Housing Conference to Give Philadelphia $8.5M Boost

An upcoming conference in Philadelphia is bringing a big economic boost to the city along with ideas on affordable housing.

NeighborWorks – a nationwide organization that supports more than 240 nonprofits by way of grants, training and more – will hold its Training Institute at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Aug. 17-21 to provide training to community developers.

Drawing more than 2,200 attendees, the Training Institute is expected to give the city an $8.5 million boost.

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