Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corp.

Philadelphia Arab-American Community Development Corporation (PAACDC) was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1997. The organization’s mission is to preserve the Arabic culture and language, to empower the Arab American community and promote its economic development, and to combat racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination. The PAACDC works to serve the complex needs of the estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Arabs-Americans living in the five-county area. The PAACDC works closely with the Philadelphia community to help Arab-Americans with immigration, health care, jobs, and english and citizenship classes, and more.