Join us as we celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our members and community leaders from across the city!

These amazing awardees and finalists are fighting for an equitable Philadelphia every day.

Enjoy delicious food, participate in the PACDC Silent Auction​, and get to know PACDC staff, members, sponsors, and those creating the Philadelphia we all deserve.

2024 Community Development Excellence Winners and Blue Ribbon Finalists

Lifetime Achievement Winner

Eva Gladstein, Formerly City of Philadelphia

Equitable Entrepreneur Winner

Christa Barfield, Farmer Jawn

Community Leader Winners

Juan Carlos Romero, Association of Mexican Business Owners

Marlene Pryor, Concerned Neighbors of Greater Germantown

Rising Star Winners

Cheryl Wiltshire, North 5th Street Revitalization Project

Daria Williams, The Enterprise Center

Rosaline Yang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

Blue Ribbon Finalists (The winners will be announced at the PACDC Gala)

Be a Gem Crossing Apartments, North10 Philadelphia

Coltrane Commons, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia

Frankford House, Frankford CDC

Latino Equitable Development Collective Family Stability Program, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Esperanza, HACE, and Xiente

Mill Redevelopment at A & Indiana, Impact Services Corporation

Scale Up Your Business Program, Lancaster Avenue 21st Century Business Association CDC