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In order to address the conditions and root causes of poverty, CTAC provides technical assistance to community-based organizations, conducts research and evaluation, and catalyzes policy and advocacy initiatives.

In the past decade, CTAC has provided assistance to more than 900 community based organizations, coalitions, and public institutions - with special emphasis on community-based organizations in the New England and the Mid-Atlantic States.
 
 
Groups that CTAC has served - diverse in race, language and culture - range from Southeast Asian refugees to African-American and Hispanic elders. The organizations' programs range, for example, from services for the disabled, to multi racial housing coalitions, to neighborhood-initiated economic development projects. For the types of organizations CTAC has assisted, click here.

By providing assistance, CTAC develops leadership and builds organizational capacity in strategic planning, governance, programming, constituency development, and resource development. CTAC helps build coalitions among groups, and collaboration between community organizations and local governments. CTAC also provides assistance to community foundations, human service agencies, and others directly concerned with strengthening low-income communities.

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Representative Initiatives

Neighborhood Revitalization

CTAC's work in comprehensive neighborhood revitalization grows out of its nationally acclaimed assistance to the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative - the broadest-based effort to revitalize a neighborhood in the United States - consisting of more than 30 groups and 2,000 residents focused on affordable housing, business development and service coordination.

CTAC assists community-based organizations, inter-agency collaborations, foundations and statewide government agencies to become effective community partners in neighborhood revitalization. Emphasis is on strengthening the capacity of residents to shape, steer and influence the renewal of their neighborhoods. CTAC's initiative is also designed to identify and document the impact of revitalization efforts on families and neighborhoods.

Community Development Leadership

CTAC provides community based organizations with the training and expertise necessary to conduct development activity from a strengthened position of credibility and professionalism. This leadership initiative builds proficiency in all phases of the development process, from neighborhood planning, organizing and financial packaging to management and leadership development. CTAC has assisted more than forty groups working to (1) preserve and rehab 5,864 units of at risk housing, (2) produce 1,117 units of new affordable housing, and (3) develop more than 20 minority owned businesses.

Regional Assistance

Despite pressing problems confronting low-income groups in the Northeast, few support resources are available. In response to community requests, CTAC has created the Regional Assistance Division. This has made it possible to provide assistance to low income, underserved groups throughout New England, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The Division has assisted groups focusing on health and welfare, hunger, the environment and the disabled. Accomplishments range from developing a coalition to advocate for more effective drug programs, to organizing a network of human service providers to coordinate a master plan for service delivery in Roxbury, MA. The Division also has served as the catalyst for building statewide and regional coalitions. CTAC has assisted groups including the Minority Elder Coalition, New England Elder Coordinating Council, Medicaid Access Coalition, Vermont Anti Hunger Coalition, and National Coalition of Injured Workers.


The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Intermediary Support for Organizing Communities

CTAC directs the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation's small grants program in the nine-state northeastern region and select cities nationally. Through the program, CTAC provides seed grants and on-site technical assistance to emerging neighborhood-based, multi-issue groups. Click here for more information.

Health and Human Services

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Types of Organizations Assisted by CTAC

Community-based Grassroots Groups - responding to pressing concerns including health and social welfare, hunger, and the environment.

Community Development Corporations - broadening their impact beyond housing development to address the economic and social needs of their residents.

Economic Development Organizations - creating innovative training and employment opportunities for low-income residents and creating community reinvestments in their neighborhoods.

Coalitions, Collaborations and Partnerships - developing comprehensive solutions and coordinated strategies to address community problems, which any one group alone could not effectively impact.

Resident Associations and Tenant Organizations - improving housing by purchasing and managing buildings, or negotiating for better services.

Refugee Organizations - engaging in advocacy and public policy, and providing direct services including housing, economic development.

Youth-led Organizations - developing leadership, academic and entrepreneurial skills.

Community Development Agencies and Departments at the State and City Levels - committing to better serve neighborhood development.

Private and Community Foundations - investing in enhancing the skills of community-based organizations and fostering greater citizen participation.



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