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
Race Street 2050, Inc
Elwin Green
President
Homewood Community Ministries
TBA
Homewood-Brushton YMCA
Trey McCune
Director Of Operations & Healthy Living
Homewood Community Sports
Mubarik Ismaeli
Executive Director & President