Partnerships

The LCA is a member of the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) and our Board Secretary is the Communications & Events Manager  at PACDC. This membership includes  grant assistance, networking, and education.

pacdc.org

The LCA is a member of The Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA) which is a co-op of co-ops. They include worker co-ops, food co-ops, housing co-ops, artist co-ops, credit unions, energy co-ops, and school co-ops across the Philadelphia region. Our Treasurer is their board President.

philadelphia.coop/

We house Books Through Bars, a volunteer run non-profit which sends free books to incarcerated people in the mid-east United States. They are members of the LCA.

booksthroughbars.org/

We are fiscal sponsors of the West Philly Bizarre, a non-profit vendor market providing low-cost vending opportunities to West Philadelphia’s underserved and marginalized communities.

westphillybizarre.com/

We house the Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation (CBTEL)  Their mission is  to redistribute wealth, in its many forms, from non-Black people to Black LGBTQIA+ people in the greater Philadelphia area. They are members of the LCA.

facebook.com/Coalition4BlackTransLiberation/

The LCA is also home to the Absurdia Community Fridge & Pantry. For several years, the house has provided space for community members to reliably find food and other necessities free of cost.