, both communities in North Philadelphia. The grants are not only aimed at providing new housing but community amenities such as food stores and job training centers.
Having seen how Sharswood benefits from a previous grant, he expects an uplift for Bartram Village residents as well. With a presidential election looming in 2024, Monocchio emphasized in his speech that CNI grants are “really emblematic of President Biden’s economic agenda.” “This neighborhood, I can’t wait to see what it looks like,” Alexander told the residents in attendance.
State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams started out on a personal note. His grandmother and father have lived just about half a mile from Bartram Village, “in what people describe as poverty,” so he knows the importance of housing that low-income families can afford. Philadelphia might be one of the poorest cities in the country, he said, “but rapidly gentrified to have a different income level across the entire city.
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