Our aim is to be a resource for information and communication, thereby insuring that all residents can have an active role in the growth and development of their community.
-in the Francisville community through Commercial and Residential Development and to implement
-programs designed to develop the youth, aid senior citizens, and generally invest in the people of
-Francisville. Our aim is to be a resource for information and communication, thereby insuring that all
-residents can have an active role in the growth and development of their community.
-History
 Formally known as Concerned Residents of Francisville Community Development
-Corporation, Francisville NDC, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was formed in 2002 by Penelope Giles,
+Corporation, Francisville NDC, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was formed in 2002 by Penelope Giles, (ED/Founder/President), with the invaluable help and support of Mr. Fred Snead Ali. The organization grew out of a desire to see our once thriving Commercial Corridor Ridge Avenue revitalized and employing people from the neighborhood.
-(ED/Founder/President), with the invaluable help and support of Mr. Fred Snead Ali. The organization grew
-out of a desire to see our once thriving Commercial Corridor Ridge Avenue Revitalized and employing
+Our neighborhood continues to transform and grow economically and has become more ethnically diverse. We continue to be a Neighborhood striving and learning to live in harmony with each other so that we might become a model for the whole world! Francisville NDC is the primary coordinating RCO. We review, vet, and help guide the development of our commercial corridor and residential community while continuing to seed and support cultural and economic diversity in our neighborhood. Some of our own past real estate development experience includes acquiring 8 properties at nominal consideration from the City of Philadelphia to construct 3 mixed use projects that will meet our mission and neighborhood plan goals; one of which is the 95% finished project for which we are seeking funding to complete our ground floor and lower level fit out.
-people from the neighborhood. Through this endeavor it was soon realized that there was a severe lack of
-community interest in active involvement. The community also lacked interest in how
-the Francisville Community would be developed equitably economically, residentially or socially. This lack
-of community involvement and interest was the motivation behind our mission and our ongoing work
-in Francisville.
-The organization received its 501c3 non-profit status in March of 2005. Prior to that, the organization spent
-a great deal of time working to stimulate residents to be more active in community affairs. In the fall of
-during the Mayoral election, the idea of creating an information network was conceived. Members set
-up stations at polling locations and signed up over 500 residents. The Francisville Information Network was
-launched in January of 2004. This marked the turning point for the organization and the community as
-participation in community meetings and events increased dramatically and membership in the organization
-tripled as a result.
-In the spring of 2004 the organization was selected by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of
-Architecture and Design to do a Development Plan for Ridge Avenue from Broad Street to Girard
-Avenue. Community participation in the creation of the plan was very high largely due to the Information
-Network. The Francisville Ridge Avenue Development Plan was completed in June of 2005. While
-conceptual in nature, the plan recommended the creation of a comprehensive residential development plan
-and implementation for business retention and attraction.
-Keeping our eye on the prize, we organization set out to find funding to do a Comprehensive Development
-Plan for the entire Francisville Community. Partnering with People for People and the Fairmount
-CDC; Francisville NDC applied for and was awarded a $100,000 planning grant from the Wachovia
-Regional Foundation. The Wachovia Regional Foundation Planning Grant brought Francisville NDC that
-much closer to the larger goal of building a self-contained walk-able community; a place to live, work, play, and shop.
-Our neighborhood continues to transform and grow economically and has become more ethnically diverse.
-We continue to be a Neighborhood striving and learning to live in harmony with each other so that we might
-become a model for the whole world! Francisville NDC is the primary coordinating RCO. We review, vet,
-and help guide the development of our commercial corridor and residential community while continuing to
-seed and support cultural and economic diversity in our neighborhood.
-Some of our own past real estate development experience includes acquiring 8 properties at nominal
-consideration from the City of Philadelphia to construct 3 mixed use projects that will meet our mission and
-neighborhood plan goals; one of which is the 95% finished project for which we are seeking funding to
-complete our ground floor and lower level fit out.
 ''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/646d09_46a0f0f913b94479af89b67bef351575.pdf Mission Statement] document (PDF).