West Philadelphia Promise Zone
Working in partnership to improve affordable housing, economic opportunities, quality education, health and wellness, and public safety.
About
The Obama administration designated West Philadelphia as one of the first five Promise Zones in the country in January 2014. These ten-year designations were created to:
- Address challenges faced by people living in deep and persistent poverty.
- Ensure that the ZIP code a person is born in does not determine their future.
The West Philadelphia Promise Zone is now one of 22 Promise Zones that serve urban, rural, and tribal areas across the country. The area of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone is roughly two square miles bounded by:
- The Schuylkill River to the east.
- Girard Avenue to the north.
- 48th Street to the west.
- Sansom Street to the south.
The designation does not come with any direct funds but provides preference points that make West Philadelphia more competitive for a variety of grant opportunities from federal agencies.
The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity is the lead agency.
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Request updates about events and community meetings, or join a standing committee.
Partners
Belmont Alliance Civic Association
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
- City Planning Commission
- Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Department of Public Health
- Division of Housing and Community Development
- Mayor's Office of Education
- Mural Arts Philadelphia
- Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
- Philadelphia Housing Authority
- Philadelphia Police Department
- School District of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
Community Education Center
Drexel University
Intercultural Family Services
Habitat for Humanity
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Mantua Civic Association
Mill Creek Advisory Council
Mount Vernon Manor, Community Development Corporation
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center - Penn Medicine
Penn State Extension
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
People's Emergency Center
PHENND
Philadelphia City Council, Third Council District
Philadelphia Works, Inc.
Philadelphia Youth Network
The Enterprise Center
The Health Federation of Philadelphia
Tiny WPA
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
University City District
University City Science Center
University of Pennsylvania
We Are Mantua!
West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution
West Powelton/Saunders Park RCO
West Powelton Concerned Community Council