Weccacoe Development Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

Collection ID: 
Acc. 932
Date: 
1985-1995
Footage: 
4 linear feet
Collecting Area: 
Urban Archives

Subjects:

 

Historical Note

The Weccacoe Development Association, Inc. (WDA, Inc) was founded in 1985. The purpose of the non-profit community development corporation is to provide housing for low and moderate-income people, upgrade South Philadelphia neighborhoods by helping to eliminate housing blight through the purchase of existing vacant properties and/or lots and developing rehab housing or new housing units, develop other programs and services, which will compliment this activity and improve the physical appearance of the communities in which they are active by community activists who are most familiar with the Southeast Philadelphia particularly the Whitman area. This part of the City is a stable, working class area of row homes, most of that is owner occupied. There are, however, many scattered abandoned dilapidated houses that cause problems for surrounding homeowners and are blight on the community. For the most part, people who want to live in the area cannot afford to rehabilitate badly deteriorated housing on their own. For private developers, such rehabilitation is not profitable because the cost involved is close to or greater than the market value of houses in the area.

 

Organization and Arrangement

This collection is arranged into nine series:

 

  1. Administration (Box 1)
  2. Financial (Box 2)
  3. Correspondence (Box 2)
  4. Publications of Creating Organization (Box 3)
  5. Publications about Organization (Box 3)
  6. Projects (Box 4)
  7. Other Organizations (Box 4)
  8. Scrapbook (Box 4)
  9. Legal Information (Box 4)

Series I. Administration & Organization. Materials include agenda for board meetings along with activities of the Weccacoe Development Association combined member experience.

Series II. Financial. This series include audits, budget and fiscal year plans along with canceled checks and bank statements.

Series III. Correspondence. This series includes letters of recommendations and correspondence requesting information regarding vacant properties from individuals, other organizations and banks.

Series IV. Publications of Creating Organization. This series contain pamphlets and publications for developing or managing real estate property.

Series V. Publications about Organizations. This series contain information generate by WDA about the construction of homes and other community organizations that support the purpose of WDA.

Series VI. Projects. This series contain WDA’s interest, plans and progress in specific community ventures.

Series VII. Other Organizations. This series include documents stating WDA’s involvement in working with other neighborhood improvement programs.

Series VIII. Scrapbook. This series include loose news clippings regarding of WDA and its effect and other community development corporations on the community.

Series IX. Legal Information. This series contains WDA’s by-law and legal information that subject WDA as an non-profit organization.

Inventory
 

SERIES I. ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION

BOX 1

1 Forms N/D
2 Jackson Sq. N/D
3 Vacant Lot 4/28/81
4 Whitman Library 04/01/81
5 Mt. Sinai 05/24/85
6 Personnel Policies 05/26/89
7 Misc. Notes N/D
8 Board Meeting 1995 06/26/85
9 Organizational Plan 1996 03/08/96
10 Annual Reports 10/03/86
11 East of South Phila 05/28/96
12 Minutes: Methodist Hospital 01/31/85
13 Board Meetings 10/27/90
14 Board Meetings 86'-88' 03/18/85
15 Board & Membership Mtgs. 89-90 03/08/91
16 Meetings 09/24/94
17 Board Meetings 95 & 97 01/16/96
18 Board Meetings 94 & 95 06/23/90
19 Neighborhood Housing Services of Camden 06/12/97
20 Job Description N/D
21 Meeting Notes 02/23/96
22 Greenwich Sq. NAC. Inc. 04/05/95

SERIES II. FINANCIAL

BOX 2

1 501c 08/01/85
2 Penn. Bankers Assoc. 08/15/94
3 Water Dept. N/D
4 Co. Restates Checking A/C 141001917 08/22/96
5 Misc. 09/08/89
6 Dept. of Community Affairs 03/31/90
7 Funding Sources 12/23/86
8 Audits 06/30/90
9 Tax Reports 06/30/90
10 Audit (August 1990) 08/26/89
11 Southwark Plaza Bond Statement 11/26/97
12 Phila Act Fund Inc. N/D
13 Rendell, Ed (Mayor of Phila) 01/26/95
14 PNB Check A/C 1986 11/17/86
15 Co-restate Checking 199 N/D
16 WDA Checking a/c 0137-4346 N/D
17 Payroll 05/31/89
18 PNB Checking 1990 A/C 0137-4346 12/30/90
19 PNB Checking A/C receipts 1987 N/D
20 PNB Checking 1989 04/07/89
21 PNB Checking 1988 10/27/88

SERIES III. CORRESPONDENCE

22 Letters of Recommendations 12/03/77
23 Friends of Heron N/D
24 Epiphany Church N/D
25 Delaware River Council Inc. 02/17/99
26 OHCD 11/08/89
27 Greenwich Sq. NAC Inc. 06/10/97
28 PHDC 06/07/90
29 Wissow,Odza, Steckiw & Gindhart 2/28/88
30 Patient Care Mgmt. Systems Inc. 01/13/87
31 Dale Construction 06/03/96
32 Newberg, Jeremy 08/15/96
33 Paone, John 12/21/94
34 Habitat for Humanities N/D
35 Hunt Eng Co. (Wendy Blumenstein) 12/19/94
36 Impact 11/04/85
37 Mayor's Office of Information Services. 08/08/96
38 Penn. Housing. Finance Agcy. 07/14/89
39 PHDC 12/07/87
40 DeGregoris, Henry 03/24/94
41 DiCicco, Frank Councilman 01/17/96
42 East Phila. Committee N/D
Free Library of Phila. 09/07/90
4 Tayaun, Jim (Phila. Exclusive) N/D
45 Starr, Kate 08/29/91

SERIES IV. PUBLICATIONS OF CREATING ORGANIZATION

BOX 3

1 Maps 03/29/90
2 Grant Information N/D
3 Underwriting Procedure 03/17/75
4 National Center for Non-Profit Boards N/D
5 SBA N/D
6 Urban Revitalization Initiative N/D
7 Cuthbertson, Frank 03/14/96
8 Grantmanship Center N/D
9 Ed Kelly 04/17/97
10 Loans N/D
11 Int. for Study of Civic Values N/D
12 Partnership for Growth N/D
13 PCDC N/D
1 OHCD 11/25/96
15 Community Consultants N/D
16 Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 06/13/94
17 Enterprise Zone 12/16/96
18 Fannie Mae 03/20/81
19 RTC 07/07/82
20 Saul, Ewing, Remick, and Saul 06/12/95
21Vacant House Survey N/D
22 ARFA Contractors/Whitman N/D
23 C.D.C’s N/D
24 SBA N/D
25 Philadelphia City of Business Services N/D
26 Philadelphia Co. Directory N/D
27 Development Plan 10/23/91
28 Development Plan N/D
29 Redevelopment Authority 07/01/86
30 Egan, Joe (Mayor) 01/04/95
31 Meridan Bank N/D
32 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. N/D
33 RDA Homeownership Rehab Program 04/01/89
3 PIDC 02/19/85
35 Office of Housing & Community & Development N/D
36 Charitable Registration N/D
37 Incorporation Documents 09/12/94
38 Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation 06/11/95
39 Maps N/D
40 WDA Booklet Information 08/19/86
41 RDA N/D
42 Public Relations 06/11/85
43 Presentations N/D
4 S.C.R.O.U.N.G.E. 08/19/96
45 Pennrose Industries N/D

SERIES VI. PROJECTS

BOX 4

1 5th Street Ren Plan 10/20/95
2 PURP N/D
3 Beautifying Dickinson Sq. Park 05/29/95
4 WDA Housing Package # 09/01/81
5 United Communities SE Philadelphia 10/12/94
6 Planning Commission City of Philadelphia 11/28/89
7 LISC 1995/96 06/26/95
8 Liberties Construction 06/07/96
9 Ed. Barkowitz 11/30/83
10 Philadelphia Development Partnership 08/20/96
11 Philadelphia Urban Resources Partnership 08/25/95
12 Community Venture Inc. 04/11/97
13 Community Venture Inc. (Steven Kaufman) 03/10/94
14 Community Ventures 04/12/97
15 Mt. Sinai Funding Proposal N/D
16 Philadelphia Department of Commerce Proposal 03/13/92
17 Pennsylvania’s Economic Development Plan N/D
18 7th Street Avenue Association 06/06/95
19 RDA Vacant Project Review N/D
20 Organization Plan 03/08/96
21NCA 1990-9 10/15/90
22 Community Ventures 11/05/93
23 Belmont Plan N/D
24 Penn Department of Community Affairs 06/05/91
25 Alliance for America’s Youth 04/27/97
26 RDA Donor/Taker Program 07/20/95

SERIES VII. OTHER ORGANIZATION

27 S.E.N.E. 06/20/85
28 Building Materials Exchange N/D
29 Adams Accounting N/D
30 Affordable American Homes Inc. 12/12/96
31HUD N/D
32Advanta 03/26/97
33 203 K Program 07/14/89
34 Southwark 07/27/95

SERIES VIII. SCRAPBOOKS

35 Community Alliances 10/16/90
36 News Article 09/12/94
37 Neighborhood Partners 07/19/94
38 Philadelphia News clippings Housing Services 05/11/97
39 Real Estate News (Generals) 06/08/95

SERIES IX. LEGAL INFORMATION

40 By-Laws N/D
41By Laws 02/19/85
42Randolph Court (C. Lindner) 09/04/85