North Shore Community Development Coalition
About
North Shore Community Development Coalition is a Salem-based nonprofit that invests in neighborhoods to create thriving communities, with the vision of a North Shore where every neighborhood is one of choice and opportunity. Using a community-focused development model, it directs resources into low-income and distressed neighborhoods through affordable housing, economic and youth development, community engagement, small business assistance, and public art and placemaking.
The coalition serves more than 1,000 people living in over 450 affordable apartments and more than 3,000 others through its other programs. Its public art work is especially visible: it has installed over 80 large-scale murals in Salem and Gloucester and runs a rotating annual themed exhibition on Peabody Street in Salem highlighting local artists. Among its stated beliefs is that community is best built from the ground up.
What to Know
- Its real estate development focuses on transformational projects with broad impact on the communities it serves.
- Funders and sponsors include the City of Peabody, Mass General Brigham, MassHousing and Salem State University.
- Supporters can get involved through donations and events such as Beyond The Bricks.
- It is a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
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