The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99746   Message #2086058
Posted By: Dickey
24-Jun-07 - 10:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: Poverty in the USA
Subject: RE: BS: Poverty in the USA
Assisting low income families in attaining home ownership

The Community Development Corporation of Brownsville (CDCB) is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit community housing development organization (CHDO) . CDCB has been providing safe, sanitary affordable housing to the citizens of Brownsville, Texas since 1974. CDCB is the largest non profit producer of single family affordable housing for homeownership in the State of Texas.

CDCB is governed by a 13 person, community based Board of Directors that serve on a volunteer basis to determine policy for the Corporation.

CDCB serves the southernmost area of the United States – Cameron County, Texas, which shares its border with Mexico on the south, and the Gulf of Mexico on its east.

CDCB's mission is to assist low income families in attaining home ownership. Through below market financing, quality construction, the use of efficient home designs, and targeted outreach. CDCB is able to provide safe, sanitary, affordable housing for homeownership to families earning as little as $8,000 per year.

http://www.7thcode.com/cdcb/about.shtml