Housing Acquisition, Repair & Preservation (HARP) Program
The HARP Program is a direct result of the 2021 Strong Neighborhoods Planning process. As a result of extensive community input, the WCDC is committed to supporting residents of Wilkinsburg around vacant property, stabilization, and preservation needs. Since 2022, we have worked with dozens of residents in their application to acquire vacant properties for rehab or to expand their property by adding a sideyard, nearly 40 homeowners to improve their properties through stabilizing repairs, as well as partnering with a local attorney to draft wills and correctly record deeds in order to preserve home-ownership and plan for the future of their property. This is all thanks to two previous awards of funding from PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA). Currently, we are awaiting news of newest funding request to continue the program.
We anticipate having additional information in the fall of 2025 for work to be done in the 2026 season. For those who are interested in this program, please submit your contact information in our link below and we will inform you as soon as we have updates. Please note this is not a guarantee that funding will be available or awarded to all who are interested as there will be an application process when a new round of the program launches.
For more questions, please email evaine@wilkinsburgcdc.org with “HARP” in the subject line.