The Housing Shortage and its Impact on Our Students
With the summer holidays now officially over, kids everywhere have kicked off an exciting new school year, and Petra wishes all our students much success! For many in our community, classes, sports, and after-school activities are all underway, and the...
National Home Ownership Month
For the past 22 years, throughout the month of June we celebrate National Homeownership Month, in which we recognize the value that owning a home brings to communities, neighborhoods, and families around the country. National Homeowner Week began in 1995 as a...
Affordable Housing Month 2024
With the summer holidays now officially over, kids everywhere have kicked off an exciting new school year, and Petra wishes all our students much success! For many in our community, classes, sports, and after-school activities are all underway, and the...
Petra Celebrates National Fair Housing Month
April is National Fair Housing Month, and as fair housing is at the core of what we do here at Petra, we want to take a moment to commemorate this milestone in U.S. history. This year marks the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, signed by...
Women’s History Month – Petra Celebrates Women’s Impact on Affordable Housing
Women’s History Month – Petra Celebrates Women’s Impact on Affordable Housing Every March we recognize Women’s History Month by honoring the contributions that women have made to American history, society, and culture. This month at Petra we’d like to highlight two...
Don Coppedge – An Impact Player
Donald J. L. Coppedge a Person of Influence and Impact Don Coppedge, a community activist and advocate for affordable housing, left an indelible mark on Petra Community Housing. His tireless efforts and forward-thinking leadership transformed the lives of low-income...
He Had a Dream
In reflection on the national holiday that was established to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I recently took some time to read, in its entirety, the text of Dr. King’s speech. Most of us are familiar with the iconic phrase, “I have a dream,” but as I was reminded...
Petra’s New Collaboration
Petra Community Housing and Phoenixville Communities That Care (PhxCTC) are pleased to announce our new formal relationship. Starting in July, PhxCTC, under the direction of Dolores Winston, began working out of their new office at SteelTown Village (STV) in...
Who is Petra?
Petra Community Housing exists to serve low and very low-income individuals and families by developing and managing safe, quality, and affordable housing in the greater Phoenixville/Pottstown area. As the overall demand for rent-limited housing stock continues to...