The Fort Worth Near Southeast Community Development Corporation's Mission Statement

Our mission is to create a vibrant, mixed income, multiethnic community in the Near Southeast neighborhood of Fort Worth, preserving its African American history while celebrating the culture of all residents.

To achieve this mission, the Near Southeast Community Development Corporation will:

• Build and rehabilitate high quality housing for all income levels;
• Create vibrant commercial businesses;
• Establish a historic district;
• Provide a safe, secure neighborhood environment;
• Increase community support for and community involvement in its work;
• Create a positive image for the local community;
• Develop and implement a master plan for the Near Southeast community to guide the work of the Near Southeast CDC (outlined above).
• Keep the Board of Directors governing the NSECDC informed and strong, and provide staff and funding to continue the NSECDC's work in community development in the Near Southeast Fort Worth area.

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About the Near Southeast Community Development Corporation

History! A High School Marching Band! Two Neighborhood Centers, with Computers that serve the Community! A Location near Downtown Fort Worth! That's what our district has to offer!

The Near Southeast Community Development Corporation is busily renovating a 25-acre district which has been a Near Southeast Fort Worth cultural center. The organization was started in 1995 by Near Southeast residents who wished to improve their community. The organization hired its first staff in 1997.

The Near Southeast Community Development Corporation renovates historic homes and builds new homes in the neighborhood it serves. It also provides a staffed community and technology center for neighborhood residents. Each year, the Near Southeast CDC stages its Stroke of Beauty paint- and home-repair event for elderly homeowners. It also sponsors an annual Near Southeast Neighborhood Clean-up, when volunteers clean lots and streets, and also plant trees. The Near Southeast CDC is a U.S. Department of Justice Weed & Seed grant recipient, and its youth are researching community safety issues. Feel free to contact the Near Southeast CDC for more information about housing or business opportunities, or about the technology center.

The NSECDC is governed by a Board of Residents. Non-residents who support its work of may also serve on the Board. The Near Southeast CDC works with business and government partners to achieve its goals.

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Contact Information

For more information about business development or housing opportunities in the Evans and Rosedale business and cultural district, or about the community center, contact:

Our Partners in the Community:

Our partners in business development!

Shirley Lewis, Executive Director, Near Southeast CDC, [housing]:

(817) 810-0602;
or Email: sawlewis@hotmail.com

Or use our contact form!

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This web page is the result of a partnership between the Near Southeast CDC and Volunteers in Service to America, Tarrant County United Way, and Teaming 4 Technology.

For more information, contact C. E. Whitehead, web site coordinator.

Background courtesy of Backgrounds, Etc.

This web page last updated, May 7, 2002

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