Asian Community Development Corp

The housing development program works to create and preserve high quality affordable housing to meet the needs of communities of low-income asian american populations. Acdc now has 7 properties in its portfolio that includes 344 affordable rentals.

Youth programs include a high school leadership program, asian voices of organized youth for community empowerment (a-voyce), training youth in community leadership and organizing in chinatown and the greater boston area. Youth also have opportunities to learn about cultural identity, community development, and undertake placekeeping activities, which include resident-led public art projects and cultural events addressing community power and impacts of gentrification. Asian-american identifying high school youth learn entrepreneurship skills and apply these skills through running their own youth-led business providing walking tours of chinatown and other projects.