Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation Print

star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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DE&I
To help reconnect Chinatown neighborhoods divided by the creation of the Vine Street Expressway, the organization will hold a pop up event to reimagine the public space and older residents input will be sought

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Chinatown community members looking at displays at a meeting.
Chinatown community members at outdoor education event above Vine Freeway.
A staff member helps an elderly Chinese woman complete a community survey.

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