Twin Cities Community Development Corp.

Street Address:
470 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420


Phone: 978-342-9561
Fax: 978-345-7905
Website: www.twincitiescdc.org

Marc Dohan, Executive Director

Contact Name: Marc Dohan
Phone: 978-342-9561
Fax: 978-345-7905
Email: mdohan@twincitiescdc.com


Staff Size: Full Time: 7    Part Time: 2

Background
Twin Cities Community Development Corporation was renamed from the Community Development Corporation of Fitchburg, formally incorporated in 1985, which was originally the Cleghorn Neighborhood Development Corporation, incorporated in 1982 and unofficially formed in 1979. The Twin Cities CDC has responded to the changing needs of low income neighborhoods we have served since the beginning in 1979 by engaging in a variety of community economic development strategies. As a community-based organization, the CDC is particularly concerned with the revitalization of neighborhoods. In community organizing, the CDC's goals are to develop leaders who work to obtain resources to meet local needs and affect policy changes that yield solutions to neighborhood problems.

Mission
The Twin Cities Community Development Corporation is a membership organization led by the diverse resident and business communities of Fitchburg and Leominster. We invest in and organize residents to help our communities build assets such as quality housing, good jobs, strong businesses and effective leaders. We envision healthy neighborhoods where residents choose to live, work and invest, thereby forming a powerful unified community.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $964,521

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Community Based Economic Development

  • Community Building and Organizing

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership
  • NeighborWorks Community Building and Organizing

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 63 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 11 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 38 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 39 rental units.
  • Invested $ in the community through Twin Cities Community Development Corp.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $6,372,456 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $6,372,456.

    • Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Community Outreach and Organizing

  •  Leadership Training

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Environmental Friendly Building Materials

  •  Lead Poison Prevention


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Bill BrassardBoard Member  
    Maria CruzBoard Member  
    Daniel FlynnBoard Member  
    Christina GonzalezBoard Assistant Clerk  
    Tom GrayBoard Treasurer  
    Erich HastingsBoard Member  
    Pamela LawrenceBoard Vice President  
    Rosa LeBlancBoard Member  
    Emily MacRaeBoard President  
    Olga RamosBoard Member  
    Tim SappingtonBoard Assistant Treasurer  
    Nick StorrsBoard Clerk  

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

    NeighborWorks ® America Contact Information
    District:  New England
    Name:  Frances Cinicola
    Phone:  617-585-5027
    Toll-Free:  
    Fax:  617-450-0427
    Email:  fcinicola@nw.org