• NWSCDC Receives a 2019 CDFI Fund Award!

    NWSCDC Receives a 2019 CDFI Fund Award!

    Today the CDFI Fund announced 2019 awards.  NWSCDC is one of 261 groups to receive a 2019 award.  You can read more about the CDFI fund and 2019 news at https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/Programs/cdfi-program/Pages/award-announcement-step.aspx#step3

  • NWSCDC is recruiting for a Social Enterprise Incubator Manager

    NWSCDC is recruiting for a Social Enterprise Incubator Manager

    NWSCDC announced last month that we have received a Federal grant to launch a social enterprise business incubator.  This project will combine our business lending capabilities with additional layers of support through business technical assistance and workforce support.  NWSCDC will recruit social enterprises in Milwaukee to participate in the incubator…

  • Rendering of Villard Commons, courtesy of Index Development Group

    Villard Commons is coming soon!

    Congratulations to a good friend of NWSCDC, Mr. Que El-Amin, and his project partners who are moving forward with the Villard Commons project!  This is really great news, and we can’t wait to see the project take shape and bring more vitality to Villard Ave. Check out the story from…

  • NWSCDC Announces OCS Grants for Business Expansion and Job Creation

    NWSCDC Announces OCS Grants for Business Expansion and Job Creation

    The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) has been awarded two grants from the Community Economic Development (CED) program of the Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One grant will support NWSCDC to launch a new social enterprise incubator.  The program…

  • Green Tech Station featured in Milwaukee Business Journal

    Green Tech Station featured in Milwaukee Business Journal

    Read this great piece about Phase 1 of Green Tech Station.  Thank you to Nick Williams at the Milwaukee Business Journal for visiting the site and sharing some of what we’re working on. From the article: “Just north of Capitol Drive on Milwaukee’s northwest side, a vacant brownfield site is…

  • Awesome video of community walks from May

    Awesome video of community walks from May

    In May this summer, NWSCDC hosted two community walks: “Connecting Water and Art in the Garden Homes” and “Restoration and Reclamation in the 30th Street Corridor” We had a great turnout and a very busy day, touring neighborhood sites and large industrial districts.  See the video summary here: https://vimeo.com/343099533 Thank…

  • Milwaukee Complete Count! Census Organizing

    Milwaukee Complete Count! Census Organizing

    The Northwest Side CDC is proud to host the Complete Count Census Committee for the northwest side of Milwaukee!  The committee meets once a month to create and implement strategies for educating the community and bringing awareness about the census and why it is so important for everyone to be…

  • Search Process and Position Profile – Executive Director

    Search Process and Position Profile – Executive Director

    The NWSCDC Board of Directors has engaged Leading Transitions to assist with our search process for a new Executive Director.  We are excited to embark on this new chapter, and are now ready to share the Position Profile linked below. Position Profile Dropbox Link to Position Profile file All details…

  • Planning for the next chapter – Howard Snyder stepping down

    In late August we announced that NWSCDC founder and long-time Executive Director Howard Snyder will step down at the end of 2019.  The Milwaukee Business Journal featured an interview with Howard, profiling a number of major accomplishments over the years. Read the Business Journal Article here. Howard will leave NWSCDC…