WILLOW GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
210 CEDAR AVE, WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090 willowgrovecdc.org

Total Revenue
$748,769
Total Expenses
$754,071
Net Assets
$1,309,556

Organizations Filed Purposes: WE PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS AND FREE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. WE SERVED OVER 900 HOUSEHOLDS (ABOUT 2000 INDIVIDUALS) IN 2019. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDED: SUBSIDIZED RENTALS AND TENANT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR 58 HOUSEHOLDS; VITA TAX PREPARATION FOR 346 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR 220 HOUSEHOLDS; AND HOUSING COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR OVER 300 HOUSEHOLDS.

OUR MISSION IS HELPING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS; AND SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SUPPORTIVE RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAMS - WE PROVIDE 58 AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING UNITS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY AS LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. RENTS ARE WELL BELOW MARKET RATES, AND ARE SUBSIDIZED TO ENSURE THAT RENTERS PAY NO MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME FOR HOUSING COSTS. SUPPORT TEAM HOME VISITS ARE MADE 3 TIMES A YEAR, SUPPLEMENTED BY COUNSELING, CLASSES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES AT THE OFFICE. RENTERS INCLUDE ELDERLY PERSONS, DISABLED PERSONS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND MILITARY VETERANS. APPROXIMATELY 17% OF RENTS ARE SUBSIDIZED BY HUD VOUCHERS, AND 83% ARE SUBSIDIZED BY WILLOW GROVE CDC. DURING 2020 12 VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON SUPPORT TEAMS. HOUSING COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ABOUT 1200 PERSONS ANNUALLY.

SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS - WE OFFER 2 NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR VERY LOW- INCOME PERSONS OVER AGE 60 SERVING ABOUT 140 PERSONS IN 2020. BOTH PROGRAMS PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES. WE DISTRIBUTE NEARLY 6 TONS OF FOOD ANNUALLY THROUGH THE SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS MONTHLY USDA FOOD BOXES AND CHEESE. THE FOOD IS SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDITIONAL DONATED FOOD, GOODS, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION VOUCHERS, WHICH PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE FOR QUALIFIED SENIORS. WE ARE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MONTCO ANTI-HUNGER NETWORK.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM - WE OFFER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE AND E-FILING FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME UNDER 54,000. VOLUNTEERS TRAIN THROUGH IRS TO SERVE AS GREETERS, INTAKE INTERVIEWERS, TAX PREPARERS, QUALITY REVIEWERS, AND SITE COORDINATORS. DURING 2020, 351 TAX RETURNS WERE PREPARED BY 10 CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS. THE OFFICE ALSO OFFERS FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSET-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CLASSES FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION, CREDIT, MORTGAGES, AND HOME BUYER EDUCATION. WE ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARTNERS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOUSING FAIR GEARED TOWARD FIRST-TIME BUYERS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Jerome MitchellEXECUTIVE DI40$76,563
Frederick WrightDIRECTOR1$0
William ThompsonDIRECTOR1$0
Sam SwindellsDIRECTOR1$0
Lucy Pn Sharp EsqDIRECTOR1$0
Sherry Dobbins PaceDIRECTOR1$0
Neil KlinghofferDIRECTOR1$0
Falesha GrastyDIRECTOR1$0
Ray FreisheimDIRECTOR1$0
Tim FarwardDIRECTOR1$0
Frank EmmerichDIRECTOR1$0
Jean DixonDIRECTOR1$0
John ConnellDIRECTOR1$0
Daniel CelecDIRECTOR1$0
Nelson AcevedoDIRECTOR1$0
John T Durkin JrTREASURER5$0
Mary SpencerSECRETARY2$0
Arlene GoldbachVICE PRESIDE4$0
Henry JacquelinPRESIDENT25$0

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