Mission

The mission of SCACDC is to raise the quality of life for low-wealth families and communities by advancing the community economic development industry in South Carolina through the capacity building of local community development corporations through the provision of:

  • Technical Assistance
  • Access to Capital
  • Advocacy
  • Grassroots Leadership

 

News & Updates

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SCACDC & Members to Receive NSP Funding
March 26, 2009

Dear Members, Friends and Allies,
 
 
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that SCACDC has been awarded $1 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funding from the South Carolina Housing Finance and Development Authority to stabilize communities in Greenwood and Laurens counties.
 
In addition to SCACDC, four members of SCACDC also were successful in NSP awards. They include the following: Community Assistance Providers, Community Development Improvement Corporation, Santee Lynches CDC, and TN Development Corporation. Please help me in congratulating these members.
 
As you all know, the State Housing Finance Agency is administering $44 million in federal NSP funding throughout South Carolina. The CDC industry collectively was awarded over $5.8 million in NSP funding. This represents an historic day for the CDC industry in South Carolina. Click here to read the press release issued yesterday by State Housing, Finance and Development Authority.
 
Thanks to all of you for your efforts in advancing the CDC industry in South Carolina.
 
Sincerely,
 
Bernie Mazyck
President & CEO
SC Association of CDCs
Earned Income Tax Credit - Free Help Available
January 30, 2009

The South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations (SCACDC) is kicking off its outreach campaign to ensure that eligible taxpayers file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit available to qualifying low-wage workers and their families. In these tough times, with an alarming national increase in layoffs and salary reductions, more people will qualify for the EITC than ever before, and low-income families will need their tax refund more than ever. READ MORE

 

Article in The State
January 28, 2009


Bolton: State needs to help rural areas out of permanent recession
By WARREN BOLTON
Associate editor

WHILE FOLKS across the state are understandably worried about the flailing economy, residents in some of South Carolina’s rural counties live in a permanent state of recession. READ MORE

 

Letter from SCACDC President
January 20, 2009

My Community Development Team, Family and Friends,

Today I consider my self blessed to be able to witness the inauguration of our nation's 44th President, Barack Obama. But this is not just the victory of one political party over another, but the confirmation that America is the nation that it's founders envisioned it to be. A land of opportunity, where all men and women are created equal and given the opportunity, the means, and the encouragement, can achieve anything they set their minds to achieve. READ MORE  

 

Click here to see the State's NSP draft. Please note they are currently requesting public comment.

 

Click here to see the NSP presentation from the NSP convenings in October.

 

 


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