Community Development
To support the growth of an inclusive economy, we work with low- and moderate-income communities to increase access to credit, quality jobs, education, and housing. We also help financial institutions understand their responsibilities under the Community Reinvestment Act.

Worker Voices: Shifting Perspectives and Expectations
Worker Voices provides a unique view into how job seekers and workers without a four-year degree navigated the labor market during the COVID-19 pandemic and through the recovery — and how it changed what they expect from a job.
Community Development
Economic Growth & Mobility Project
The EGMP is an initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia dedicated to promoting equal access to economic opportunity for all.
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Community Development and Regional Outreach Visiting Scholars
Updated: March 2023
Academics, experts, and thinkers with focus areas aligned with the Community Development and Regional Outreach department are key collaborators as participants in the Visiting Scholars Program.
Home Mortgage Explorer
18 May ’23
This refreshed tool offers an easy way to view local trends in mortgage lending between 2010 and 2021. Find data for home purchase, refinance, and home improvement mortgages, and visualize trends by applicant income, gender, and race and ethnicity.

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Reinventing Our Communities (ROC) Cohort Program
The ROC Cohort Program is an in-depth racial equity training program for cross-sector community groups across the U.S. to apply local solutions to increase opportunity and strengthen local economies.
Event
Mar
9
2023
Integrating Economic Inclusion to Strengthen Local Economies
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Online

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Equitable Wealth Initiative
May 2023
The Equitable Wealth Initiative (EWI) is a partnership between the Philadelphia Fed and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to examine the historical and systemic barriers and the ongoing narratives that impact wealth inequality in Philadelphia.