Conducts engagements with the corporate and business community, community and civic organizations, and schools and universities. Presentations are approximately one hour in length. Provides information and referral services to individuals who are blind or vision impaired. This program was established to help individuals secure the support and services they need.

Welcomes individuals, corporations, and community groups to volunteer to help sort and send supplies to developing countries.

Provides child development and family support to low-income families with children from birth to age three and pregnant individuals in the North Side and Hill District neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

Provides child development and family support to low-income families with children from birth to age three and pregnant individuals in the North Side and Hill District neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

Provides support for people with serious mental illness who are living independently in the community. Staff work one-on-one with participants to develop a personalized service plan to provide the support a person needs to maintain independent living.

Provides volunteer opportunities for members of the community to develop gardening skills and teach children about assisting those in need. Produce is given to the CCDC Food Pantry for local families in need.

Provides food to families in need and strives to create a grocery store atmosphere of wholesome staple foods, augmented by produce from the Community Garden. Offers delivery options to individuals with a limited ability to leave home.

Provides rental assistance, rapid-re-housing and supportive services to eligible participants.

Provides home repairs which can include roofs, plumbing, electrical, windows, doors, floors and subfloors, ceiling, drywall, and mobilitiy adaptations.

Helps clients apply for LIHEAP and crisis programs, emergency energy assistance, and budget billing programs for PECO, PGW, and the Water Department. Also provides heating fuel and weatherization assistance, and gives recommendations on other ways to reduce energy costs.

NKCDC has a team of HUD-certified housing counselors who are able to provide a very wide range of free housing services, including: first-time homebuyer counseling; foreclosure and sheriff sale prevention; rent, mortgage and utility assistance; property tax and rent rebates; financial education. Also help clients build budgets and credit, and can connect people to affordable home repair.

Provides a community economic development program providing legal services to small nonprofit organizations and small businesses that serve low-income people.

Provides affordable housing, tenant counseling, and support services. Also provides referrals to other agencies for housing if basic qualifications are not met.

Serves as an intake site for utility assistance program applicants. Assists with Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Crisis Grants program, and Utility Emergency Service Fund (UESF).

Pays up to $1,500.00 for on a gas or electric bill, or up to $1,000.00 on a water bill in shut-off status or already shut-off. Assistance must be applied to bills in which the account will reach a zero balance after getting the assistance. If the bill is over $1,500.00, the applicants must pay the remaining balance before receiving assistance.

A client may receive assistance from this program once every two years.

Provides OHCD (Office of Housing and Community Development) approved housing counseling, including:
A) Home Purchase Counseling
B) Mortgage Default and Delinquency
C) Property Tax Default or Delinquency
D) HEMAP (Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program
E) Legal counseling for tenants and homeowners

Offers after school programming for up to 100 Patterson Elementary School students. Guest speakers visit the after school program to make educational presentations, particularly those focused on health and safety. Services are offered to latchkey, extended day students, and their siblings. All activities are available on weekdays only.

Activities include homework help, recreation period of games, leadership skills development, girls and boys clubs, and anger management group training.

Works to advance policies and system reforms. The program is designed to facilitate the development and preservation of affordable homes, build stronger neighborhood shopping districts, advance equitable neighborhood revitalization and address resident needs.

Information Referral helps connect individuals in need with resources that will address those needs. The program serves as a resource for community organizations working to revitalize neighborhoods and address resident needs, and produces an annual Community Development Resource Guide.

Offers a series of trainings, technical assistance and information sharing.

Key topic areas in training include:
A) Real Estate Development
B) Commercial Corridor Revitalization
C) Communications
D) Community Engagement

Provides culturally-responsive, trauma-informed programming and intergenerational activities to all members of the AAPI immigrant community. Programs and services include wellness workshops for parents and youth, racial healing circles, support groups in Chinese languages, youth leadership programs to raise awareness of mental health issues and to improve intergenerational communication, and referrals to culturally situated mental health care for Asian immigrant families in Greater Philadelphia.

Manages Affordable Housing Apartment Units.

Provides an adult day program. Participants develop living skills such as housekeeping, shopping, and cooking. Participants also develop intellectual skills, including basic academics and pre-vocational skills. Self-reliance and integration in the surrounding community are other important elements of the program.

Offers revitalized neighborhoods through the development of affordable housing, the provision of employment and job training, and the pursuit of community development initiatives.

Encourages small business growth, neighborhood commercial development and creation of an open space network in the Southside of Bethlehem. Commercial facade loan program helps business owners on the Southside of Bethlehem improve the appearance of their storefronts.

19-week "Start your own business" courses are offered at the CADC of Bethlehem and at the CADC of Allentown. $75 fee is reimbursed upon successful completion of course. Technical assistance is also available for small businesses looking to expand.

Encourages small business growth and neighborhood commercial development and resident engagement in Allentown.

18-week "Start your own business" courses are offered at the CADC of Allentown and the CADC of Bethlehem. Technical and marketing assistance is also available for small businesses looking to expand.

The Upside Allentown Neighborhood Partnership Program oversees a revitalization program for Allentown's Center City neighborhood.

Referral specialist

Provides affordable housing for low to moderate income seniors and families. Apartments are located in Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Coopersburg, Easton and Palmer. Some apartments are 55 and over, some are 62 and over.

Focuses on the reduction of the concentration of poverty in small cities, by increasing affordable housing, improving access to community services, enabling individuals to earn a livelihood via entrepreneurship and other avenues and supporting individual and community wealth building.

Provides affordable business loans, technical assistance and training to entrepreneurs, affordable housing developers and non-profit organizations who are working to make a difference in our communities.

A member of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Business Resource Center of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Berks County Latino Chamber of Commerce and the Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce. Also members of the Lehigh Valley Lenders Network of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation.

Provides affordable housing units for rent.

Provides emergency food for residents of the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Provides application assistance and referrals for food pantries, housing counseling services, senior citizens programs, rental and utility assistance programs, and more. Also offers budget counseling and information about job opportunities.

Offers a needs assessment evaluation to determine immediate needs and prioritize how assistance may be provided. The needs assessment is a mutually agreed upon action plan is developed to establish goals and guide the client and the case manager. Case Managers will work with individuals and families to develop and increase job seeking and employability skills to increase the potential for employment and self-sufficiency.

Provides free classes to English Language Learners and those wishing to improve their English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Provides an education curriculum designed to assist them in acquiring a GED. Students are pre-tested and work with an instructor to meet their educational needs.

Provides a mentoring and learning program focused on integrating refugee youth into Erie public, charter and private schools. Children and youth in the program receive homework help, mentoring from volunteers and staff members and participate in enrichment activities that boost self esteem and promote learning. Includes STEM, environmental, art, cultural and language education.

Provides a community garden that is maintained by the English as a Second Language (ESL) students who harvest fresh food and take it home to family members.

Provides career counseling and assistance with job searches, job applications and resumes. Clients receive soft-skill training which includes practice job interviewing. Assistance is given to clients interested in vocational training and are aided in the process of applying to technical or vocational schools.

Provides COVID-19 tests and education. Offers free testing with no insurance required, no symptoms needed.

Helps TANF recipients and ex-offenders find employment or advance in their current jobs. Offers work readiness, life skills training, literacy tutoring, community work experience, case management, counseling, and job placement.

Partners with Victory Christian Center for our back-to-school event which includes refreshments, activities and entertainment for kids, parents and guardians. Provides information about programs and services for children, new backpacks, and school supplies. This event is typically held on the last Saturday in August just before the start of the School District of Philadelphia school year.

Collaborates with City of Philadelphia officials to provide valuable services and resources to homeowners and residents in the community during a once a year event. Some of the partnering agencies and organizations include: Vital Records, Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), Philadelphia Energy Company (PECO), Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the Streets Department and much more.

Hosts healthcare agencies to provide access to a wide-range of information and services for neighbors in west and southwest Philadelphia.