• Upcoming Events

  First Suburbs Public Forum

  Advancing an Agenda for Regional Change
  Sunday, September 28, 2008, 4pm to 6pm
  St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Norristown

  
  On September 28, 2008, over 600 suburban leaders will convene to unveil an agenda for change centered on three policy areas: education finance, infrastructure, and housing. This agenda will be presented to the dozens of State Senators, State Representatives, and County Commissioners who have committed to attend. These elected officials will hear agenda for change that has specific, actionable steps that will benefit the older developed suburbs of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the region as a whole.
  
  The event is free and open to the public. However, space is limited and filling quickly. Therefore, we ask people to pre-register for the event. Use the "Events" link at the top of this page to register!

• Of Interest

  • Institute on Race and Poverty
    (Myron Orefield)
  • Urban Policy - David Rusk
  • john powell

The Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) First Suburbs Project is a coalition of community organizations and institutions focused on solving common challenges facing the older, developed suburbs of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. These communities share conditions of diminishing economic investment, declining infrastructure, struggling school districts, and social services lagging behind the needs of their residents. Left to solve these problems on a municipal-by-municipal basis, these communities will continue to decline, reducing the quality of life for the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania as a whole.

The core belief of the SEPA First Suburbs Project is that state policy changes and regional solutions will best address these common challenges by using limited resources more efficiently to the benefit of all of the residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Statement of Purpose

The Southeastern Pennsylvania First Suburbs Project is a regional coalition of community leaders from developed suburbs that have joined together to harness their communities' power by directly engaging citizens to affect policies and practices that will lead to the stabilization and revitalization of their communities.