People
Choice Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) People Implementation Plan
Eliminating intergenerational poverty is a primary goal of PHA’s Resident Partnerships and Programs Division. Towards this end, PHA is partnering with residents and mission-driven partners to:
Increase financial literacy and family asset building
Train and place residents in career-oriented, living wage jobs
Provide attainable, affordable first-time homeownership opportunities
Nurture small business development
People Pillar Plan
The goal of the People Plan as part of the transformation of the Sharswood/Blumberg neighborhood is to ensure that families within the community have opportunities for improved health, safety, employment, and education.
Sharswood/Blumberg Supportive Services Vision Statement
“The Sharswood/Blumberg Choice Neighborhood is a gateway into our neighborhood’s core vision - where residents and stakeholders work in partnership and collaboration to grow generations to come, with dignity, safety, and pride by removing the physical and social barriers to create a thriving, prosperous, self-reliant community rounded in health and wellness with alternative resources, quality education, career planning, recreation, and employment.”
Four Pillars of People Plan
The primary objective and Pillars of the of the People Plan includes intensive case management that provides resources to residents for:
Employment Attainment
Educational Advancement
Health Wellness Support
Financial Sustainability
Services we offer participants include
Supportive Coaching
Educational Resources
Employment Opportunities
Financial Counseling
Health and Wellness
Homeownership Opportunities
Job Training Opportunities
Referrals to Youth Programming
These services are provided in the newly renovated Vaux Community Building located at 2400 Master Street.
Vaux Community Building
The Former Philadelphia School District middle school was built in 1930s and named for American jurist, abolitionist, and philanthropist Roberts Vaux (1786-1836). it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was closed by the school district in 2013. It was PHA by purchased and began its transformation in 2017. In 2018 it was designated as an HUD EnVision Center and in 2019 the PHA Workforce Center Opened.
Vaux Community Building provides the following services
Health services,
Financial counseling,
Youth programming,
Job readiness
CNI case management & coaching
Multi-purpose meeting & community engagement space
Vaux Community Building Partners
100 Black Men: Youth Programs and Mentorship (267-424-2444)
Vaux Big Picture High School: Education & Real-World Learning Programs (267-507-9690)
CVS Workforce and Innovation Talent Center (WITC): Employment & Training (267-294-6420)
Joseph J. Peters Institute (JJPI): Mental Health & Wellness Support (445-289-0398)
Mighty Writers: Education & Youth Programs (267-239-0899)
PowerCorps PHL: Employment & Training (215-221-6900)
Think & Grow Green Farms: Urban Agriculture, Education & Training (267-240-6698)
Family Practice & Counseling Network (FPCN): Health & Wellness Services (215-843-9720)
PHA Cares (Temple University): Community Health & Wellness (215-684-8377)
PHA Programs at Vaux
Choice Neighborhood Initiatives – (CNI Sharswood - Blumberg): 215-684-0573
Choice Neighborhood Initiatives – (CNI Kingsessing – Bartram Village): 267-981-0235
Workforce Development Center & Homeownership Department: 215-684-8926
Section 3 Resource Office & Job Bank: 215-684-4318
Resident Advisory Board (RAB) Resident Business Incubator: 215-684-5008
Additional Partners not in Vaux
Parent Child+: Early Childhood Education (516) 883-7480
DREAM: Youth Programs & Mentorship: (631-807-5327)
Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association (BSCCA): 267-858-4246
Lower North Philadelphia Community Development Corporation (CDC): 267-225-2605
