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July 2018

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On June 21, Hunter Roberts Construction Group along with devel-

opment team PCDC and JNA Capital, Inc. hosted a topping-out

celebration at the Eastern Tower Community Center construction

site. This celebration marked the last pour of concrete at the very

top of the structure, which will be the tallest building in Chinatown

at 20 stories tall and host Chinatown’s very first community center

upon completion. PCDC staff and interns celebrated with construc-

tion workers and business executives alike with a bountiful lunch

buffet, which included pulled pork sandwiches, salads, and a whole

siu yuk roasted pig donated by Ting Wong Restaurant and Mrs.

Yuen.

The topping-out celebration is a milestone and felt like a culmina-

tion of all the hard work PCDC staff and board members have put

into the ETCC project. So, understandably, the anticipation and

excitement for the opening of ETCC are now greater than ever.

Though there is still much work to be done, the end of this long-

awaited project is now in sight -- quite literally -- and Chinatown

will soon have the community center it deserves and has deserved

for decades.

Eastern Tower Community Center “Topping Out” Celebration

Chinese Benevolent Association , Hip Sing Association, and Gee How Oak Tin

PCDC Staff and Interns

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PECO Offers Relief on the first Day of Summer Senior Citizens gathered at PCDC on the first day of summer to get a free box fan. PECO’s Senior Fan Giveaway program could not have come at a better time. It was warm and humid on June 21st, when On Lok Senior House and Social Service Center and PCDC joined PECO Corporate Relations Director Romona Riscoe Benson and the PECO volunteers to distribute one hundred box fans. It was a fun festive event with tents for shade, chairs for comfort, Chi-nese pop music in the background, and games of mahjong and xiangqi. In addition to the do-nated fans, PECO offered refreshments, and PECO’s Smart Ideas team gave away energy efficient light bulbs. John Chin and Ms. Riscoe Benson were the featured speakers at this event with intern Tatman Chio providing Mandarin and Cantonese translation. PCDC thanks PECO for its generosity and its focus on seniors. The fans will be especially appreciated during the hot months of summer!

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In This Issue :

PCDC News

Programs and Services

Main Street

Zoning Matters 4

Real ID 10 On Lok Service Center 10 Language Access Philly 10 FAQ about Health Services Part 2 10

Community News

PECO Offers Relief 2 Save the date: YeShi Night Market 3 No Butts in Chinatown 3 Philly 311 3

Zoning and Planning

July Teen Events 5 PCDC Teen Club Takes on NYC 6 Beware of Scammers 6 PCDC Welcomes Interns & Drexel Co-Op 6 PCDC EXPO 8 Senior Housing Workshop 8 Homebuyer Education Classes 9 Mrs. Wu Achieves the American Dream 9 Homebuyer Education Workshop 9

PCDC Programs and Ser vices

No Butts in Chinatown

PCDC’s Cigarette butt-free pilot program started in June with the installation of four cigarette butt boxes in Chinatown. The installation of these boxes was the culmination of a community coming together to solve a problem. Starting PCDC’s $1-a-Day cleaning crew identified cigarette butts as a constant source of litter. This led to the formation of a neighborhood youth-led initiative, with students from Central and Masterman high schools to survey, observe, and de-liver solutions. With technical support and funding from Keep Philadelphia

Beautiful, the initiative decided that cigarette boxes would be the best solution. Phase 2 included a youth and senior citizen box design competition and the identification of locations for the pilot in-stallation.

Cigarettes butts result in unnecessary litter. Philadel-phia is considered to one of highest rate of smokers among the 30 largest cities. Today we have a com-munity led solution that will hopefully reduce litter. Stay tuned to hear if smokers are using the boxes.

Chinatown YèShì Night Market 2018!

Save the date: Thursday, 7:00 PM-11:00 PM, Oc-tober 11th, 2018 (10th and Race Street). Since 2011, PCDC has provided Chinatown visitors and residents with the family-fun experience of the

Chinatown YèShì Night Market. ‘YèShì’ or 夜市is the Chinese word for ‘night market’. Night mar-kets are popular outdoor bazaars that often focus on foods and goods. In 2017, Chinatown’s YèShì saw 60 vendors take over Chinatown’s streets. In addition to all of the tantalizing temptations, the YèShì also hosts various local musicians and per-formers.

Food and craft vendor applications will be open-ing up soon, so please be on the lookout for infor-mation from PCDC. Questions? Please contact Lamei Zhang at Lzhang@chinatown-pcdc.org, or call (215) 922-2156.

Philly 311

Find Graffiti? Contact Philly 311 for removal! They respond!

Along the neighborhood in Chinatown, ubiquitous graffiti welcome visitors: they are sprayed on the wall, the pavement, the lampposts, the doors… On June 11th, PCDC was again informed the presence of newly- painted graffiti by the $1-a-Day cleaning crew.

Upon receiving the report, PCDC quickly contacted 311, and submitted an online graffiti-removal request on the Philly 311 website. Days later, the City Depart-ment took initiative, and it is to our relief that now the graffiti could no longer be detected.

If you ever see graffiti, or wish Chinatown can be a

cleaner place without Graffiti, please call 311 or submit

an online request for graffiti removal.

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Zoning and Planning

Below are the current and upcoming zoning matters within the Chinatown district. Zoning matters are presented to the commu-nity first, through public RCO meetings, before they are heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). Please feel free to attend an RCO meeting or ZBA hearing regarding any matter of interest. All ZBA hearings are held at One Parkway Building, 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor. PCDC's Planning Committee meets at 6pm on the second Tues-day of each month as the Registered Community Organization (RCO) for the boundaries of 7th to 13th Street, Filbert to Spring Garden Street. The next meeting is on June 12th. The next three meetings are: July 10th August 14th September 11th

Previous Cases: Address: 211 N Camac St Appeal #: 33681 Permit #: 861353 Scheduled Hearing Time: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:30 AM

Proposal: Permit for the increase in dwelling units from twenty-four (24) family dwelling to a maximum twenty-eight (28) dwell-ing units (multi-family) in an existing structure. RCO Opinion: Support with affordable housing provisos. Address: 1126-30 Spring Garden St Appeal #: 33676 Permit #: 859400 Scheduled Hearing Time: Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 9:30 AM Proposal: Permit for the erection of an attached structure (170ft high); roof deck at eighth (8th), ninth (9th) and tenth (10th) floor (for residential use only), for the creation of sixty-two (62) acces-sory parking spaces including with three (3) accessible spaces, one (1) van accessible space, four (4) electric vehicle spaces and fifty-eight (58) 1a bicycle spaces in an accessible route at cellar; for a vacant commercial spaces and two (2) loading spaces at first floor in the same building with hundred and seventy-two (172) dwelling units from second floor through sixteenth (16th) floors. Size and location as shown in the application. RCO Opinion: The committee expressed concerns over afforda-ble housing, density and parking. Note: Callowhill Neighborhood Association, the coordinating RCO, held a public meeting on May 17. Upcoming Cases: Address: 210-12 N 12th St Appeal #: 33766 Permit #: 859405 Scheduled Hearing Time: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 9:30 AM Proposal: Permit for the erection of an attached structure with a roof deck above for residential use only, for use as vacant com-mercial space on the first/second floors, for twenty six (26) dwelling units on third thru tenth floors., with nine (9) class 1 a bicycle spaces on an accessible route, with no parking spaces (size and location as shown on the application). Address: 1025 Spring St Appeal #: 34021 Permit #: 870262 Scheduled Hearing Time: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 3:30 PM Proposal: Permit for three (3) dwelling units (multi-family house-hold living) throughout an existing attached structure.

Zoning Matters

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Teen Support Group The Teen Support Group is a safe space for teens to talk about stress in their lives and learn good mental health habits. 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. July 17th and August 7th. 901 Wood Street, Philadelphia Teachers: UPenn Psychiatrist Jenny Yu, MD, Ph.D. and Philadelphia Asian mental health pioneer, Helen Luu, LCSW Dinner is provided!

July Teen Events and Opportunities:

Important Announcements:

The July practice SAT will be on July 28th, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM at 901 Wood Street. Please contact Rosaline to reserve a seat. Teen Club Visits College Visits Teens must have completed their intake forms to be able to go. Permission slips are available during SAT classes and at PCDC office. Date: July 6th (UPenn), July 18th (Drexel), August 3rd (Temple) Time: 12:30- 3:00 PM (UPenn), 2:00 PM-4:00 PM (Drexel), 1:00-2:00 PM (Temple) PCDC Presents: College Workshops/Teen Development Series During the summer these classes will be held bi-weekly on Fridays from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. The schedule will change in the fall to account for school starting. Workshops on college applications, essay help, FAFSA, how to choose your major, etc. Discussions on college advice, how to make the most of your undergrad career, internships/volunteering (how to make your resume stand out), etc. Dates: July 13th, July 27th, August 10th, August 24th, September 7th Free Museums; Arts Internship with Philly Stamp Pass Get ready for a summer of art! Philly teens 14 -19 can sign up for a stamp pass to get free admission to Philadelphia museums and find out more about a 6 week arts internship at a local cultural institution. Apply Online: http://phillystamppass.org/paper-pass/

Hit the Books Scholarship This scholarship is offered by Coffee for Less and opened those aged 18-25 who are enrolled in an accredited college or university. Requires an essay (no more than 500 words) on the importance of education in their lives and how the scholarship money will assist the students' goals. Bonus points will be awarded to those students who find a creative way to include their passion for coffee within their essay without losing sight of the primary topic. Winners will be selected based upon two criteria: successful accomplishment of essay subject matter and individual student needs. Hit The Books scholars are expected to illustrate integrity and drive with their use of the scholarship funds but will also be required to submit receipts for the educational materials acquired as a result of the scholarship award. Deadline: August 25, 2018 Award amount: $500 (towards books and materials) To apply: https://www.coffeeforless.com/pages/scholarship

Weekly Teen Club Schedule: All classes and materials are free of charge. Walk-ins welcome!

SAT Reading & Writing Mondays 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM, 901 Wood Street, Philadelphia Teacher: Phoebe Ho

SAT Math Thursdays 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM, 901 Wood Street, Philadelphia Teacher: Zhenting Li

Free Practice SAT

Last Saturday each month, 9:00 AM – 1:10 PM 901 Wood Street, Philadelphia Space is limited. Please email Rosaline Yang at ryang@chinatown-pcdc.org to reserve a spot.

PCDC Programs and Ser vices

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PCDC Programs and Ser vices

BEWARE of SCAMMERS

According to a recent AARP survey, many Americans over age 65 know little or nothing about the federal government’s initiative to replace their Medicare cards. Why is the federal government replacing Medicare cards? The federal government wants to protect your identity. The fed-eral government is removing your social security number and is-suing you a new card with a unique Medicare number. What do you need to know?

Do not pay for the new card. New Medicare cards are FREE.

Do not give personal information to get your card. If someone calls to demand money or your personal

information, it is a scam.

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PCDC Teen Club Takes on NYC!

On June 22nd, members of

the Teen Club went on an adventure to the Big Ap-

ple. A total of 15 people attended, 12 students and

3 chaperones. It was a exciting adventure, they

visited New York Univer-sity and Columbia! This was an eye-opening expe-

rience for some of the students who have never

thought of going outside of Philadelphia to attend

college. However, it was not all work and no play. The Teen Club also had

the chance to spend a cou-ple of hours relaxing in

Washington Square Park, shopping nearby, as well

as going to Times Square. While in Times Square, they visited the iconic Line store, Muji, Urban Outfitters, and others. Can’t wait for

next year’s trip.

PCDC Welcomes Summer Interns & Drexel Co-Ops

Zhenting Li (李鎮廷)

Li is a junior at Drexel University major-ing in mathematics. Li started his intern-ship in April 2018. He is performing as an assistant accountant and puts most of his effort into learning about accounting and financial controls for the Eastern Tower Community Center (ETCC) pro-ject. Li performs bookkeeping entries, cash deposits, fund transfers, report preparation, invoice filing, , bank recon-ciliation and much more under the di-rection of Deputy Director Rachel Mak. In addition, he is also the substitute Math SAT teacher for the PCDC Teen Club.

Born in China, he lived in the city Guangzhou, Guangdong province for 16 years before coming to the US for his studies.

“My first visit to Chinatown occurred in 2015. The moment

when I stepped into the community, I felt a strong familiarity.

That come-back-home feeling made me fall in love with this

place immediately. Talking about the favorite restaurant in the

Chinatown, it will be Shanghai No.1 on 10th St. for sure. It is

the first restaurant I tried in the Chinatown and it just caught

my stomach. The dishes I like best are their Beef Scallion pan-

cake and Taiwan Braised pork on rice.”

-Li

Yue Wu (吳玥)

Yue is a recent graduate of the Historic Preservation program at the University of Pennsylvania. Yue enjoys working on preserva-tion planning for historic neigh-borhoods due to her strong in-terest in community develop-ment. At PCDC, Yue helps to organize community meetings and the implementation of the

2017 Chinatown Neighborhood Plan.

Chinatown was one of first plac-es that Yue visited when she ar-rived in Philadelphia two years ago. The Asian groceries stores in Chinatown are one of a few places in the foreign country giving her a sense of home. Having a strong attachment to the neighborhood, Yue is delighted to work at PCDC and to serve the Chinese American community.

You can find her at her favorite spot in Chinatown, Canton 11!

Jacky Wong

Jacky, a public health major, is a rising senior at Drexel Universi-ty interning at PCDC since April 2018. Jacky is interning under Ping Ho Lee and sup-porting the family services pro-gram. He is organizing PCDC’s annual EXPO event; this year marking its 10th year. The EX-PO event consists of a variety of businesses and organizations that aid local Chinatown resi-dents ranging from family sup-

port services to financial and housing assistance.

Raised in Queens, New York, Jacky has been surrounded by Asian influence his entire life often visiting the Flushing Queens neighbor-hood. Interning at PCDC Jacky is able to experience a slice of home in Chinatown Philadelphia. The various shopping, restaurants and businesses in Chinatown are reminiscent of his hometown; he often eats at local restaurants in support of their business.

Jamie Song (宋杰米)

Jamie is a rising senior at Penn studying public health, anthropology, and urban stud-ies, who has been interning with PCDC since January 2018. He has dedicated most of his efforts to the Eastern Tower Community Center project, which has involved con-struction management, program planning, community engagement, and miscellaneous logistics. As a student of public health, Jamie is especially excited for the primary health care clinic that is being planned for Eastern Tower Community Center (ETCC).

Having grown up right outside Philadelphia, Jamie frequently visited Chinatown for shopping and food, and considers it his second neighborhood. More recently, he has also been more involved in the music and arts community of Chinatown North, which has further developed his relationship with the area. He has described his experience with PCDC as very fulfilling, since it has given him the opportunity to spend time in

and work for a neighborhood he holds so dear.

“Ramen has been one of my culinary staples ever since my mother, with no time to cook traditional Chinese food for me and no money to buy take-out, prepared my very first packet of instant ramen. My four-year-old self loved it in spite of all the excess soup and the soggy noodles. Ten years later, when Terakawa opened up at 9th and Race, I had my first bowl of real ramen. I instantly fell in love with the deliciously hearty pork bone soup combined with an assortment of familiar vegetables, melt-in-your-mouth pork, and, most of all, the perfectly springy yellow ramen noo-dles. Ever since then, I have had almost every variety of ramen available at Terakawa, not to mention a bunch of their other entrees as well. But at the end of the day, I will always return to my first true love: the signature ramen bowl with egg wave noodles… and an extra order of noo-dles to boot!”

PCDC Welcomes Summer Interns & Drexel Co-Ops

PCDC Programs and Ser vices

Tatman Chio (趙達文)

Tatman is a Penn State alumnus, who gradu-ated with an Economics degree. He started interning at PCDC since May 2018. He spends his time working on the Eastern Tow-er Community Center project, which involves financial work, spreadsheets, logistics, and community engagement. A a member of the community, he is on the Philadelphia China-town Dragon Boat team and trains Wing Chun at Moy Yat Ving Tsun Martial Intelli-gence.

Growing up in Philadelphia, Tatman has been around Chinatown his entire life. His two passions in Chinatown are food and training. He moved back to Philadelphia after graduation and enjoys spending his time outdoor and exploring different parts of the city on his bike. Working at PCDC has al-lowed him to engage with the community and learn about the exciting role the develop-ment of the Eastern Towner Community Center plays within the Chinatown communi-ty.

Jiayu Zhou (周家瑜)

Jiayu is a rising junior from Bryn Mawr College, majoring in An-thropology and double-minoring in Japanese and Growth & Struc-ture of Cities. She started intern-ing with PCDC since May 28th, and has been surveying small business in Chinatown, planning event logistics and engaging with the community. Having spent her time both in

China and the US, Jiayu is always driven by a curiosity to learn about Asian American populations. This led her to frequently visit Chinatown, and eventually choose to intern with PCDC. Her work has definitely helped her build connections with the local residents, and improved her understanding of them. Favorite place to eat in Chinatown? All places with Dim Sum and egg tarts.

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Programs and Ser vices

Senior Housing Workshop On May 15, 2018, PCDC received news about two new senior affordable housing devel-opments would soon be accepting applications. Within a week, PCDC planned a work-shop for Thursday May 31, 2018 to notify our community about these valuable opportu-nities, educate attendees about fair housing and affordable seniors housing opportunities. The workshop started at 2 PM, there were 60 attendees who joined us. The workshop covered the types of rental assistance available, qualifications, the application process, Fair Housing Act, and the two new senior apartment information. Attendees were given handouts with list of documentation needed and maps to these sites. On Tuesday June 5, PCDC Program Manager Ping Lee, Housing Counselor Wendy Lee and 3 other volunteers went to Jackson Place Apartment to assist limited English proficient Chinese complete their applications for Cantrell Place,

a new senior affordable housing soon to open in South Philadelphia around September 2018. Over 80 clients were already in line and given applications to complete. The first person in the queue was our PCDC client. She had been waiting since June 4th at 11:30 AM. With PCDC’s guidance and assistance, 17 applicants completed their applications process and are awaiting further notice. PCDC Housing Counselors will continue follow up and provide guidance along the way. PCDC Housing Counseling strives to provide counseling and education to low-income

individuals and families to secure affordable homes. To learn more, please call PCDC

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PCDC’s HUD certified Housing Counseling Program offers Homebuyer Education classes monthly to assist and support homeown-ership now or in the future. PCDC is the only agency to offer Chinese Homebuyer education within Philadelphia. You will get a head start to homeownership, which can lead you to more favorable options when you decide to become homeowner. Classes are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month. The morning class is from 9am to 1pm or the afternoon class is from 3pm to 7pm!

The upcoming classes are July 19.

Registration required, please call or email Ping Lee to reserve your seat: 215-922-6156 or plee@chinatown-pcdc.org. ***A Homeownership Cer-tificate will be issued upon completion of a class and a 2 hour one-on-one counseling. This is required for down payment/closing cost assistance.

Home Buyer Down Payment / Closing Cost Assistance Available:

Program Amount Banks First Front Door Grant Up To $5000 For participating lenders listing : www.firstfrontdoor.com

CommunityWorks® program Up To $7000 HSBC Bank

Home Grant Program Up To $2500 Bank of America

Banks might offer different assistance programs. Please consult with your bank loan officers for details. You can also call PCDC Ping

Lee 215-922-6156 for more information.

Programs and Ser vices

Homebuyer Education Workshops

In June, PCDC offered three Homebuyer Education Workshops (one on June 12th and two on June 21st), total of 27 potential home-

buyers attended. They learned about the Steps to Homeownerships, Homeowners Benefits and Responsibilities, The Importance of

Credit, and Signs for Predatory Lending.

During the sessions, attendees also learned valuable knowledge from the mortgage and real estate profession. Thank you below guest

speakers for joining our workshops and sharing your experience:

Joe Mahallati (Meridian Bank)

Alyssa Li (Univest Bank)

Jack Kong (Philly Real Estate Company)

Angel Cheng (Re/Max)

Our upcoming Homebuyer Education Workshop is Thursday July 19th from 3 PM to 7 PM. If you are interested in joining, please call

PCDC Wendy Lee or Ping Lee at 215-922-2156 to register for the class. Space is limited.

Mrs. Wu Achieves the American Dream

Mrs. Wu has been a long-term client of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) since November 2015. She and her husband were newly-arrived immigrants when they first came to PCDC for assistance. Our housing counselors provided one-on-one housing counseling to teach Mrs. Wu the process of buying a home. She came to us with no credit histo-ry, so we developed a financial plan to build her credit history. Together we developed a budget to reduce expenses and increase savings. PCDC assisted the Wus in applying for utility assis-tance programs, LIHEAP and PECO CAP. The Wus qualified and applied for Medicaid. For over two (2) years the Wu family steadily built credit and increased savings by 50% for their future home purchase.

Last summer, Mrs. Wu was ready! Her credit was good. She secured pre-approval for a mort-gage. She had savings for a down payment, but she needed some help. HSBC Bank stepped in and offered $7,000 in assistance to pay for closing costs. The Wus have marked their one-year anniversary in their Northeast home.. This past quarter, Mrs. Wu came back to PCDC for post-purchase homebuyer counseling. PCDC again developed a unique plan for the Wu family that fit their budget. PCDC applied the Wu family for LIHEAP, PECO CAP and Water customer assistance program to save on utility bills. Mrs. Wu and PCDC succeeded due to the built trust and relationship that had developed over the two (2) years. We overcame the many hurdles to-gether. Congratulations to the Wu family!

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Community News

REAL ID

What does REAL ID mean for me? The REAL ID Act makes requirements for licenses stricter for those who want to board domestic flights or enter a federal facility that requires ID. Beginning October 1, 2020, Pennsylvanians will need a REAL ID-compliant driver li-cense, ID card, or another form of federally acceptable ID for these three pur-poses. Basically, if you do not get a new license or ID card that is compliant with the REAL ID standards, you will be turned away at the airport when boarding a domestic flight unless you have a passport, and Federal agencies will not accept your license or ID.

What do I need to do? *If you received a card in the mail titled “Important Information From Penn-DOT About Real ID,” please follow the instructions on that card instead. Starting in September 2018, you can bring the following documents to any PennDOT Driver License Center to be verified:

Proof of identity

If you are a US citizen, any ONE of the following: Birth certifi-cate; US passport or passport card; Certificate of US Citizenship or Consular Report of Birth Abroad; Certificate of Naturaliza-tion

If you are a permanent resident, any ONE of the following: Green Card (I-551 card); Passport with I-551 stamp; Immigrant visa; Re-entry permit I-327.

Original Social Security card Proof of Pennsylvania residency -- any TWO of the following: Unex-

pired PA driver license or photo ID card; Utility bill showing name and address; W-2 form; Tax records; Mortgage documents; Lease docu-ments; Loan documents.

*If you have changed your legal name or gender, please see https://www.dot.state.pa.us/Public/DVSPubsForms/BDL/BDL%20Fact%20Sheets/FS-RIDC.pdf

The closest one to Chinatown is located at the intersection of 8th and Arch Streets. Then, when REAL IDs become available in Spring 2019, you can order your ID online or at the PennDOT Driver License Center. This will cost $60.50 in total -- $30 as a one-time fee, and $30.50 as a renewal fee that will make your ID last for four years.

On Lok Service Center

On Lok Social Service Center has an opening for a part time service coordinator position. 20hr/week. Bachelor degree in Social Science or equivalent work-ing experience required. Must be able to speak/write English and Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese). If inter-ested, send resume to onlokhouse2002@yahoo.com.

On Lok Social Service Center has an opening for a director position. 40hr/week. Bachelor degree in Social Science or equivalent working experience re-quired. Must be able to speak/write English and Chi-nese (Mandarin, Cantonese). If interested, send re-sume to onlokhouse2002@yahoo.com.

Language Access Philly

Language Access Philly is a city wide program de-signed to bridge the access gap by making it easier for residents with limited English proficiency to obtain essential public information and services. Under Lan-guage Access Philly, all city departments will desig-nate a language access coordinator charged with overseeing the development of a language access im-plementation plan.

Language Access Philly establishes a system to imple-ment Philadelphia Home Rule Charter which requires all City agencies to prepare and implement plans that promote access and participation with services for persons with limited English proficiency. You may request for an interpreter orally, in writing, or by pointing to a language card. The employee shall determine whether bi-lingual staff in the office is available. If not, the employee shall contact a tele-phone interpreter service to provide interpreter ser-vices.

Frequently Asked Questions about Health Services Part 2

What is Medicaid? Medicaid is the nation’s single largest health insurance program for low-income and disabled people. Medicaid is a joint program of the federal government and the states.

Who is covered? Low-income children and their parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and people age 65 and older. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other low-income adults may get coverage depending upon state policy. Minimum income and other eligibility criteria are set by the federal government, and states may opt to cover additional people beyond these federal minimums. Medicaid will cover the following services:

Hospital stays

Skilled nursing facility stays

Doctor’s visits

Nurse practitioner care

Lab services

Birthing center service

Optional services that may be covered under Medicaid include:

Medications

Dental coverage

Rehabilitation services

Care management

Personal care

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社區新聞 REAL ID

REAL ID 意味着什么？

REAL ID 法案對那些想要登上國內航班或需要身份證件進入的聯邦機構

的人員，要求嚴格執照。從 2020 年 10 月 1 日開始，賓夕法尼亞州將需要

符合 REAL ID 標準的駕駛執照，身份證或 其他聯邦政府可接受形式的身

份證。基本上，如果你沒有獲得符合 REAL ID 標準的新許可證或身份

證，你在機場登機時就會被拒之門外。除非你有護照，聯邦機構不會接

受你的許可證或 ID。

我需要做什麼？ 如果你收到名為“PennDOT 關於 REAL ID 的重要信息”的

郵件，請按照該卡上的說明進行操作。

從 2018 年 9 月開始，你可以將以下文件帶到任何 PennDOT 駕駛執照中

心進行驗證：

身份證明

如果你是美國公民，可以選擇以下任何一種：出生證明;美國

護照或護照卡;美國公民或境外出生領事報告證明;入籍證書

如果你是永久居民，可以選擇以下任何一項：綠卡（I-551

卡）;帶有 I-551 郵票的護照;移民簽證;再入境許可證 I-327。

社會安全卡原件

賓夕法尼亞州居民身份證明 - 以下任何兩項：未過期的駕駛證或

照片身份證; 顯示名稱和地址的水電煤氣費帳單; W-2 表格; 稅務記

錄; 抵押文件; 租賃文件; 貸款文件。

*如果你更改了法定姓名或性別，請參閱 https://

www.dot.state.pa.us/Public/DVSPubsForms/BDL/BDL%20Fact%20Sheets/FS-RIDC.pdf

離華埠最近的 PennDOT 位於第 8 街和亞區街的交叉點。當 REAL ID 在

2019 年春季開始使用時，你可以在線或在 PennDOT 駕駛執照中心訂購你

的 ID。這筆費用總共為 60.50 美元 - 其中 30 美元為一次性費用，更新費

為 30.50 美元，ID 可持續使用四年。

On Lok Service Center

誠徵社工人員

安樂耆老中心誠徵半職社工人員，每週工作二十小時，

需有大學社工文憑或相關工作經驗，精通英,粵和國語。

有意者請將簡歷寄往：onlokhouse2002@yahoo.com

安樂耆老中心誠徵中心主管職位，每週工作四十小時，

需有大學社工文憑或相關工作經驗，精通英,粵和國語。

有意者請將簡歷寄往：onlokhouse2002@yahoo.com

费城语言通达服务

“费城语言通达服务”是一个全市范围的计划。它的目标

是使英语水平有限的居民能够轻松地获得重要的公共信

息和服务。在“费城语言通达服务”的管理下，所有市政

府部门都将指定一名专门的语言访问协调员来负责监督

语言访问实施计划的指定。“费城语言通达服务”要求所

有市政府机构制定和实施人人（包括英语能力有限的

人）都能享受公共服务的计划。

您可以在所有市政府部门要求工作人员以您的语言提供

您所需要的服务。您可以以通过说话，写字，或者指向

语言卡来告诉工作人员您需要“语言通达服务”。他们会

先确认办公室里有没有能够帮忙翻译的工作人员。如果

没有，他们将联系电话口译服务部来提供口译服务。

有關健康服務的常見問題

什麼是醫療補助？醫療補助 醫療補助是美國最大的為低收入和殘疾人士服務的健康保險計劃。醫療補助是聯邦政府和各州的聯合計

劃。誰是服務對象? 低收入家庭的兒童和他們的父母，孕婦，殘疾人以及 65 歲以上的老人。基於“患者保護和可負擔醫療法”，低收

入成年人也可以根據居住州的政策獲得此保險。最低收入和其他資格標準都由聯邦政府制定。但是州政府可以選擇涵蓋超出聯邦最

低標準的其他人。

醫療補助涵蓋以下服務：

住院

在護理機構留住

醫生訪問

護理人員的護理

實驗室服務

分娩中心服務

醫療補助可能包含的服務：

藥物

牙科保險

康復服務

護理管理

個人護理

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長者公寓講座

2018年五月15日，PCDC受到消息稱有兩處新的長者低價公寓將在近日開始受理申請。於是在一周內，PCDC籌備了一場在2018年五

月31日星期四的講座，以此來向我們的社區通知這個寶貴的機會，並向參加者傳授關於良好

住房與長者低價公寓的有關事項。講座在下午兩點開始, 共有60位成員參加。講座內容包括

了現有的各種租憑手續協助, 申請資格, 申請流程, 良好的住房行為、以及兩處新長者公寓的

詳情。此外參與者還拿到了講義，上面列舉了申請所需的文件和前往申請地址的地圖路

線。

六月5號星期二, PCDC項目經理 Ping Lee, 住房顧問 Wendy Lee 和3名志願者們前往Jackson Place Apartment 去協助那些有英語語

言障礙的中國申請者們填寫 Cantrell Place 的申請表---這是一處會在九月左右的南費城開放的新長者低價公寓。現場已有 80 位客戶

在排隊填寫申請, 其中排在第一位的申請者是我們PCDC的客戶，她在前一天的中午11:30 就已經來排隊了。在PCDC 的指導與協助

下，17名申請者完成了他們的申請流程，剩下的就是靜候佳音了。 PCDC 的住房顧問們會持

續關注他們的申請並在未來提供系列配套的服務。PCDC住房諮詢服務將竭盡所能地面

向低收入的個人或家庭提供諮詢和教育服務, 以此來確保及維持他們能找到負

擔得起的住房。欲留解更多詳情，請聯繫 PCDC：215-922-2156.

項目和服務

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項目和服務

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PCDC 的 HUD 認證房屋諮詢計劃每月提供雙語的購房者教育課程，以協助和支持潛在的房主，無論你是在本月或在幾年

內才進行購買。PCDC 是費城唯一一家使用中文進行購房教育講座的機構。 你將會得到一個好的開始，當你決定成為房主

的時候，這可以給你帶來更多的選擇並節省更多資金。課程安排在每個月的第三個星期四。上午班是上午 9 點至下午 1 點

，下午班是下午 3 點至 7 點!

即將到來的課程是 7 月 19 日。

需要註冊，請致電或發送電子郵件給李萍好以預留您的座位： 215-922-2156 或 plee@chinatown-pcdc.org。***完成本課程後，再加上

兩小時的 PCDC 一對一輔導，你將獲得一個購房教育證書; 這將有權申請首付和/或成交費用援助計劃。

購房者首期過戶費補助計劃正在進行中：

項目 金額上限 銀行 First Front Door Grant Up To $5000 完整銀行列表，請參見：: www.firstfrontdoor.com CommunityWorks® program Up To $7000 HSBC Bank

Home Grant Program Up To $2500 Bank of America

銀行提供不同的的協助項目，請與您銀行的貸款部門人員協商以獲得準確信息，你也可以撥打 PCDC 熱線電話 Ping Lee 215-922-

2156 獲取更多詳情。

購房者教育講座

在6月，費城華埠發展協會一共舉辦了三場購房者教育講座 (一場在6月12日，一場在6月21日)，共有27人參加。他們學習了擁有住房

的步驟，擁有住房的福利和責任，信用紀錄的重要性，以及掠奪性貸款的標誌。

在這期間，參與者也得到了來自貸款專家和房地產專家的指導。感謝以下參與到講座， 並

且分享了經驗的人：

Joe Mahallati （Meridian 銀行）

Alyssa Li （Univest 銀行）

Jack Kong （費城房產公司）

Angel Cheng （Re／Max）

PCDC的下一個買方者講座是7月19日，星期四，下午3點至7點。如果您有興趣參加，請打電話到 215－922－2156 聯繫 PCDC 的

Wendy Lee 或者 Ping Lee，進行報名。名額有限。

吳女士實現了美國夢！

吳女士從2015年11月起便是費城華埠發展協會（PCDC）的長期客戶。當吳女士及她的丈夫第

一次來到PCDC尋求幫助的時候，他們還是新移民。我們的房屋諮詢師為吳女士提供了一對一

的指導，教導她買房的步驟。作為一個新移民，吳女士沒有任何信用紀錄，於是我們為她訂製

了一個積攢信用的金融計劃。此外，我們也幫吳女士制定了一個開源節流的預算,幫助她的家庭

申請了低收入家庭能源輔助項目 (LIHEAP) 和費城電力公司顧客輔助項目 (PECO CAP)。在過

去的兩年裡，吳女士家庭穩步累積信用，並且為了之後的購房增加了50%存款。

去年夏天，吳女士準備好了！她的信用記錄良好，申請了購房貸款並得到了初步准許。她的存

款足夠支付首期購房費用，但她依然需要一些幫助。就在這時，HSBC介入，幫助她完成了7000

美金的尾款。到現在為止，吳女士家庭已經在東北費城的家裡居住一年了。在過去的一季，吳

女士又回到PCDC做購房後資訊。同樣，PCDC再一次為她獨家設計了符合她預算的計劃，為她

申請了包括LIHEAP，PECO CAP和WATER在內的幫助項目以減少日常開支。吳女士和PCDC

的成功不能離開在過去兩年間累積的信任，以及他們一起解決的種種問題。恭喜吳女士家庭！

http://www.firstfrontdoor.com

PCDC 項目和服務

Jamie Song (宋杰米)

Jamie 是賓夕法尼亞大學（Penn）升大四的學生，他在學校學習公共健康，人

類學與城市學，從2018年1月開始在PCDC實習。他主要的工作為協助東方大廈

項目，包括建築管理，項目規劃，接觸社區，各類事項具體事宜。作為一個公

共健康專業的學生，Jamie對於現在為東方大廈所規劃的基礎衛生保健診所尤其

高興。

雖然在費城郊外長大，Jamie經常去華埠吃飯和購物，並把它當成自己的第二個

成長地。最近，因為華埠北街的音樂和藝術，他覺得自己和這個區域的羈絆變

得更加深刻。能夠在華埠花時間，並為這片自己所熱愛的街道工作，Jamie覺得

在PCDC工作非常滿足。

“自從我媽媽因為沒有時間為我準備傳統的中國菜也沒

有錢給我買外賣於是給我準備了我人生中第一包方便

麵，拉麵就成為了我的烹飪主食之一。儘管方便麵可

能會有多餘的湯和潮濕的面，四歲時的我依舊很喜歡

他。十年後，當Terakawa在九街和Race街開業時，我

吃到了我人生第一碗真正的拉麵。那一刻，我愛上了

美味豐盛豬肉骨湯和我熟悉的各種蔬菜的這種結合。

最重要的是，那擁有完美彈性的黃色拉麵。自從那以

後，我嘗試了Terakawa幾乎所有的各式各樣的拉麵，

開胃菜，咖哩，以及烏冬。但是在最後，我還是會回

到我最愛的經典拉麵。”

-Jamie S.

Jiayu Zhou (周家瑜)

Jiayu是布林茅爾文理學院(Bryn

Mawr College)升大三的學生，

主修人類學，副修日語及城市

發展。她從五月二十八日開始

在PCDC實習，工作範圍包括

華埠商戶問卷調查，協助活動

策劃，並於華埠社區保持良好

關係。 因為有在中國和美國生

活的經歷，Jiayu對在美國生活的亞裔群體有著濃厚的學習

興趣。這份興趣使她經常來華埠，並決定暑假在PCDC實

習。她的工作使她對在華埠生活的居民有了更多理解，這

也相應地使她更希望為華埠社區作出貢獻。此外，Jiayu在

華埠最喜歡的餐廳是任何有點心和蛋撻的地方。

PCDC歡迎暑期實習生 & Drexel合作教育

Tatman Chio (趙達文)

趙逹文來自費城, 從賓州州立大學 (Penn

State) 經濟學系畢業。他從2018年5月開始

在PCDC實習。他主要的工作為協助東方大

廈項目, 包括金融工作, 規劃具體事宜, 以及

接觸社區。工作之外, 他是費城華埠龍舟隊

的一員, 也在梅逸詠春武館教練。

他在費城長大, 除了在華埠吃飯和練武, 逹

文也一直在這個社區附近生活。他畢業後

回到了費城, 樂於把時間花在各種戶外活

動, 享受費城的城市生活。在PCDC工作讓

他接觸華埠社區, 也讓他學習到東方大廈項

目對費城華埠經濟發展的重要作用.

Jacky Wong (王卓器）

Jacky 是德雷塞爾大學 (Drexel

University) 升大四的學生, 主

修公共健康專業, 從2018年4月

開始在PCDC實習. Jacky為Ping

Ho Lee工作, 主要協助家庭服

務項目，並協助策劃了PCDC

一年一度, 今年為第十年的博

覽會活動 (EXPO). 博覽會活

動將會有一系列商家和組織參

與, 他們的服務內容包括家庭支持，經濟協助及購房協.

在紐約皇后區長大, 也是法拉盛的常客, Jacky的生活被亞洲文化深

深影響著。通過在PCDC實習, Jacky從費城華埠體驗到了家的感

覺。華埠的各類商店和飯館和他的故鄉有相似之處，他也經常在

當地的飯店吃飯，支持商家的生意。

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PCDC歡迎暑期實習生 & Drexel合作教育

Zhenting Li (李鎮廷)

李鎮廷是德雷塞爾大學的一名數學系大三學生。他自2018年

四月起在PCDC實習。作為一

名會計師主力，在PCDC副主

管Rachel Mak的指導下，他

主要負責ETCC項目的文件和

帳務工作，具體包括現金存

款，資金轉帳，準備報表，管

理帳單，收支記錄，銀行對賬

等。此外，李還是PCDC青少

年俱樂部的SAT數學家教。

在來美國學習前，他在他的出

生地廣東省廣州市生活了16

年。

“我第一次造訪費城華阜是在

2015年。在我踏入這片領域的第一秒，我就感受到一種強烈

的熟悉感。而這種像回到家一般的感覺也讓我立刻愛上了這

裡。說起我最喜歡的餐廳，那必須是十街的上海一號。它是

我在華埠吃第一頓飯時選擇的餐廳而且立刻就抓住了我的

胃。我最喜歡的菜包括他們的牛肉夾餅和台灣滷肉飯。”

-Li

Yue Wu (吳玥)

吳玥是賓夕法尼亞大學歷史遺產

保護專業的畢業生。她對社區發

展很感興趣，喜歡為歷史街區做

遺產保護規劃方面的工作。在華

埠發展會，她幫助組織社區會議

和落實2017年完成的華埠社區規

劃。

兩年前吳玥剛到費城，華埠是她

最先拜訪的地方之一。中國超市

是在這個異國他鄉不多的能讓她

有家的感覺的地方。懷著對華埠的喜愛，吳玥非常高興能夠在

華埠發展會為華人社區服務。

你可以在她最喜歡的餐廳，廣東11，看到她！

注意騙子

根据AARP的调查，许多65岁以上的美国人对联邦政府更新他们

医疗卡的倡议知之甚少，使他们很容易被诈骗者欺骗。为什么联

邦政府要更新医疗卡？ 联邦政府希望保护您的身份信息。联邦政

府会把医疗卡上的社會安全號碼去掉，新卡上会有一个医疗卡

号。

您需要知道什么？

不要为新卡另外付费，这次的新卡是免费的。

不要为获取新卡而提供个人信息。

如果有人打电话给医疗卡的持卡人要求他们付新卡的手续费

或要求他们提供银行账户信息，这是诈骗。

青少年俱樂部的紐約之行

六月22日，青少年俱樂部

的成員們踏上了前往大蘋

果 - 。紐約的旅途包含12

名學生和3名監護人的一

行15人參加了行程在這場

激動人心的旅程中，他們

參觀了紐約大學和哥倫比

亞大學。對一部分從未想

過離開費城求學的學員們

來說這真是大開眼界。然

而，行程裡也並非毫無娛

樂。俱樂部成員們也在華

盛頓廣場公園遊玩了數小

時，並有機會在附近購

物，或是遊覽時代廣場的一系列潮牌，精品店面。這次旅程是

如此愉快以至於我們已經開始期待明年的紐約之旅了！

PCDC 項目和服務

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青少年支持小組

青少年支持小組是青少年談論生活壓力並學習良好心理健康習慣的安全場所。

日期：6月26日，7月17日，8月7日

時間：下午5點－6點三十分

901 Wood Street，Philadelphia，PA 19107

老師：UPenn精神病學家Jenny Yu，醫學博士，博士和費城亞洲心理健康先驅，Helen Luu，LCSW

提供晚餐！ 5

七月青少年活動與機會：

重要公示：

七月SAT練習會在七月28日九點至下午一點半于901 wood Street舉辦。 參與者請與Rosaline預約位子。

青少年俱樂部參觀:大學參觀

成員必須提前填寫申請，許可表可以在SAT教室或PCDC辦公室領取。

日期： 7月6日（UPenn）， 7月18日（Drexel）， 8月3日（Temple）

時間：下午12：30－3：00 （UPenn），下午2：00－4：00（Drexel）， 下午1：00－2：00（Temple）

來自PCDC：大學工作坊/青少年發展系列

夏季期間，這些課程將於週五下午1點至3點舉行，每兩週一次。 時間表將在秋季改變，以考慮開學時間。 工作坊將討論包括大學

申請，論文修改，FAFSA，如何選擇你的專業等內容。此外，我們也會對於大學生活，如何充分利用本科生活，實習/志願服務（如

何讓你的簡歷脫穎而出）等進行討論。日期：7月13日，7月27日，8月10日，8月24日，9月7日

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解一家本地文化機構為期六周的實習機會。

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(不超過500字) 說明教育在他們生活中的重要性, 以及獎學金將如何幫助他們實現自己的目標。額外的考慮將頒發給用創造性的方式

說明了他們對咖啡的激情, 但同時又沒有忽視文章主題的學生。我們將從兩個標准選擇優勝者: 論文主題的完成度, 和學生的個人需

求需求。我們希望申請者能展示他們的正直和熱情, 也需要他們提交想用獎學金獲得的教育材料的收據。截止日期: 2018年8月25日

獎勵金額：500美元（書籍和材料）

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每星期一 下午4點 – 6點15分

901 Wood Street, Philadelphia, PA

19107

老師: Phoebe Ho

SAT 數學

星期四 下午四點-六點

901 Wood Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

老師: Zhenting Li

免費SAT模擬考試

每月的最後一個週六，早上九點到下午一點三十分

901 Wood Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 名額有限，請

電郵Rosaline Yang 至 ryang@chinatown-pcdc.org 進行

預約.

PCDC 項目和服務

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分區和規劃

Zoning Matters

以下是華埠地區現行的以及未來的城市規劃分區相關事宜。在分

區調整委員會（ZBA）聽取之前，分區事宜會通過公開的RCO會

議首先提交給社區。歡迎任何感興趣的人士來參加RCO會議或者

ZBA聽證會。所有ZBA聽證會都會在亞區街1515號，One Parkway

大樓的18层舉行。

費城華埠規劃委員會作為註冊社區組織（RCO），在每個月第二

個星期二下午6點舉行會議，專責7街至13街、Filbert街至Spring

Garden街交界的土地用途。

下次會議日期： 6月12日。 未來三次會議日期：

7月10日 8月14日 9月11日

先前的案例：

地址：211 N Camac St

申訴號＃：33681 許可證號：861353

聽證會時間：2018年6月20日星期三上午9:30

建議：在現有結構中增加住宅單元從24個家庭住宅到最多28個

住宅單元（多戶家庭）的許可證。

狀態: RCO支持可負擔住房附文

地址：1126-30 Spring Garden St

申訴號：33676 許可證號: 859400

聽證會時間: 2018年7月11日星期三上午9:30

提案: 申請安裝一些附加的設施 (170英尺高); 在第8, 9, 10樓層(僅

限住宅用途) 修建天台甲板；在地下室修建62個附屬停車位, 包

括3個無障礙車位, 1個麵包車位, 4個電動車位和58個1A自行車

位; 在同一建築物的一樓申請修建一個空置商業空間和2個裝貨

處所，該建築第2層到第16層有172套住房。大小和位置，如應

用申請中所示。

狀態：該委員會聽取了介紹信息,並就該提案提出了問題。

注意：協調 RCO Callowhill社區協會舉行公開會議。

即將出現的案例：

地址：210-12 N 12th St

申訴號＃：33766許可證號：859405

聽證會時間：2018年8月8日星期三上午9:30

建議：在上面建造一個屋頂甲板的附屬建築物，僅供住宅使

用，在一樓/二樓用作於空置商業空間對於從三樓到十樓的二十

六個住宅單元，其中九個 （9）1A 自行車位在可接近路線上，

沒有停車位 (申請上顯示的大小和位置)。

地址：1025 Spring St

申訴號 #: 34021 許可證號：#870262

聽證會時間：2018年8月8日星期三下午3：30

建議：在現有的附屬建築物上建三個 (3) 住宅單位 (多家庭居住)

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无烟头的華埠

從六月在華埠裝置四個煙蒂盒開始，PCDC開始了無煙蒂試點計劃。這些

煙蒂的裝置是整個社區為了解決問題合力完成的。PCDC的一美元一天

（$1-a-Day)清潔團隊提出煙蒂是一種常見的垃

圾。這促成了一個由來自周圍街區的青年人主

導的團體，Central and Masterman高中的學生調

查，研究，並產出了一個解決方案。以『保持

費城的美麗（Keep Philadelphia Beautiful）』機

構的經濟和技術支持，團體認為煙蒂盒是最佳的解決方案。下個階段的行

動包括由青年人與老年人參與的煙蒂盒設計大賽，以及找到放置煙蒂盒的

試點地點。

在華埠，隨處可見的煙蒂讓城市產生了不必要的垃圾負擔。在30個大城市

中，費城是吸煙率最高的城市之一，但今天我們有了這個由社區主導的解

決方案，希望煙蒂的數量可以就此減少。請大家留意身邊的吸煙者是否在

使用這些盒子，給我們反饋！ 3

華埠夜市活動2018！

記住時間：星期四，晚七點－晚十一點, 十月十一

日，二零一八年 (禮士街與十街)

從2011年起，PCDC即為華埠的居民和遊客帶來了可

以讓全家人都玩得開心的夜市活動。『夜市』在中

文中意為夜間市場，為極受歡迎的出售食物和商品

的室外活動。在2017年，60位供應商參與了華埠的

夜市活動。除了食物和飲品外，夜市活動上同時也

有數位本地的音樂家和表演者。

食物和商品供應商申請將在即日開放，所以請注意

PCDC的消息。有疑問？請聯繫Lamei Zhang，郵箱

Lzhang@chinatown-pcdc.org, 電話(215)-922-2156.

費城 311

看見塗鴉了？聯繫費城 311來清除！

在華埠附近，無處不在的塗鴉出現在觀眾的眼前：它

們被噴在牆壁，人行道，街燈上，門上...... 6月11日,

PCDC 再次被“一美元一天”清掃項目的人員告知有的

新的塗鴉出現。

在收到通知後，PCDC 馬上聯繫了311, 並且在費城

311的網站上提交了塗鴉清理的申請。幾天後, 有關部

門採取了行動, 我們欣慰地發現之前被舉報的塗鴉看

不到了。

如果你見到了塗鴉，或者希望華埠成為一個沒有塗鴉

的乾淨的地方，請撥打電話到311，或者在費城311網

站上提交塗鴉清理申請。感謝您的幫助！

Before After

PECO在夏季的第一天提供清涼

六月21號，在一個悶熱潮濕的下午，PCDC員工與實習生們在PECO電力公司的贊助下為華埠社

區內的高齡客戶們發放了100台電風扇。分發活動在PCDC辦公室的停車場內舉行。現場設置了

為大家提供陰涼的帳篷和供人休息的椅子，以及熱情洋溢的中文流行歌曲。此外還有提供給等待

中的客戶們的麻將，象棋等遊戲. John Chin 和 PECO 外聯主任 Romona Riscoe Benson 在活動

現場發表了講話，同時PCDC實習生 趙達文 提供了普通話和廣東話的翻譯。

PCDC 感謝 PECO 公司的慷慨捐助。相信在這樣一個炎熱的夏天裡，這些風扇一定會成為老人們

的及時雨，送去清涼。

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In This Issue :

PCDC 新聞

項目和服務

華埠大道

分區事項 4

Real ID 10 On Lok Service Center 10 费城语言通达服务 10

有關健康服務的常見問題 10

社區新聞

PECO 在夏季的第一天提供清涼 2

華埠夜市活動 2018! 3

无烟头的華埠 3

費城 311 3

區劃和規劃

七月青少年活動與機會 5

青少年俱樂部的紐約之行 6

注意騙子 6

PCDC 歡迎實習生 & Drexel 合作教育 6

第十屆年度博覽會 8 長者公寓講座 8

即將到來的房屋咨詢課程 9

吳女士實現了美國夢！ 9 購房者教育講座 9

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東方大廈封頂慶祝儀式

費城中華公所和協勝公會,至孝篤親公所

六月 21 日, Hunter Roberts 建築公司, PCDC 有關小組和 JNA Capital

Inc.在東方大廈社區中心建築工地現場聯合主辦了封頂儀式。這場

聯歡會標誌著東方大廈的結構建築已經完成，而東方大廈將成為全

華埠最高的建築物。樓高 20 層，東方大廈將成為華埠第一個標誌

性的社區中心。 PCDC 的職員與實習生們在聯歡會上與建築工人們

和相關商業人員一起，享用了一頓豐盛的自助午餐，午餐內容包括

豬肉碎三明治、蔬菜沙拉以及天旺大飯店和 Yuen 女士提供的一整

只脆皮燒豬。

封頂儀式還包括了建築頂層的參觀。參觀頂層並 360 度全景欣賞了

費城的城市風光後，PCDC 的和董事為此感到非常自豪。封頂儀式

是一個里程碑,象徵了 PCDC 成員們為東方大廈項目的所有辛苦付

出。因此，不難想見，對於東方大廈正式開放的期待與激動十分空

前。雖說此後仍有不少收尾工程，但完成這個萬眾期待的工程終於

指日可待了，而我們的華埠也終於擁有了一個與其相配的社區中

心。

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