We’re the Neighborhood Development Collaborative
A coalition of 22 Colorado-based non-profits and housing authorities building homes for low and middle income residents, strengthening neighborhoods with community-oriented businesses, and providing innovative human services
Our Challenge
It’s no secret that a lack of sufficient housing is one of the biggest issues facing our State today. Unfortunately, Colorado’s history of half-measures and incrementalism when it comes to housing policy have lead to a critical dearth of homes that threatens to undermine the economy, upend the lives of our most vulnerable, and deprive working families from stable rental and homeownership opportunities.
Our Call to Action
NDC began in 2009 in response to the foreclosure crisis of the Great Recession and continued to evolve as its members realized they could have a bigger impact by coordinating to secure greater resources than competing over limited ones. That philosophy of making a bigger difference by working together across the housing spectrum from homelessness, to workforce housing, to homeownership has kept our collaborative together and growing for over 15y.
Our Response
NDC members are affordable housing stakeholders collaborating through collective advocacy, research, education, and programming to create a greater impact across Colorado. We strive to achieve this by working together to create more affordable housing options, fight displacement pressures, provide financial health services for residents, open more opportunities to homeownership, and catalyze a policy environment that will ensure the long-term success of our efforts.