Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society – Rebuilding Homes, Empowering Futures

Rebuilding homes,

empowering futures,

Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society strives to improve the quality of life
of the people of the City of Camden and its surrounding communities
by promoting affordable housing and neighborhood development.
Through our initiatives, we encourage people to take charge of their
lives and become active community members.

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cultivating community.
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My family and friends kept telling me to move, but I didn’t want
to give up on my house. Instead of my house being the ugliest
one on the block, it is now the most beautiful because of
Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society.

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Saint Joseph’s Carpenter’s Society Homebuyers Academy
helped me learn about credit and the process in buying a home.
Because of these classes, I became a first time homeowner.

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Our Mission,
Our Promise

Home Repairs

First-time Homebuyers

Building Strong and Confident Neighborhoods

SJCS uses a comprehensive approach in neighborhood development, one which addresses the needs of individuals as well as the need to physically improve housing stock. SJCS works to implement a series of long-range community development goals through affordable housing development and rehabilitation, homeowner education and the implementation of enhancements to a neighborhood’s physical and social fabrics.

Buying a Home

Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society encourages responsible homeownership through education and construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing units. For more information on buying a home, please click here.

Homeowner Education

SJCS promotes a holistic approach for homeowner’s financial stability that combines financial and homeownership education classes with personalized counseling. For more information on homeowner education, please click here.

Home Repairs

SJCS offers homeowners of any home in certain neighborhoods access to home improvement and lead-safe remediation programs. For more information on these post purchase programs, please click here.

Building Strong and Confident Neighborhoods

Buying a Home

Homeowner Education

Home Repairs

1,027

Number of Homes

3,340

Number of Graduates

85

% Homeowner Retention Rate

526

Number of Repairs