Challenges and dilemmas facing community development corporations in the United States

摘要

In the United States, Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are one of the prime vehicles for delivering housing to low-income households. Beyond the difficulties involved with securing the needed resources to develop, rehabilitate and manage housing, CDCs are facing a series of challenges and dilemmas that could threaten their viability. This article discusses some of the key challenges and dilemmas facing CDCs and offers a number of suggestions for how they might be best confronted.