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Cornerstone Initiative

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YMCA Harrisburg Cornerstone Initiative, LLC

The Harrisburg Area YMCA’s Camp Curtin Branch is continuing to grow with the YMCA Harrisburg Cornerstone Initiative, LLC. The Cornerstone in Uptown Harrisburg Initiative is a community improvement project undertaken by the staff and board of the Camp Curtin YMCA in collaboration with several partners.

Changing the Shape of Harrisburg

The Camp Curtin YMCA team spent 2019 speaking with city officials, local improvement groups, and businesses to vet the project and gain support and funding for the Initiative. The YMCA’s vision for the Initiative is shaped by a desire to serve the community better.

As of June 2023, Phase 1 of the YMCA Harrisburg Cornerstone Initiative, LLC is a SUCCESS! Our Initiative succeeded in building four single-family owner units, sold at an affordable cost to four families, and kept tax-free for the next ten years. We had over 50 people apply for these homes; the four families that were chosen to purchase the townhomes had to undergo a rigorous process of applications, financial reviews, classes, and more.

 

Take a look at our completed townhomes!


 

The owned units will transition the properties from blight into contributing households for the City, helping to fund the community. As the YMCA acquires properties, they will implement additional safety measures as well, including more neighborhood surveillance cameras and security personnel as needed.

“It’s a blessing to see this idea that we have been working on for a few years start to move forward. Our partners and leadership look forward to creating a safe block surrounding the YMCA, and contributing new revenue to the City of Harrisburg,” stated previous leadership. “I think that it is our job as the YMCA to look around and say ‘If not us, then who?’ and then get busy making our community better.”

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About the Y

The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Across the US, 2,700 Ys engage 21 million men, women, and children, regardless of age, income, or background. We do this to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. The Y has long-standing relationships and physical presence to promise lasting personal and social change.

Contact

To learn more about the YMCA Harrisburg Cornerstone Initiative, LLC and how you can get involved, please contact David Ozmore by email.

Our Partners

Partners on this initiative include PNCUPMCS&T BankM&T BankTri-County Community ActionCity of HarrisburgHarrisburg Housing AuthorityHarrisburg Redevelopment AuthorityMid Penn BankDauphin County, and PHFA.

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