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- Summer 1986 - Southwest CDC was organized as a branch of Philadelphia Neighborhood Housing Services.
- August 1987 - Became incorporated and began providing energy assistance and weatherization programs to the community.
- February 1993 - Became an OHCD sponsored Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) to act as a liaison between the city and community residents.
- July 1996 - Established the Southwest Small Business Assistance Center to provide technical assistance to existing and start up businesses.
- December 1996 - Began its Mortgage Counseling Program to help prepare first time homeowners for the mortgage application process.
- July 1997 - Became a Neighborhood Energy Center sponsored by the Energy Coordinating Agency, and added water conservation services.
- October 1997 - Became a REACH Homeless Prevention Program site sponsored by the Energy Coordinating Agency.
- March 1998 - Hired a Director of Community and Economic Development to manage the Neighborhood Advisory Committee, Southwest Small Business Assistance Center and other economic development activities.
- July 1998 - Expanded mortgage counseling into a full housing counseling agency sponsored by the Office of Housing and Community Development.
- August 1998 - Began the Woodland Avenue Revitalization Project to increase the number of shoppers by addressing appearance, quality of goods sold and the perception of crime.
- November 1998 - Began working on a contract with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to assist tenants in moving out of public housing into Section 8 certified housing.
- March 1999 - Cofounder of the Southwest Economic Conference, a group that would create a planning study and recommend 10 initiatives to improve the economy in Southwest Philadelphia.
- March 1999 - Established the Welfare Counseling Program to address the needs of community residents during the welfare reform transitions, sponsored by The William Penn Foundation.
- July 1999 - Created the New Start Family Resource Center and began offering summer camp and after school programs, parenting classes and drug and alcohol prevention guidance.
- November 2000 - Hired consultants Urban Partners to begin research and data collection for the Woodland Avenue Revitalization Project and Southwest Economic Conference.
- August 2001 - Hired the first Employment Counselor to assist residents with job readiness, placement, and retention programs.
- September 2001 - Moved the offices into a newly renovated, completely accessible building at 6328 Paschall Avenue.
- September 2002 - Completed the strategic plan for the Woodland Avenue Revitalization Project.
- November 2002 - Establish the Southwest Business Partnership to bring non-retail businesses together to network and share like interests.
- December 2002 - Completed the Southwest Economic Development Strategy.
- February 2003 - Established the Southwest Initiative for Transformation to redevelop the large, vacant and derelict properties in Southwest.
- March 2003 - Established a partnership with Patterson Elementary School to create the 21st Century Community Learning Center to expand after school activities.
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