Housing Revitalization

Transforming Blighted Properties Into Community Assets

🧱 How We Acquire & Renovate Homes

We identify underutilized, blighted, or tax-delinquent properties in high-need Philadelphia neighborhoods and strategically convert them into licensed family childcare homes. Our team manages every step:

• Property acquisition
  
  

• Renovation to meet child care safety and zoning standards
  
  

• Licensing coordination with city and state agencies
  
  

• Community-responsive designs that reflect cultural values and early learning best practices
  
  

This turns neglected lots into vibrant economic engines for Black and Brown educators and families.

📍 Criteria for Home Selection

Our home selection prioritizes:

✅ Properties in low-literacy, high-poverty zip codes
✅ Access to libraries, recreation centers, and public transit
✅ Structural potential for child care compliance (2+ exits, yard access, etc.)
✅ Vacant lots with potential for food gardens
✅ Community input on revitalization priorities

We also map areas with low early childhood care availability (child care deserts) to guide investments.

📋 Housing & Licensing Process

1. Acquisition

Purchase properties using grants, loans, and private equity

2. Renovation

Renovate to meet Pennsylvania’s Family Childcare requirements

3. Licensing

Assist with fire, safety, and zoning inspections

4. Move-In Ready

Homes include equipment, furniture, and play materials

5. Ownership/Rental

Trainees rent or buy the homes to launch their licensed program

💼 Investment & Partnership Opportunities

We welcome mission-aligned investors, real estate partners, and philanthropists to grow this model across Philadelphia.

Ways to Get Involved:

• 🏗️ Sponsor a Home – Fully fund the acquisition + renovation of one property
  
  

• 💸 Invest in Our Housing Fund – Scalable returns through long-term rental income
  
  

• 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏽 Partner as a Developer – Bring properties, receive branding & social impact ROI
  
  

• 🌍 Fund Gardens or Literacy Spaces – Targeted micro-donations to support specific spaces