EWC Impact Studio
"Bridging the gap between what you want to build and what the community needs."
We Don't Just Build. We Heal.
Rebuilding Communities: One Person, One Block, One Building at a Time
East Wheeling Cooperative | EWC Impact Studio
The Problem We Solve
You have a vision to restore properties—market-rate homes, affordable housing, or neighborhood commercial spaces. A plan to create something meaningful in a neighborhood that deserves investment.
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But you've seen what happens when rehab projects arrive without trust. The resistance. The gentrification fears. The broken promises that came before you.
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We bridge that gap.
Who We Are
East Wheeling Cooperative is a nonprofit organization launching a new service division: EWC Impact Studio. While the studio is new, our expertise isn't.
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We've assembled a team of practitioners, partners, and specialists who've spent years doing this work—rehabbing homes and small commercial properties in disinvested communities, earning trust in neighborhoods skeptical of outside developers, and proving that purpose-driven property restoration can be both impactful and financially viable.
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Through our deep network of community development experts, financial structuring specialists, engagement strategists, and rehab construction professionals, we bring the full spectrum of capabilities needed to execute every service we offer.
Our Services
EWC Impact Studio: Community Stewardship Services
Here's what we know: A construction timeline means nothing if your neighbors are calling the city to shut you down. We manage both the technical side (permits, contractors, schedules) and the human side (neighbor relations, safety protocols, site cleanliness).
Because when your job site looks better than it did before construction started, people notice. And they remember.
EWC Impact Studio: Regenerative Development
We don't flip houses. We transform them into community anchors. That abandoned house on the corner? It's not just a structure—it's a story waiting to be rewritten. We combine construction expertise with social impact goals to create spaces that honor the past while building toward the future.
One home doesn't just become livable. It transforms the entire block.
EWC Impact Studio: Impact & Viability Modeling
Your investors want to know if the numbers work. Your community wants to know if the project serves them. We show you both—in the same report. Our impact-integrated models measure ROI in dollars AND in lives changed, jobs created, and neighbors empowered.
Because doing good and doing well aren't mutually exclusive. They're interdependent.
EWC Impact Studio: Community Engagement Training
We're sharing the framework that helped us turn skeptics into partners. Our Community Outreach Playbook teaches you how to listen before you plan, learn before you build, and lead with integrity every step of the way. This isn't theory—it's a tested strategy that closes the trust gap.
Because every organization deserves to know how to show up for communities the right way.
EWC Impact Studio: Creative Capital Structuring
Let's address the elephant in the room: Traditional financing often fails to meet the needs of purpose-driven projects in underserved communities. That's where we come in. We're experts at assembling the "complex capital stack"—blending grants, tax credits, public incentives, and community equity to bridge the gap between vision and reality.
We make the impossible fundable.
Why We're Different
We've Done the Work Ourselves
We're not theorists. We bring lived experience from restoring properties, building trust, and structuring complex deals.
We're With You for the Long Haul
We don't disappear when things get hard. We problem-solve, adapt, and stay committed to your success.
We Measure What Matters Success means community embrace, local wealth building, and relationships that last—whether we're rehabbing homes or restoring corner stores.
We Walk the Talk
As a cooperative ourselves, we practice the community-centered values we preach.
Our Approach in Action
Built on Experience
Our team brings decades of combined experience in community development, property rehab and restoration, financial structuring, and engagement strategy—earned through work with CDCs, municipalities, and mission-driven developers.
Proven Methodologies
We've assembled best practices and frameworks tested in real neighborhoods—from Rust Belt property revitalization to affordable housing development to neighborhood commercial restoration across diverse communities.
Fresh Perspective
As a new service division, we bring innovative approaches without the bureaucratic baggage—combining seasoned expertise with the agility to customize solutions for your unique context.
Bundle & Save
The Trust Builder
Community Stewardship + Engagement
TrainingPerfect for developers entering new markets or rehabbing multiple properties
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The Block Transformer
Regenerative Development + Stewardship
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Perfect for complete property transformations—homes or neighborhood commercial
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The Financeable Vision
Impact Modeling + Capital Structuring
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Perfect for bridging the appraisal gap
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Comprehensive Partnership
All Services - Annual Retainer
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Perfect for multi-project partnerships
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Who We Work With
Purpose-Driven Developers
Rehabbing properties and entering new markets
Municipalities
Managing neighborhood property revitalization initiatives
Community Development Corps
Seeking technical expertise and capital support
Social Impact Investors
Requiring proof of project viability AND community benefit
Housing Authorities
Transforming housing assets with community input
Mission-Driven Organizations
Committed to equitable property development
Ready to Build Something That Heals?
The communities you want to serve have been promised much and delivered little. They're right to be skeptical. But they're also hungry for investment that honors their history and builds toward their future—whether through market-rate homes, affordable housing, or neighborhood-serving businesses.
Let's show them what's possible.
Schedule Your Free Vision Alignment Session
30 minutes. No cost. No obligation.
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Email: info@eastwheelingco.org
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Phone: 304-602-3282
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm EST