The Centennial Parkside CDC has hired Jessi Ray Koch as our Equitable Development Project Manager. Jessi will be working to advance our Equitable Development Strategy specifically as it relates to ensuring context appropriate affordable housing...
Read moreThe Centennial Parkside CDC Proudly Announces Completion of the TD Arbor Day Foundation Grant
Nov 1st, 2021 The Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation is proud to announce the completion of the TD Arbor Day Foundation Grant. The grant, generously supported by TD Bank for $20,000, focused on the area around the 1100 blocks...
Read moreThe Centennial Parkside CDC Proudly Announces the Release of its 2020 Annual Report
The year 2020 presented many challenges for so many people. As a result, the Centennial Parkside CDC made the decision to focus our mission to provide impactful services to the immediate needs of the residents of East Parkside. Many of the photos...
Read moreParkside will Rebuild!
On May 31, 2020 the Park West Town Center at 52nd and Parkside in West Philadelphia was looted. No business was spared. However, with the help of over 300 community members and staff working around the clock, the Parkside Shoprite reopened on...
Read moreMy Future, My City
During the summer of 2019, the Centennial Parkside CDC hosted 10 youth between the ages of 14 and 17 who learned about ways to organize in their community around issues important to them. The Centennial Parkside CDC, with technical support from...
Read moreAnnouncing the release of the Green Economy Chat ‘N Chew Resource Toolkit
Green Economy Chat ‘n Chews are community dinners that: educate about the green economy and how it relates to individuals, connect residents to resources and neighbors, design community-driven solutions that neighbors can take ownership...
Read moreThe Centennial Parkside CDC Proudly Announces the Release of its 2019 Annual Report
On the pages of this report, you will find stories of how 2019 has been a year in which we continued to engage our neighborhood around a new economy that will create opportunities for existing residents and build a resilient neighborhood that can...
Read moreOur Dreams, Our Future Community Dinner
On Feburary 25, 2019, the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation in collaboration with in•site collaborative hosted the Our Dreams, Our Future East Parkside Community Dinner at the Greenhouse of the Fairmount Park Horticultural...
Read moreBoard Meetings
We host monthly Board Meetings at our office at Letitia House, 3479 W. Girard Avenue. These meetings are a discussion of CDC Board business and are open to the public. Come and join us!
Read moreDeveloping Local Businesses to Grow our Community
The Centennial Parkside CDC has been working with local anchor institutions to find ways to create sustainable business models that support the East Parkside Community. A recent article in the Philadelphia Citizen explains a model based on...
Read moreTaking Risk and Building Trust Key to Meeting Community Building Objectives
In this video our Founder, Christopher Scott, discusses the role of the CDC in building trust around innovative models of community development.
Read moreSolar Power as a Pathway to Sustainable Development
Could solar energy serve as a sustainable revenue model to grow our neighborhood and create economic development with out displacement? This video discusses a model that the CDC is pursuing to bring solar energy to the East Parkside Community...
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