NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY

Inform and aid communities in obtaining and utilizing governmental funds for support of local economic development:ga conducts training and provides counseling and technical assistance to disadvantaged communities for support of local economic development and community development. Annually, ga typically provides technical assistance to 100+ communities and has trained more than 85,000 community development professionals since its inception. Students are drawn from nonprofit community development corporations, community development finance institutions, federal, state and local government, community foundations and other organizations working in economic, housing and community development.(cont. On schedule o)ga social infrastructure:ga, through its affiliate ndc housing and economic development corp. (hedc), also partners with units of local government to erect and maintain public buildings, monuments, and facilities; and to promote social welfare. The underlying mission is to "lessen the burden of government. Projects include public buildings and city halls, educational and medical research facilities, student housing, parking facilities and other public infrastructure. Hedc works with nonprofit organizations, service providers and units of local government to stimulate economic development in the economically depressed neighborhoods across the nation. Working through the new markets tax credit program along with other financing tools for small businesses and nonprofits, hedc creates employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for disadvantaged groups and individuals, combats community deterioration, and eliminates slum and blight through new investment in low-income communities to rehabilitate and revitalize neighborhoods.