North Carolina Association of CED Inc

Rocky Mount, NC straddles Nash & Edgecombe counties. According to the 2023 County Health Rankings, Edgecombe County ranked 99th out of 100 NC counties regarding health outcomes. On the Edgecombe County side of the City, decades of racial discrimination and current policies that fuel our exclusionary housing market, have resulted in racial patterns of development that lock Blacks into inferior neighborhoods, especially negatively impacting residents health and wellbeing. NCACDC aims to attack a root cause of local health challenges with a focus on residential segregation, including a significant shortage of affordable housing in Rocky Mount. NCACDC has sought to increase Black resident voices at decision-making tables. Our goal is to enlarge self-directed and direct participation opportunities for Black residents to act as leaders who push for real change that produces improvements to their neighborhoods & health. NCACDC works to strengthen the number and skills of residents impacted by housing and health disparities through outreach, contact and coordination of training, education, leadership development and power building sessions for these residents.