About PCAC
We are a coalition of community, disability, faith, arts, labor, and urban agriculture organizations dedicated to advocating for legislation addressing Philadelphia’s housing and food affordability crises.
With 84 member organizations representing over 100,000 poor and working-class Philadelphians—many without affordable housing—we unite around a commitment to affordability and genuine constituent leadership development.
Originating from the Philadelphia Affordable Housing Coalition (PAHC), PCAC has secured over $800 million in new city funding for affordable housing over the past 25 years.
Key achievements include:
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Establishing Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund and Land Bank
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Amending Philadelphia’s Charter to allocate 0.5% of the general fund for affordable housing, which adds approximately $25 million annually to the City’s housing budget
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In December 2022, PCAC successfully advocated for Land Justice legislation, influencing new disposition policies in two council districts
The policies we’ve organized around aim to expand the resources (land and dollars) the City of Philadelphia commits to increasing the supply of deeply affordable, accessible housing.
As Philadelphia’s neighborhoods gentrify and long-term residents get pushed out, we are defending our right to stay.
Coalition Members
Advocates for the West Fairhill Community
Arab American CDC
Brewerytown Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
Center City Organized for Responsible Development
Center City Organized for Responsible Development
Community Development Board of East Parkside
East Park Revitalization Alliance
Friends of Caroll Park
Friends Rehabilitation Program
Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together
Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Liberty Housing Development Corporation*
Mantua Civic Association
Mantua Peace Garden
Norris Square Community Alliance
Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance
Philadelphia Jobs with Justice
Philly Thrive
Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
Regional Housing Legal Services
Save Smith School
Self-Determination Housing Project of PA
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Snyderville CDC
Sunrise Movement Philadelphia Hub
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania
Universal Communities
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Viola Street Residents Association
West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship*
Women’s Community Revitalization Project*
Working Families Partnership
Xiente
*Coalition Steering Committee members