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Who is NKCDC?
New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a different kind of nonprofit. We are community-driven, trauma-informed, and equity-focused.
We provide a wide range of services—real estate development, housing counseling, small business assistance, corridor cleaning, workforce development, nutrition education, community health resources—to residents and businesses across the Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
We offer housing services city-wide.
OUR MISSION
NKCDC advances social equity & economic empowerment by nurturing and creating opportunities for residents to live in, and actively shape, their neighborhoods of choice.
Our Intersecting Values
Community Driven
NKCDC believes community development can and should benefit all residents. We draw our inspiration and goals—and our staff and board—from the communities we serve.
Trauma Informed
The stress of poverty, violence, racism, disinvestment, and the opioid epidemic traumatizes individuals and neighborhoods. NKCDC calls on community strengths to face our shared problems. We build networks to bring healing to clients, community members, and staff.
Equity Focused
At NKCDC, racial equity is not a fashion statement—it is a deeply held value and a tool to create lasting change. Equity means we focus on the areas of greatest need and opportunity. Equity means the people impacted by our work lead it.
Recent News
An update on the former Greensgrow Farms
Plans are in the works to develop the former Greensgrow Farms in Olde Richmond into an Urban Agricultural Educational Hub that will bring community members together, encourage care for the neighborhood, improve access to healthy food and nutrition, and be a catalyst for even more parks, gardens and community spaces across the Kensington area and Philadelphia.
Help plan how city funds will be spent on your local park
Six Kensington parks have been chosen to receive Opioid Settlement funding. “Friends of the park” groups are inviting neighbors to attend public meetings to help plan how the money is spent. This process is the first example of community-driven planning that will soon include “pockets” of people across Kensington.
Upcoming Events
Oct 4, 2023 – 10am
Free Legal Help
Nov 8, 2023 – 10am
Free Legal Help
Dec 6, 2023 – 10am
Free Legal Help
Oct 3, 2023 – 10am
Record Clearing Clinic
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I want to express my greatest gratitude for all the help and support NKCDC provided me during my difficult time. Without their help I would not be able to save my house. They’re very professional and caring, and I really appreciate all they did for me.
Carmen Bousono
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Make a tax-deductible gift to help NKCDC promote economic development, bring new life to vacant property, create homeownership opportunities for working families, and provide housing counseling and energy assistance to area residents.
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