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Profile of Near West Side Community Development Corp.

Near West Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) was established in 1988. For over 20 years, the organization has been actively developing affordable housing, organizing and providing supportive services to low and moderate income residents in the West Haven community. Learn more about NWSCDC's mission, accomplishments and key programs. Continue…

Near West Side CDC Board of Directors

Near West Side Community Development Corporation (NWCDC) is an organization with a diverse leadership team. It's board of directors is comprised of community residents, heads of faith based insitutions, athletics and entertainment executives, and other professionals. Continue…

Meet our partners in community development

Near West Side Community Development Corporation (NWCDC) is engaged in a variety of partnerships with organizations ranging from workforce development agencies and neighborhood health centers to private sector development firms and entertainment center operators. It is committed to working with strong and experienced partners in order to create a viable, mixed-income community. Continue…

Earnest Gates Stayed Rooted, Helped Community Do the Same

In the early 1980s, Earnest Gates was on his way to living the American Dream. He had a young family, a profitable trucking business and could move out of his native Near West Side neighborhood to virtually anywhere he wanted. But he chose a life of organizing and fighting to rebuild his neighborhood. Continue…