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We build the community development field.

How we help lower-income communities across the country become stronger, healthier, and more prosperous:

  • Advocacy to increase the flow of resources to community development organizations
  • Convenings of community developers, the associations that serve them, and key partners
  • Actionable research that increases the effectiveness and sustainability of the field
  • Capacity building to empower community development organizations and associations

COA National Summit August 24-26 in Providence, RI

Mark Your Calendar!

We're proud to partner with the Housing Network of Rhode Island to bring our National Summit to Providence, RI on August 24–26. Join community development association professionals from across the country for this dynamic peer-learning event.

Grants of up to $50,000 are available to community-based nonprofits that serve small businesses in under-resourced communities. Learn more.
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