{"id":422,"date":"2026-04-03T17:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:47:54","slug":"where-we-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/index.php\/where-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Where We Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"422\" class=\"elementor elementor-422\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071aaa8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"071aaa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cda6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00cda6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE WE WORK<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2e664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff2e664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hemlock &amp; Forge focuses on cornerstone communities. Southeast Pennsylvania, Erie County, Allegheny County, and the state of Delaware.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9db8c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9db8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e1679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e1679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cornerstone Communities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c287b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10c287b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8639101 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8639101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc43cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc43cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-458\" alt=\"map of Southeast PA counties that include Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_sepa-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ab89e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74ab89e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6da8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6da8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Southeast PA <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678828e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"678828e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4d276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd4d276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Facilitating <a href=\"https:\/\/healthspark.org\/get-involved\/funders-together-housing-justice-pennsylvania\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Funders Together for Housing Justice &#8211; Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a>, the statewide funders collaborative to address housing equity<\/li><li>Working with a health foundation to launch the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthspark.org\/news\/healthspark-foundation-launches-local-impact-investing-initiative-strengthen-montgomery-county\">Montco Housing Loan Fund<\/a><\/span> to provide low-interest, patient capital.<\/li><li>Supported a behavioral health provider implement a national model on trauma-informed homeless encampment resolution in Montgomery County<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d578d19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d578d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b13a69 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b13a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-452\" alt=\"map of Allegheny county\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hemlockandforge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cornerstone-communities_allegheny-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da88db e-con-full 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