Community & Economic

Development (CED)

Identifies and develops strategies to solve community and economic development concerns in the Metropolitan Philadelphia region. Activities include affordable home improvement and debt consolidation loans, employer-assisted housing programs and financial literacy.

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Donald C. Kelly

Director
1207 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone 215-851-1738

Email dkelly@uac.org

Economic Development Projects (EDP)

Works in partnership with project developers, owners, construction firms and universities to help them award contracts to Minority, Women and Disabled Business Enterprises, and to successfully employ females and minorities. Also prepares community residents for construction jobs in their own neighborhoods and throughout the region. Work with developers is fee-for-service. Eligibility varies for Construction Orientation classes.

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Carlos Jones

Executive Director

Economic Development Projects

Phone 215-851-1824

Email cjones@uac.org

Beverly G. Woods

Director

Economic Opportunity Division

Phone 215-851-1917

Email bwoods@uac.org

1207 Chestnut Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Fax 215-851-1929

Philadelphia Development Partnership (PDP)

Provides small loans, peer support and mentoring, business skills training, business counseling, credit building and networking opportunities to low income microentrepreneurs and the self-employed in low and moderate income neighborhoods of the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan region. PDP operates Pennsylvania's only peer group-lending program, called Community Capital Works.  Services and loans are available to any micro entrepreneur. PDP has offices in Philadelphia and the City of Chester. 

Services and loans are available to qualified micro entrepreneurs. PDP has offices in Philadelphia and Chester.

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Leslie Benoliel
Executive Director
The Bourse Building

111 S. Independence Mall East Suite 810

Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone 215-545-3100 ext. 223
Fax 215-546-8055
Email lbenoliel@pdp-inc.org
Web www.pdp-inc.org

Chester Office:
Chester Microenterprise Partnership
23 East 5th Street
Chester, PA 19013
Phone 610-499-9184
Fax 610-499-9190