The Empowerment Zone has released several innovative publications highlighting stories of the residents and businesses
who have benefited from our programs. The following selections, though from the past, paint a human picture of how the
EZ continues to revitalize its communities.
Excerpts from "Spotlight on Results: Capturing Successes in Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones"
Published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
"Philadelphia Creates Strong Community Institutions"- an Interview with EZ Director Eva Gladstein; click here to read.
"The Philadelphia Story: Targeted Marketing Works". Click here to read the story on the HUD website.
"Academy Bonds Revitalize Schools in Philadelphia EZ". Click here to read the story on the HUD website.
"Order in the Court: Teen Legal Program Tries and Teaches". Click here to read the story on the HUD website.
What Works: A HUD Publication Showcasing Successful Community Development Stories
The Girard Avenue Coalition (download)
The Philadelphia Story: Targeted Marketing (download)
Streetscape Design (download)
Teen Court at Kensingtion High School (download)
Vacant Land Stabilization Spurs Development in Philadelphia (download)
From the EZ Scrapbook, Published in 1999:
Drueding Center
The Druiding Center's Project Rainbow used an EZ grant to expand its services to EZ children.
Child Care Initiatives
Several projects have increased child care opportunities in the American Street EZ
Hope Family Center
Located in the Martha Washington School, HOPE seeks to increase the quality of life for WPEZ families.
Healthmobile
A mobile clinic offering primary health care to people without insurance.
Jobstart
Helping NCEZ youth gain vital skills for employment.
Operation Makeover
Revitalized a NCEZ area by removing public drug markets, cleaning streets and lots, and maintaining the area.
A New Life
Strategy to combine drug treatment and rehabilitation with family preservation and housing services.
Housing Counseling
Trained housing counselors to help WPEZ residents seeking to purchase or refinance a home.
Child Care Through Compliance Assistance
Assisted ASEZ residents who wanted to make thieir houses compliant for home childcare.
NCEZ Business Support
The NCEZ's very own lending institution provides financing and technical assistance.
Pediatric Mobile Unit
Provide mobile pediatric and maternal health care for ASEZ families.
Community Policing Program
Creative partnerships between Philadelphia Police Officers and the WPEZ community.
WPEZ Business Support
The WPEZ's very own lending institution provides financing and technical assistance.
Keystone Quality Transport
A medical transportation serviceas company moved from Delaware County to the WPEZ, bringing new jobs.
ASEZ Business Support
The ASEZ's very own lending institution provides financing and technical assistance.
Asia Foods
An enviornmentally hazardous site is cleaned and sealed as a new business locates along American Street.
Maria Torres
The story of an ASEZ mother who received assistance from the EZ-funded Mobile Mini-Station
Field of Dreams
Over forty vacant lots are assembled to create a much-needed ballfield in the heart of the ASEZ.
Police Mobile-Mini Stations
Philadelphia Police are brought closer to the community in each EZ neighborhood.
Shining Stars, 1999 - 2001
April 99- A detailed look at the transformation of the Asia Foods Site on American Street
June 1999- Welcoming Urban Landscapes and the transformation of the WPEZ
July 1999- A focus on the American Street Financial Services Center
September 1999- Comprehensive, family based drug treatment and rehabilitation in the NCEZ
October 99- Community policing in the West Philadelphia Empowerment Zone
July 00- Phiadelphia EZ representatives attend the White House Community Empowerment Conference
September 00- American Street's Teen Tutor Access Fund makes mini-grants available to employ teens
February 01- Youth Opportunity Centers created for youth in all three EZ neighborhoods
