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Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Looking Down The Line For This Community

May 3, 2016 Nicholas William Tricome

Back on a cold day in January, Steve Sabo sat by his desk as the sunlight came down through the windows of the Point Breeze Community Development Corporation building at 20th and Federal streets. “It

Featured Stories

Point Breeze and Grays Ferry: People to Know

February 26, 2014

Family, home, work and recreation are the building blocks of a strong community. A functional, healthy community needs dedicated leaders. Some leaders foster new businesses and encourage homeowners, while others provide a safe haven for

Housing

South Philadelphia: Community Organizations Develop Neighborhood

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25601675] Earlier this month, a joint project between Community Ventures and South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. Inc. won affordable housing home ownership rehabilitation program funding through the Office of Housing and Community Development. The project is the

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