Westown Community Development Corporation (WCDC)

Westown cdc's service has a growing latino population comprised of 23%, 25% african american and 52% white. The service area is primarily working class. Its borders stretch north to near lake erie's shore to south of i- 71. There are 10,000 households of which 61% are low to moderate income. 48% of our housing units are occupied by families with children & of those 19.5% of the families live at or below the poverty line.

2. Housing stabilization: wcdc provides direct assistance in grants to tenants and homeowners for exterior and interior home repairs through its owned publicly funded grant /rebate program and its partnerships with several neo housing repair organizations

1. General/direct technical assistance to businesses including relocation, expansion, permits; certificate of occupancy; grant & loan assistance & packaging; marketing, zoning review and or zoning variances; design review, new signage, storefront renovation projects;

3. Neighborhood beautification: vacant property cut/clean ups graffiti abatement commercial district clean ups: Community service hours performed- maintains over 35 street trees, including biannual mulching, various planters and benches along our main commercial corridor; 4. Commercial & residential code enforcement