CEDC Participation

• Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board: Board Member
• New Bedford Economic Development Council: Board member
• Sovereign Bank Commonwealth Advisory Group
• Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations: Board member
• Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
• UMass-Dartmouth Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center: Steering Committee
• Leadership South Coast: Class of 2006, Board

Collaborations and Fiscal Sponsorships:

• Union Baptist Church Computer Center
• Graeter New Bedford Earned Income Tax Coalition
• Working Water Front Festival
• UMass Dartmouth Community Service Learning
• Peaceworks Community Garden
• Community Building Mini-Grants Program (See Box Below)

Community Building Mini-Grants Program

CEDC is a founding partner of the only local program to support all-volunteer grassroots efforts to improve, strengthen and build community through mini-grants up to $2,500, skill building workshops, and community networking opportunities. Since 1995 the Community Building Mini-Grants Program has supported over 300 projects in the Greater New Bedford area.

For more Information, please visit the United Way Community Building Mini-Grants Program Web Site.

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