Chinatown Community Development Center Inc

THE PURPOSE OF CCDC IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OUR MANY ROLES AS NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND PLANNERS, AND DEVELOPERS AND MANAGERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CCDC EMPHASIZES A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF COMMUNITY: A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT, A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMY AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATIONS.

PROGRAM AND PLANNING - CCDC PROVIDES MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON HOUSING ISSUES AND HAS ORGANIZED GRASSROOTS TENANT GROUPS THAT ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IMPORVED LIVING CONDITIONS. CCDC ALSO PROVIDES HOUSING COUNSELING TO TENANTS AND ARE OFTEN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS WHO HAVE HOUSING NEEDS. CCDC SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES WITH NAVIGATING EXISTING CITY REGULATIONS AND ADVOCATES FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. CCDC'S COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS HAS RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE CITY. CCDC ENGAGES IMMRGRANT YOUTH, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME YOUTH LIVING IN SRO HOTELS. IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. CCDC ENGAGES YOUTH IN SERVICE LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE INTERACTIONS WITH ELDERLY RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE INTERGENERATIONAL SHARING EXPERIENCE.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - CCDC OWNS AND MANAGES OVER 3,200 AFFORDABLE AND LOW INCOME HOUSING PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO. OUR PROPERTIES HOUSE OVER 4000 SENIORS, FAMILIES, FORMERLY HOMELESS ADULTS, AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. THE MAJORITY OF OUR TENANT POPULATION IS EXTREMELY LOW INCOME AVERGAING UNDER 30% AMI. OVER 130 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND FACILITIES STAFF WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH RESIDENT SERVICES TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENCOURAGE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING STABILITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR RESIDENTS THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PROPERTIES HAVE OVER 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERICAL SPACE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FURTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING IN SERVICE OF OUR RESIDENTS.

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - CCDC INITIATES AND DEVELOPS LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS IN SAN FRANCISCO. CCDC ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. CCDC HAS DEVELOPED OVER 4,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS, VETERANS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES UNDER ITS OWN OWNERSHIP, WITH ANOTHER 257 UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND OVER 800 UNITS IN DEVELOPMENT STAGE. WE ALSO HELPED OTHERS REHABILITATE OVER 1,000 UNITS.