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New pop-up cleanup campaign hits the streets

October 15, 2018
Emaleigh Doley
Business Support, Public Space Maintenance, Volunteer
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Friends of Germantown Northwest and Germantown United CDC are partnering on a new project called “Clean It Up Make It Safe” Germantown Pop-up Cleanup, a public health and safety campaign aimed at litter abatement within Lower Germantown. The grassroots project utilizes pop-up cleanups – volunteer efforts that appear suddenly or unexpectedly – along the commercial district to improve the beauty, cleanliness, and safety of the targeted area, build community, and inspire people to action. These cleanups are managed by Friends of Germantown Northwest’s Keith…

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,…

Free First-time Homebuyer Workshops in Germantown

August 8, 2018
Emaleigh Doley
Community Resources
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Beginning in September 2018, Germantown United CDC will increase its work around affordable housing and homeownership. We are committed to bringing new housing counseling services to the neighborhood, and connecting residents with existing resources in Germantown and nearby, including pre-purchase and home-ownership counseling, foreclosure prevention, anti-predatory lending education, financial counseling, and a renter assistance referral system. GUCDC now offers a FREE monthly First-time Homebuyer workshop in through a partnership with Mt. Airy USA. The first workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11 at 5:30pm at GUCDC’s office, located at 5320 Germantown Ave (at the corner of W Penn St). Visit our Housing Counseling Services page to register and learn more.

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