Partners & Supporters

 



 

Foundations, Inc.

Foundations, Inc., an education managment organization headquartered in Moorestown, NJ, has partnered with OARC and the Office of Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans, to launch a new venture based in Northwest Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology (PCAT), scheduled to open September 2009, will offer training and hands-on experiece in the arts and technology to youth ages 14 to 21 designed to prepare them for economic success in the 21st century

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia & LaSalle University

OARC partnered with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia and LaSalle University to expand on the re-development of East Germantown. Habitat Philadelphia recently purchased two properties from OARC that will be transformed into three bedroom homes with the support of Habitat volunteers and partner families as well as Beneficial Bank, a new Build Day sponsor of the project. By late summer, the newly renovated homes will be available for sale to Habitat partner families via zero interest mortgages.

The expansion came out of a model for partnership that includes Habitat Philadelphia as the developer, OARC as the community development planner, and LaSalle University as an institutional anchor with a commitment to stabilizing and improving the neighborhoods surrounding its campus.

Philadelphia Recycling Rewards

With Philadelphia Recycling Rewards, you can earn points every time you recycle. Use those points for rewards like groceries, merchandise, and discounts from hundreds of national retailers and local businesses right in your neighborhood.

Its east to get started. Visit PhillyRecyclingPAYS.com or call 888-769-7960

  
 West Oak Lane NORC

On August 16, 2007, the West Oak Lane NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) program opened its doors. Funded by grants from the Green Tree Community Health Foundation and Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation, the West Oak Lane NORC provides assistance to people over 60.

This free program helps Northwest Philadelphians by giving older adults and those who care for them easier access to the information and resources they need to remain at home as they age.

NORC helps residents access assistance in many areas, including the following:

• Social Services
• Socialization
• Housing/Property Tax Rebate
• Home Maintenance and Repair
• Utility Assistance
• Medicare
• Medical Care
• Mental Health Care
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Employment
• Legal Assistance
• Transportation

In addition, they will also assist you in paperwork completion related to any of these needs. In many cases, NORC can visit you in your home if you are unable to easily travel to us. They also offer a friendly visitor program, and can assist with small errands.

To request an appointment

Call 1-800-EINSTEIN


Additional Supporters & Partnerships

• Nicetown Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC)
• Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
• Awbury Arboretum
• Carson Valley Children’s Aid
• Dorothy Emanuel Recreational Center
• Friends of West Oak Lane Library Garden
• Germantown Restoration
• Historic Germantown Preservation
• John F. McCloskey Elementary School
• LaSalle University
• Logan CDC
• Northwest Philadelphia Business Coalition
• Tookany Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc.
• Wadsworth Avenue Business Association
• Weaver's Way Coop
• West Oak Lane Business Association
• West Oak Lane Senior Center
• Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
• Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
• Zipcar