WORC advances economic opportunity by helping individuals and families build lasting financial stability. Through entrepreneurship training, business lending, and matched savings programs, we equip people with the tools, resources, and support to turn goals into thriving businesses, strong households, and resilient communities.
WORC offers business loans, technical assistance, and incentive savings programs to Philadelphia residents who have been underserved by traditional banks, the support & opportunities they need to save and achieve financial self-sufficiency.
Invest in yourself and your future through WORC’s Incentive Savings Programs. Our incentive Savings Programs assist low-moderate income individuals in building their personal financial strength through an innovative matched savings program and ongoing financial management education. Successful account holders can accumulate enough assets to apply to closing costs on a home, assist in tuition ...
Iola Harper is a West Philadelphia native who is the executive director of the Women’s Opportunities Resource Center also called WORC. Since becoming executive director of the nonprofit earlier this year, Harper aims to help businesses in the city continue to grow.
Program Objective: The Commercial Real Estate Acquisition Loan Fund (CREAL Program) aims to help small businesses purchase property or real estate by providing capital through the Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC). Under the "CREAL Program" WORC will administer loans based on underwriting criteria that will target applicants who are unlikely to have access to existing lending ...
Business: Save $1,500 and receive $3,000 (must be a pre-existing client of WORC). For the business goal, savings must be completed within three (3) months.
The WORC Loans & Grants Conference is designed to support low to moderate income individuals and families pursuing asset building and long term financial stability. This conference serves participants focused on education, first time homeownership, emergency preparedness, children’s savings, and business training, development, and expansion.