Northside Association for Community Development- NACD

The Northside Association for Community Development, (NACD), established in 1981, is a 501 (c) (3) comprehensive community development corporation governed by a 12 member board, ten of whom must live in the neighborhood per our by-laws. 90% of the staff live in the neighborhood. All of NACD’s board meetings are open to the public and the majority of the programs have been initiated at the request of residents. NACD is working to rebuild the economic, social and physical prosperity of Northside residents in Kalamazoo, Michigan through rehabbing and building affordable housing, increasing employment skills of residents, creating safe places for all generations to play and developing businesses that will hire residents.