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Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation (ASANDC) started out as a neighborhood watch-group in the Summit University neighborhood founded in the 1980s in response to neighborhood crime. It was incorporated in 1982 and successfully brought together neighborhoods through block clubs and to remove unwanted businesses from the area. After successfully reducing local crime, ASANDC transitioned into a community development corporation in 1994, incorporating strategies related to housing development and mitigation of blight, and then expanded its footprint across the Frogtown and the Rondo neighborhoods. Today, ASANDC has integrated an array of programs to advance community wellbeing, all of which remain rooted in economic empowerment and social justice.We have been able to expand our community partners that share the same vision of providing financial education for adults and youth, support our small business and historic preservation efforts. Our mission "is to foster positive relationships within and between the neighborhoods we serve and to support our members in effecting the quality of life in their communities". Our vision is "to improve the economic and social well-being of the people we serve."
ASANDC programs includes: 1a) #Pathway2Prosperity program provides financial education for adults/youth; b) Housing Opportunity Made Equitable Collaboration-a partnership with Model Cities, Inc., and Build Wealth provides financial education; c) Fire Your Boss program provides small business training for entrepreneurs; and technical assistance for small businesses owner, these programs target Black entrepreneurs/small business owner; 2a) Western U development-in partnership with Sands Company provides affordable housing and retail space; b) Frogtown Square- in partnership with Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) provides 11,000 square feet of commercial development; 3a) Rondo Arts Cultural District -provides planning and of cultural corridors in the Rondo neighborhood; 4a) Youth Count programs provides youth leadership opportunities, our partnership with Council of Black Male Success provides services that addresses the needs of Black males between the ages of 11 and 35.