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Vision and Mission

Our vision is to build the power of lower income people to achieve justice in marginalized communities.Our mission is to support and advance the affordable housing, economic development, and community building strategies of our membership.

About the Coalition

Nonprofit developers and their allies working to reverse the downward spiral of social and economic conditions in the lowest income neighborhoods. 		Long-term Goals
  • Build a strong nonprofit developers network
  • Facilitate support for housing and community development
  • Promote capacity-building in low income neighborhoods
  • Educate about the contributions of nonprofit developers
  • Maintain information resources on community development
  • Promote certification standards for nonprofit developers.
  • Monitor the flow of public funds 
  • Support neighborhood drill down market analysis.
  • Facilitate creation of new capital funds for community development

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Jump Starting Redevelopment
CDCs are undertaking the toughest deals reaching the lowest income families. The neighborhoods that CDCs are working in are where for profit developers will not go without incentives. Basic issues of financial feasibility prevent the private sector from taking on ventures in these low income neighborhoods. Barriers include: low appraised values, high costs of development, high costs of land, expensive "brownfield" cleanup, expensive lien clearance, high relocation expenses, the difficulty of dealing with the patchwork pattern of real estate ownership, and the necessity of having to redevelop the typically decrepit infrastructure (sewers, water, etc.). On top of all that, local government inadvertently imposes additional costs by its unnecessarily cumbersome construction approval process. For-profit developers don't go into these neighborhoods unless they are in partnership with CDCs because CDCs can provide them with the necessary incentives. CDC sponsored ventures, therefore, erve to create a "jump start" affect. After a while the appraised values of neighborhood properties begin to drift upwards and the normal market forces are once again allowed to work.
Poverty and inequality mean wasted human resources and depleted social capital. Inequality is as much an issue for business as it is for community activists.
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9/30/08: North Miami CRA expands foreclosure assistance

9/27/08: South Florida to get $108 million in foreclosure funds

8/3/08: Update on S. Florida housing market. Opportunties for lower income buyers.

7/20/08 - New State law affects property tax appraisals (possible lower tax bills for houses with affordability deed restrictions)

7/5/08: Beacon Council battles MMAP before County Commission

6/23/08:  Update of Villa Godoy condominium in East Little  Havana

6/11/08:  New affordable housing in Little Haiti

4/25/08: State legislature poised to extend Miami-Dade "Surtax" subsidy program.

3/29/08: Article about community land trusts in Broward  and Palm Beach

3/19/08: local nonprofits compete for new source of affordable housing subsidy.

3/19/08:  Biscayne Group and Carlise partner for Village Allapattah (innovative rental with option for ownership).

2/13/08.  City of North Miami to directly own and operate affordable rental units.

1/24/08: Greater Miami Neighborhoods files for bankruptcy

1/14/08: Greater Miami Neighborhoods update

1/6/08: "We Buy Ugly Homes" a community development tool??

1/5/08: Maria Barcus starts new firm that will preserve "expiring" Section 8 apartments using tax credits

12/27/07: North Miami Housing Partnership makes first loans

12/19/07: Miami-Dade may not rebuild all of Scott Homes under troubled HOPE VI program

12/09/07: Miami Commissioner recomends using Miami Beach CDC model for acquiring surplus condo units

11/29/07: County to Set up Land Trust

11/17/07:  Liberty City Revitalization Trust promises new rental units.

10/15/07: Wynwood Foreign Trade Zone update

9/13/07:  County proposes cuts to "Mom and Pop" grant program to small minoirty owned businesses.

8/31/07: Census reports City of  Miami in top 5 in rate of poverty

8/28/07:  Miami Beach Manager clears misconception about large affordable housing rehabilitation project of Miami Beach CDC

8/28/07:  Wynwood Foreign Trade Zone emerges from bankruptcy, Many new jobs to be created.

8/21/07:  Tom Zuniga and Workforce Housing

7/20/07: Black middle class leaving Miami Dade

7/7/07:  City of Miami replaces housing director because of newspaper articles

7/7/07:  Miami Beach CDC creates affordable rents in South Beach.

6/5/07:  Community land trust in West Palm Beach is a success

5/17/07: Last Scott-Carver public housing building not yet demolished named historic landmark

5/17/07: Pembroke Park's mobile home park law requires voter approval of conversions

5/3/07: Coconut Grove affordable-housing plans win backing

4/28/07:  Study shows Miami inner city economies undervalued

3/30/07: ABDA completes 30 unit affordable homeownership project in Allapattah

2/27/07:  Coconut Grove's black community,  nonprofits negotiate to control gentrifying big development projects

2/19/07: West Palm Beach city government's hostility to affordable housing in its incompetent and unfair dealings with Northwood Rennaisance, a local nonprofit developer 

2/15/07: City of Miami to explore expedited permits for affordable housing
1/27/07: "Granny Flats" Eyed for Inexpensive Housing

1/23/07: Neighborhood Housing Services assisting City of Homestead to create Community Land Trust.

1/19/07: BAME Development Corp to build senor apartments in Overtown

12/19/06: Affordable housing debate in Palm Beach County (news analysis)

12/15/06: Broward County Property Appraiser goes to war against nonprofits

12/13/06: Miami Beach CDC gets $5 million federal grant for affordable housing.

12/12/06: HUD cuts off Miami-Dade CDBG social services money for a year

12/10/06: Northwood Renaissance in Plam Beach County receives Bank of America Award

12/6/06: LISC works in Riviera Beach to demolish apartments to construct mixed income project.

12/01/06: Little Haiti Housing Association spearheads effort to revitalize NE 2nd Ave.

11/23/06: Miami-Dade Housing Agency gets new boss

11/22/06:  Election analysis from a community development prospectus (from LISC enews)

11/9/06: Study finds Economic Opportunity in Miami's distressed neighborhoods

11/7/06: Miami gives grant for Overtown's controversial Crosswinds project.

10/30/06: Denver studing Miami's homeless programs as possible model

10/25/06: LISC unveils Overtown redevelopment  plan. City commits funds.

9/28/06:  CDC in Allapattah has JV with Related to create 1000 units of affordable housing  on County land

9/25/06: St. Agnes Village, 80 new affordable homes in Overtown

9/18/06: South Miami Redevelopment Agency gets new boost, affordable housing approved.

8/28/06: North Miami city commission questions affordable developer

8/11/06: Carrfour project for formerly homeless back on track in North Beach

8/7/06: Miami's Overtown - battle over gentrification heats up

8/1/06:  Article on Northwood Renaissance's work in West Palm Beach

7/26/06: Part 4 "House of Lies" - buyers flipping houses for profit

7/25/06: Part 3 "House of Lies" - Botched redevelopment of Liberty City public housing

7/24/06: Part 2 "House of Lies" - Miami-Dade Housing Agency funnels funds to politically connected insiders

7/23/06: Part 1 "House of Lies" -Trouble at the Miami-Dade Housing Agency

7/18/06:  St. John CDC completes 14 townhouses in Overtown

7/14/06: Neighborhood Housing Services building innovative homes in Homestead.

7/8/06: Audit takes to task Model City Trust for mismanagement

6/29/06: Rising costs cripple faith-based housing efforts

6/9/06: Opa-locka CDC implements housing rehab program for "the Triangle"

6/6/06:  Liberty City's 54th Street to be reconfigured

6/6/06:  Miami's Brownsville community to be revitalized by NHS.

5/24/06: Hallendale Beach buying lots to building affordable housing

5/22/06; City of North Miami considering Tony Crapp for redevelopment czar

5/22/06: Liberty City's 54th St. to get makeover
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Policy Advocacy:  The Coalition seeks to create a more supportive environment for community-based development in South Florida through policy development and advocacy with local government.

Forum: The Coalition provides a forum for CDCs to develop policies and positions, share experiences, and develop a unified voice for the industry.

Information Resource: "E-Mail Dispatch" is regularly distributed to hundreds of people and organizations, providing information on policy changes, available funding, resources, and training opportunities.

Web Site:  Floridacdc.org provides a comprehensive gateway to community economic development on the internet with news, research links, policy papers, CDC member websites and much more.

South Florida
Nonprofit Developers
* BAME Development Corp
* Miami Beach CDC
* Opa Locka CDC
* St. John CDC
* Neighborhood Housing Services
* Centro Campesino
* East Little Havana CDC
* Little Haiti Housing Assoc
* Coconut Grove Collaborative
 * Haven Economic Dev, Inc.
* Allapattah Bus. Dev. Auth.
 * Greater Miami Neighborhoods
* Carrfour Corporation
* Goulds CDC
* New Visions CDC
* 79th Street Corridor Initiative
* Housing Partnership, Inc.
* T.E.D. Center
* Overtown Collaborative
* Boynton Bch Faith Based CDC
* Wind & Rain, Inc.
* Northwood Renaissance Inc
* Alliance Development Co.
* Middle Keys Land Trust
* Sanibel Community Housing
* NW Riviera Beach CRC
* Urgent, Inc.
* Miami Gardens CDC
* Fla. Workforce Housing Netwk
Affordable Housing Initiative


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