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The History of the Twin Cities CDC
The Twin Cities Community Development Corporation (CDC) was founded in 1979 as the Cleghorn Neighborhood Development Corporation (CNDC). CNDC expanded its territory in 1985 to encompass all of Fitchburg and again in 1995 to include its "twin city" of Leominster. Since inception, the CDC has focused on economic development strategies, adding affordable housing and in recent years, community organizing, to more effectively harness the energy and voice of the community. Four strategies are employed to accomplish this:
1) Micro-enterprise development,
2) Homeownership,
3) Affordable housing development and targeted rehabilitation, and
4) Community Organizing.
Combining these strategies enables the CDC to address community development in an effective, holistic manner.
A diverse volunteer board of fifteen directors governs the Twin Cities CDC. There are also a number of standing committees, Real Estate Development, Economic Development, Personnel and Finance, Resource Development, Neighborhood Revitalization. The committees are vehicles for community participation and leadership development. They keep CDC decision-making authority in the hands of the community.
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