Nogales Community Development

Nogales Community Development is fostering long-term economic growth in the central business district.

Our Work

NCD builds on our successes to increase our ability to address the needs of the Nogales community, its stakeholders and partners. In 20 15 a priority for NCD is to assist downtown businesses reach new markets through more effective promotion. NCD is committed to completing a mixed-use project in downtown while increasing home ownership among low to moderate income households. NCD will take full advantage of its entrepreneurial enterprise facility as a community gathering and event space to provide a launching pad for small businesses, as well as to support existing downtown businesses.

NCD continues to focus on the following core activities:

  • Generate home ownership and other housing opportunities in the City of Nogales to help reduce poverty, provide stability and retain residents within the City.

  • Create a more diverse business mix in downtown by offering training, providing tools and resources and creating a dedicated workspace that acts as a launching pad for new business ventures.

  • Continue to strengthen and improve Downtown Nogales as a vibrant, viable commercial core through the Main Street Program.

  • Expand our capacity to provide the programs and staff needed to facilitate our mission and support the broader vision for housing, community development and downtown revitalization.

  • Increase the visibility of the NCD to strengthen partnerships/collaborations and broaden awareness of what we do on our impact in the community.

Learn more about our specific focus areas.

Contact Us.

 

For further information, please contact Nogales Community Development.

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Mariposa Community Health Center: An NCD Community Partner in the Community Garden Leaders Program

In 2012, NCD and MCHC teamed up to provide local residents with training every week through the Community Garden Leaders program. Participants attended 13 training sessions at Avalon Gardens, and then put their new knowledge and skills to work back in Nogales. Projects ranged from helping neighbors to install and improve gardens, to working with schools and churches, and communicating food production information through the media. The program connects local residents with local food producers to increase the consumption of fresh, healthy foods, promoting development of a local food system as something key to both health and economic development.