Celebrating Women’s History Month
Wynnefield Overbrook Revitalization Corporation (WORC) aims to revitalize all of the Wynnefield and Overbrook areas that run along the east side of City Avenue.
Together we unite, reinforce, and empower the community by investing back in it. WORC specializes in benefiting these areas and fueling great success to their businesses. Giving back to home.
WORC’s IMPACT
As WORC continues to help the community, these results will continue to rise
$45,000,000
funding was allocated and utilized in the developing senior housing facilities
Senior Housing
1,500
distributed to youth and schools during annual back to school events
Book Bags
154
New Senior Units
created through commercial developments
$300,000
Residents’ Housing
improvements, weatherization, and overall education
$320,000
for storefronts, and
businesses to succeed in the neighborhood.
Renovation Projects
How WORC supports local businesses:
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Granting
WORC receives large grants of money to give and support businesses within the WBA
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Cleaning
54th street corridor where WBA resides, is cleaned by WORC and the clean corridors initiative
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Renovating
WORC has utilized grants to redesign and renovate full storefront spaces on 54th street corridor
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Redeveloping
Using emptied buildings or establishments, WORC has redeveloped senior housing along 54th street
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Planning
With architects, WORC made designs to restructure and revive certain corridors like 54th street
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Coaching
WORC serves as a resource for business owners to improve and consolidate themselves
WORC WANTS YOU…
So we can help support the neighborhoods between Wynnefield and Overbrook by supporting the communities and giving back to them as much as possible. Businesses or residents within Wynnefield and Overbrook areas can reach out and or apply for grants here where WORC’s team will deliberate and find that money for you.
WORC CONTRIBUTES TO…
Working alongside the Philadelphia Department of Commerce to organize, balance, and serve small businesses to grow and establish themselves successfully in the Wynnefield and Overbrook areas.
