Address

6328 Paschall Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19142

Website

www.southwestcdc.org

Description

Southwest CDC improves the quality of life in Southwest Philadelphia through economic development and its support services.
Southwest CDC is an organization that provides services in four areas:
•Self Sufficiency programs address the issues of people who are in a crisis situation and need help with utility assistance, budget energy counseling, and water conservation.
•Community Development help people with first-time home buyers counseling, default and delinquency counseling, credit history & anti-predatory lending counseling and education, community organizing, neighborhood beatification, voter registration.
•New Start Family Resource Center programs help people have a healthy lifestyle and offer an after school program, summer camp, strengthening family relationships.
•Economic Development – Woodland Avenue Revitalization Project and Southwest Economic Conference – Strategic Initiatives, publishing the Southwest Globe Times weekly neighborhood newspaper.

Category

Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Community, Volunteerism & Philanthropy, Crime & Legal-Related, Environment, Hunger & Poverty