Welcome to Homewood Community Development Collaborative
(HCDC)

HCDC is working with partners to implement the community vision outlined in the Homewood Comprehensive Plan. One of the major highlights is providing economic opportunities that will allow current residents to thrive, while attracting new residents to our neighborhood. HCDC is committed to rebuilding Homewood, as a community of the future, to represent what a diverse, mixed-income and vibrant community can look like for our residents and the region.

COMMUNITY - MOBILITY - DEVELOPMENT - INFRASTRUCTURE

CAPACITY‐BUILDING
 

Engaging with other local leaders and community members in constructive collaboration to implement development programs while modeling high standards of accountability and transparency. 

COMMUNITY‐BUILDING

Bringing stakeholders together to collectively identify and address community needs, encouraging a culture of inclusivity and cooperation, and mitigating competition over resources.

OWNERSHIP‐BUILDING 

Increasing people’s capacity and willingness to participate and invest in efforts to improve their communities.

HCDC Rules of Engagement

1. We respect the Agenda
2. We respect each other
3. We offer solutions, not complaints
4. We will end on time
5. We believe in our ability to create change

HCDC Members

The Collaborative has worked with community residents, elected officials and the City of Pittsburgh on an 18‐month planning process to produce the first City sanction Comprehensive Community Plan. This public vision for Homewood document reflects the guidelines for future development in our neighborhood. Through this process HCDC is the designated Registered Community Organization for Homewood.    HCDC’s objective is to continue to work with the community, city, elected officials, stakeholders and developers to move the vision forward.

Homewood Children's Village

Walter Lewis
President and CEO

Community Empowerment Association

T. Rashad Byrdsong
President and CEO

Building United of SWPA

Rev. Sam Ware
Executive Director

Operation Better  Block

Jay Gilmer
Executive Director

Race Street 2050, Inc

Elwin Green
President

Homewood Brushton Business Association 

Diane Turner
President Elect

Homewood-Brushton YWCA

Nichelle Nelson
VP of Programs

Homewood Community Ministries

TBA

Homewood-Brushton YMCA

Trey McCune
Director Of Operations & Healthy Living

Alma Illery (Primary Care Health Services)

Jerome Gloster, MD 
CEO/CMO

Homewood Community Sports

Mubarik Ismaeli
Executive Director & President

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