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CliffsNotes: An Overview of GU’s Five-Year Plan

October 3, 2018
Emaleigh Doley
GU News, Planning & Economic Development
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Germantown United CDC released the organization’s five-year strategic plan in September 2018. This new plan will help prioritize and advance our work in Germantown now through the year 2023. We encourage all our partners, neighborhood advocates, and community stakeholders to give the full plan a looksee. We also know 36 pages is a lot to take in 🙂 So if you’re looking for a quick overview of what’s changed, read on! Biggest Update: Expanding Our Mission GU has expanded its focus on…

Germantown United CDC Announces Organizational Strategic Plan

September 21, 2018
Emaleigh Doley
GU News, Planning & Economic Development
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Germantown United CDC released the organization’s five-year strategic plan in September 2018. This new plan will serve as a roadmap and tool for assessing progress, and will help prioritize and advance the organization’s work in Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood now through the year 2023. The year-long planning process helped Germantown United CDC’s leadership to step back and examine where we are, where we want to go, and how to get there. We have sharpened the organization’s mission, assessed program activities,…

Response to Lower Germantown Blight and Housing Threat Before the PRA

May 18, 2018
Emaleigh Doley
Community Resources, GU News, Real Estate Development
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In February of 2018, Germantown United CDC became aware that the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) was considering a proposal to refinance $3.3 million in loans­––with forgiveness of all back taxes, all utility liens, and all late penalties and interest accumulated over a 25-year period––on 50+ properties concentrated in lower Germantown (an estimated 140+ units of housing).

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