ABOUT NRCDC

MISSION
Providing community development solutions through housing, education, advocacy and economic development.

OBJECTIVES

1. Increase affordable housing, i.e., homeownership and affordable rental  within the moderate/low wealth communities
2. Be the premier financial literacy educator for youth and adults in the region
3. Design, implement and maintain an emergency repair program
4. Advocate for the voiceless in the community 

ABOUT US
Neuse River Community Development Corporation, Inc. (NRCDC) is a licensed 501(c)3 tax exempt Community Development Corporation that was formed in 1996 to address housing and community development needs in the local wealth neighborhoods of New Bern and Craven County.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NRCDC has addressed the limited supply of quality affordable housing by partnering with Weyerhaeuser and other organizations to rehabilitate donated houses providing homes for low and moderate income families in the Greater Duffyfield Community.  

In Addition, NRCDC has partnered with Habitat for Humanity by providing land to build Habitat homes.  NRCDC’s history also includes partnering with the US Census Bureau, sponsoring Duffest for over ten years, and sponsoring the African American Oral History Project.

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PARTNERS

• CAHEC (Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation)
• City of New Bern
• Craven County
• Greater Duffyfield Residents Council
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Bern
• Twin River Opportunities, Inc.
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of New Bern, Inc.
• Uptown Business & Professional Association
• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
• Bank of America
• Self Help Credit Union
• First Citizens Bank

MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATION

• North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
• North Carolina Housing Coalition
• New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce
• Coalition for Responsible Lending