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Division of Housing and Community Development

Neighborhood resources

Housing counseling

City-funded housing counseling agencies offer group and individual counseling to help you buy and maintain a home, avoid eviction and foreclosure, and more.

Learn more about housing counseling.

Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs)

Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) organizations help residents learn about City programs that could benefit them.

Learn more about NACs.

Neighborhood Energy Centers

Energy Coordinating Agency’s (ECA) Neighborhood Energy Centers (NECs) provide information on how to save on utilities and get help paying energy bills.

Learn more about NECs in Philadelphia.

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is a program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Its goal is to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income communities.

The North Central Philadelphia Transformation Plan is part of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.  To learn more, visit the North Central Choice website.

LandCare

DHCD supports the Philadelphia Horticultural Society’s LandCare Program. The LandCare program cleans, greens, and stabilizes vacant lots to help return them to productive use. To learn more, visit the LandCare webpage.

List of neighborhood resources

Agency Contact Housing Counseling NAC NEC
ACHIEVEability 59 N. 60th St.
(215) 748-8800		 NAC NEC
Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania 846 N. Broad St.
(215) 765-0048		 Senior, Foreclosure, and Pre-Purchase
Affordable Housing Centers of PA: Northeast Office 6325 Frankford Ave.,
Unit D
(215) 765-1221		 Senior, Foreclosure, and Pre-Purchase
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) 600 W. Diamond St.
(215) 235-6070		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) 1900 N. 9th St.
(267) 296-7200		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC
Brewerytown-Sharswood Civic
Association		 3000-D N. Master St.
(267) 858-4246		 NAC
Center in the Park 5818 Germantown Ave.
(215) 848-7722		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NEC
Clarifi 1635 Market St.,
Suite 510
(215) 563-5665		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Congreso de Latinos Unidos 216 W. Somerset St.
(215) 763-8870		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NEC
Diversified
Community Services 		 1920 S. 20th St.
(215) 336-3511		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NEC
Diversified Community Services (Dixon House) 1529 S. 22nd St.
(215) 336-5505 ext. 113		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC
Esperanza 4261 N. 5th St.
(215) 324-0746		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Frankford CDC 4667- 69 Paul St.
(215)743-6580		 NAC
Germantown Crisis Ministry 35 W. Chelten Ave.
(215) 843-2340		 NEC
Germantown United CDC 5320 Germantown Ave.
(215) 856-4303		 NAC
Greater Philadelphia Asian Social Service (GPASS) 4943 N. 5th St.
(215) 456-1662		  Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC NEC
HACE: Central Office 167 W. Allegheny Ave.,
Suite 200
(215) 426-8025		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC
HACE: Frankford Office 4907 Frankford Ave.
(215) 437-7867		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NEC
Hunting Park NAC 3760 N. Delhi St.
(215) 225-5560		 NAC NEC
Intercommunity Action (Senior
Center)		 403 Rector St.
(215) 487-1750		 Senior and Foreclosure
Intercultural Family Services 4225 Chestnut St.
(215) 386-1298		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Liberty Resources 112 N 8th St.,
Suite 600
(215) 634-2000		 Disability and Foreclosure
Mt. Airy USA 6703 Germantown Ave.,
Suite 200
(215) 844-6021		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Mt. Vernon Manor CDC/NAC 631 N. 39th St.
(215) 475-9492		 NAC NEC
New Kensington CDC 2771 Ruth St., Suite 1
(215) 427-0350		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC NEC
Nicetown CDC 4300 Germantown Ave.
(215) 329-1827		 NAC NEC
Norris Square Community Alliance 174 Diamond St.
(215) 426-8734		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Northwest Counseling Service 6521 N. Broad St., 1st Fl.
(215) 324-7500		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Parkside Association of
Philadelphia		 1719 N. 52nd St.
(215) 877-1198		 NAC
People’s Emergency Center CDC 3939 Warren St.
(267) 777-5820		 NAC
Philadelphia Chinatown Development
Corporation		 301-305 N. 9th St.
(215) 922-2156		 NAC
Philadelphia Council for Community
Advancement		 5218 W. Master St.
(215) 796-9979		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Philadelphia Senior Center 509 S. Broad St.
(215) 546-5879		 Senior and Foreclosure
South Kensington Community Partners,
Inc.		 1301 N 2nd St
(215) 427-3463		 NAC
Southwest CDC 6328 Paschall Ave.
(215) 729-0800		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC NEC
Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action
Center, Inc.		 2829 W. Diamond St.
(215) 235-7505		 NAC NEC
Tenant Union Representative Network 100 S Broad St.,
Suite 800
(215) 940-3900		 Renter
The Enterprise Center CDC 4548 Market St.
(215) 895-4020		 NAC
Tioga United, Inc. 1639 W. Venango St.
(215) 639-6912		 NAC
Unemployment Information Center 112 N. Broad St.,
11th Floor
(215) 557-0822		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
United Communities Southeast Philadelphia 2029 S. 8th St.
(215) 468-1645		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NEC
Universal Companies 800 S. 15th St.
(215) 732-6518		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase NAC
Urban League of Philadelphia 121 S. Broad St.,
9th Floor
(215) 985-3220		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
We Never Say Never 4427 Lancaster Ave.
(215) 452-0440		 NEC
West Oak Lane CDC 1624 Wadsworth Ave.
(215) 224-8339		 Foreclosure and Pre-Purchase
Whitman Council, Inc. 2455 S. 3rd St.
(215) 468-4056		 NAC

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