Additional Resources
While the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Data & Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000ec28
CDC information at the state and national levels.
City Maps – City of Philadelphia
http://citymaps.phila.gov
An excellent resource for geographic information. City Maps includes aerial photographs, zoning maps, and maps of public service areas and facilities.
City of Philadelphia
http://www.phila.gov
The City’s website, with many useful links to city agencies, officials, and policy documents.
City of Philadelphia Department of Revenue
Real Estate Tax Information
http://ework.phila.gov/revapp/delinqtax/index.asp
Provides real estate tax balances on-line. You need to know the property’s Board of Revisions of Taxes (BRT) account number, which can be obtained through the CML’s parcelBase.
Community Legal Services, Inc.
http://www.clsphila.org/
CLS’s mission is to help low income residents obtain justice by providing them advice and representation in civil legal matters, advocating for their legal rights, and conducting community education about legal issues.
The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center’s website lists potential grantmakers, provides resources on grantwriting, and also hosts interactive online forums about funding and the grant process. In addition to the online resources, the Foundation Center website lists foundation center sites throughout the country, where individuals can search the organization’s vast listings of funding opportunities.
Hallwatch
http://www.hallwatch.org/
Hallwatch is a source for public information on real estate, as well as City Council’s activities and other civic information. Some services are free; other pieces of information are available only to subscribers.
Inspections
Online Building Permits
http://www.phila.gov/li/index.html
This website allows you to submit a permit application electronically to the Department of Licenses and Inspections. It also provides printable building permit forms.
LISC
www.lisc.org
The Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) website provides visitors with access to resources and curriculum guides on affordable housing, community and economic development, organizational development, and planning and land use. The website also hosts online interactive forums with experts discussing a variety of topics.
Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Homeowner Programs
http://www.phila.gov/nti/programs.htm
Services and support for existing homeowners and new homebuyers, including information on homebuyer assistance, homeowner loans and grants, and anti-predatory lending.
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC)
www.pacdc.org
This website serves as a forum for community development corporations and neighborhood civic associations. It lists policy updates, funding opportunities, and employment openings. The website also divides the city by census tract and provides census data for the particular tract and the city as a whole. Moreover, the website features links to sources of properties within Philadelphia, including the sheriff sale website.
Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation
http://www.philadelphiacommercial.org/pcdc/home.htm
PCDC works to revitalize neighborhoods by increasing the amount of available capital available to small business owners in low/moderate income neighborhoods. Their website includes information on commercial corridors and services available to small business owners.
Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
http://app2.health.state.pa.us/epiqms/
and
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?
a=175&Q=228721
Vital statistics, health behaviors, cancer incidence and mortality, and other health information, as well as an interactive mapping site that shows comparative statistics for areas of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Department of Licensing and Inspections
Online Services System
http://66.179.23.19/DP1/Metroplex/Philadelphia/
customerservice/selectbyservno.asp
This website allows you to submit a code violation complaint electronically to the Department of Licenses and Inspections, and to follow up on past complaints.
Philadelphia Neighborhoods
http://phillyneighborhoods.org./index.html
and
http://www.phila.gov/neighborhoods/
The official and unofficial pages for Philadelphia neighborhoods and neighbors, including troubleshooting and frequently asked questions about issues that matters to residents, like safety, vacancy and house repair programs, NTI, trash and recycling pickup, and to how to file complaints to city agencies.
Philadelphia Neighborhood Development Collaborative (PNDC)
http://www.pndc.net
PNDC is a network of foundations, corporations, and government agencies that provides technical assistance to the field of community development. Its website lists upcoming trainings and lectures about community development, identifies funding opportunities, and provides links that are helpful in the community development field.
http://www.pasda.psu.edu
PASDA is PA’s official public access geospatial information clearinghouse, useful to organizations that have or are developing in-house GIS capabilities.
Philadelphia Tenants’ Action Group (TAG)
http://www.tagaction.net/
TAG’s mission is to advance and defend the rights and interests of tenants and homeless people by organizing, advocating, educating, and providing services to help people access and maintain adequate housing.
State of the Cities Data System
Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://socds.huduser.org/index.html
This federal website provides historical data at the city level. The data sets available include: FBI Crime Data, Census Data, Building Permits Database and Urban Public Financing information.
US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
and
http://factfinder.census.gov/
The Census website has a multitude of data resources, including complete tables for the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, as well as economic, housing, and the American Community Surveys. To access detailed data, click American Fact Finder, on the left side of the screen.
