Calling for growth with equity, the Coalition for the Fair Redevelopment of Wheaton has launched to fight for commitments to preserve the area's affordability, community services, diversity, and small businesses as part of a redevelopment agreement to transform the downtown.
As featured in the Washington Post, the Wheaton Coalition is a collection of nonprofit organizations, Wheaton small business owners, and Montgomery County residents that seek to ensure that the existing Wheaton community is able to benefit from the redevelopment. Visit http://astrongerwheaton.org/ to learn more about the Coalition. If you live in Wheaton or Montgomery County, click here to sign our petition calling for B.F. Saul and Montgomery County to sign a community benefits agreement as part of a final redevelopment agreement that could be finalized as soon as March 2012.
“Wheaton deserves a lot more than just what it has coming to it,” says LEDC Communications and Advocacy Director Ash Kosiewicz. “We want to work with the County and BF Saul to preserve Wheaton’s strengths and mitigate the negative impacts of the redevelopment so more can benefit from these new amenities in Wheaton.”
The Meyer Foundation, a leading funder of nonprofits serving the Washington, DC region, has awarded one of three 2011 Exponent Awards – which recognize outstanding nonprofit executive directors – to LEDC Executive Director Manny Hidalgo.
The Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) has joined Citi Community Development and CASA de Maryland to launch an innovative microloan program for legal permanent residents (LPRs) seeking to become naturalized citizens. CASA is collaborating with LEDC and the Ethiopian Community Development Council Enterprise Development Group to launch and test the innovative citizenship microloan program that will lower the financial barriers to naturalization while simultaneously building an individual’s credit and financial literacy.
