NJCDC

NJCDC was founded in June 2001 "out of concern for community decline and blight," according to the organization's historical narrative. In 2004, NJCDC sold its first home, beginning a track record of addressing neighborhood improvement, blight elimination, and crime reduction by improving the quality of housing stock, leading community engagement activities, and infusing commercial and retail services into the area. To date, the organization has built and sold 72 homes and inspired an additional 122 homes to be built by others within a half-mile radius of its main office. NJCDC also built Northpoint I, a $4 million development that houses a dental clinic, pharmacy, café, NJCDC's office and other nonprofit and business enterprises... Early in its history, NJCDC expanded its service geography to include a seven-neighborhood area. Beginning in the late 2000's as part of recession recovery, the organization received Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to purchase, land-bank,..

Primary location: Jacksonville United States