North Penn Community Health Foundation
Breaks Ground on New Building
LANSDALE, PA – The North Penn Community Health Foundation
celebrated the ground breaking for the construction of a new 24,000
square foot nonprofit center to be located
at 2506 N. Broad Street, Colmar. The event was attended by Board Members
and staff, local township
and other elected officials, nonprofit agencies and project partners.
The nonprofit center is the first such facility in Pennsylvania. When
completed, it will provide affordable professional office space for
health and human services agencies and offer meeting space designed
to facilitate collaboration, partnering, critical thinking, learning
and the articulation of lasting solutions to unmet needs and problems
confronting individuals living and working on our community. The building
is begin constructed utilizing the latest in green building technologies
and is being financed through an Industrial Development Corporation
bond and a loan from the North Penn Community Health Foundation.
The
Foundation’s vision is to create a professional workplace
that supports the essential role of local nonprofit organizations;
enhances local access to programs and services; provides and maintains
a working environment where employees feel comfortable and safe; provides
a respectful environment where the public receives services without
stigmatization; and fosters collaboration and partnering among local
non profit organizations.
