Haddington, West Philadelphia

Haddington, located between 52nd and 63rd street, bounded by Chestnut to Girard, is just one of the many underserved neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

Re-certified in 2006 as a blighted neighborhood by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Haddington is home to over 1,700 building code violations and over 180 vacant lots or homes.

Reported on 89% of submitted tax returns, the average salary in $22,880.

27.3% of families, 31.5% of individuals, and 35% of single mother families are living below the poverty level.

14.4% of people have public assistance income.

The current “fair market rent” based on Housing Urban Development is set at a price that the people of Haddington are unable to meet.  They are unable to relocate to other sections of Philadelphia, pay too much for rent and are forced to ration other necessities.

Often families are forced to sacrifice expensive nutritional meals for food that contains little nutrition.  There is a severe inaccessibility to affordable fruits and vegetables because of the lack of super markets in this neighborhood.