Community Revitalization

A home cannot be separated from its community. The people and places that make up a neighborhood are essential to not only a safe place to live but also an affordable one. Many individual issues that affect a single house, such as blight or foreclosure, also have an impact on the surrounding area and its residents.

The Housing Alliance, working with our community development and revitalization partners, is concerned with providing the resources to work collectively to develop stronger neighborhoods. Programs such as Community Development Block Grants and Main Street and Elm Street programs all work holistically to build stronger, safer communities.

Resources for Community Revitalization

Dauphin County creates Pennsylvania's first Land Bank Authority

The county commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the bank, which is designed to rehabilitate blighted and vacant properties.

Inventing the future: Saving homes, fighting blight in Philly

A partnership between University City District and the City's Department of L&I helps identify owners of distressed properties and guide them to rehabilitation.
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Land banks get more attention

Momentum builds to advance legislation in Philadelphia City Council; meanwhile Altoona begins to discuss implementation.

Commonwealth Cornerstone Group awarded $45M in tax credits

The credits come from the New Markets Tax Credit program, to spur increased investments into businesses and real estate projects in low-income communities.
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Land Bank momentum gaining ground in Philadelphia

The effort is based on national best practices, and designed to effectively address the issue of vacant, unoccupied, rundown houses and empty lots in Philadelphia.

CDCs: Strength in Numbers

PACDC report, "COLLECTIVE STRENGTH," illustrates the $3.3 billion economic impact of Philadelphia Community Development Corporations
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Liz's remarks at the 2012 Homes within Reach Conference

What does it mean to have nearly 900 people show up at the Homes within Reach conference?

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