Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation

Employment - one of the most important building blocks for a sustainable community is the opportunity for individuals to provide for their families through sustainable employment. To reverse the unemployment trend in central detroit, the organization is committed to helping teens and adults succeed in developing employment skills to secure jobs, increase wages, or start a business.

Economic development - community transformation occurs one block at a time, creating safe, affordable housing and bringing amenities and commerce back into the local economy. The organization tackles physical projects, including home repair, housing rehabilitation, and beautification projects, to enhance the community. The organization's certified financial coaches work diligently to prepare families and individuals for homeownership, as well as providing coaching through home foreclosure or financial crises. The organization's commercial revitalization projects include a healthy produce market, a laundromat, property management, security services, and a warehouse selling home essentials. See schedule o for additional information about this program.the organization is committed to starting and funding small businesses that represent the needs and choices of these communities.