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Photo Credit: Dailylocal.com In Spring of 2018, the Coatesville Growing Greater Initiative, in partnership with Chester County Economic Development Foundation (CCEDF), was awarded $500,000 in implementation funding from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. The initiative will focus on five revitalization topics: Resident Engagement, Jobs/Economic Opportunity, Youth Empowerment, and Community Safety. As part of a coordinated effort to stimulate investment into Coatesville—and

Congratulations to Mt. Airy, USA (MAUSA), East Mt. Airy Neighbors (EMAN), West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN), and all of their community partners! It was announced on September 13, 2017 that Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is providing the community $1 million to implement the Mt. Airy 2025 action strategies. Mt. Airy 2025 is a ten-year vision for the future of the neighborhood that specifies detailed plan of action for the first five years. Urban Partners served as the prime con

Congratulations to our friends at HACE for securing a 5-year, $750,000 implementation grant from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. HACE completed the 2025 Good Lands Neighborhood Development Plan in 2015, which identified a wide-range of community revitalization strategies such as economic development initiatives, affordable rental housing, provision of social services for older adults, and participation of residents through the creation of a Livability Academy. Urban Part

Congratulations to our friends at Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) for securing a $1.15 Million implementation funding from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation! This is the largest single grant awarded by WFRF to catalyze community revitalization activities (see Lancaster Online article about the grant award). In 2016, Urban Partners had the privilege of assisting LHOP and its community partners prepare the SW Lancaster Revitalization Plan. #Lancaster #Neighbo

Urban Partners recently kicked off work on a neighborhood revitalization plan for the West Ward of Newark, NJ in coordination with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark. The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation-funded effort will result in a resident-driven identification and prioritization of strategies and activities to address the community’s identified needs. Urban Partners has significant experience with the expectations and requirements of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundatio

Congratulations to Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) and all the community partners that participated in the Southwest Lancaster Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy. Urban Partners had the pleasure of facilitating the resident-driven planning process which identified six key areas to revitalize Southwest Lancaster. Click HERE for local news coverage of the event.. #WellsFargoRegionalFoundation #Lancaster #NeighborhoodPlanning

The Chester County Economic Development Foundation (CCEDF) and the Coatesville Area Partners for Progress (CAPP) have been awarded a grant from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation to create a ten year, resident driven comprehensive plan for downtown Coatesville and its surrounding neighborhoods. Urban Partners has been selected by CCEDF and CAPP to facilitate the planning process. We will be assisted by KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc., V. Lamar Wilson Associates, and