Welcome to the Ohio CDC Association
A Statewide Membership Association of Community 
Development Corporations


Upcoming Events and Trainings

The 2008 Training Calendar is now available for download:

2008 ODCDA Training Calendar
2008 Notice of Funds – CHDO Technical Assistance

click to download the following Microsoft Word documents:

NOFA - CDO Technical Assistance 2008
Notice of Funds Available Technical Checklist
2008 Self Assessment Form



Save the Date!
24th Annual Conference
Ohio CDC Association 24th annual conference is being held in Toledo, Ohio September 16-18, 2008 at the Toledo Riverfront Hotel (soon to be a Crowne Plaza Hotel) - Brochure and Registration materials will be out soon. For more information please contact Celia Elkins, Conference Coordinator at 614-461-6392 x 201 or by email at celkins@ohiocdc.org

Download the Conference Brochure


Download the Information Card for the 2008 Annual Conference



Membership


Ohio CDC Association
Youngstown Ohio Membership Meeting

Join us on Tuesday October 14, 2008 for the Ohio CDC Association Youngstown, Ohio Membership Meeting. We would like to hear from you about training and member services needs, policy concerns, and how Ohio CDC Association can better work with your organization in 2008-2009. We will be providing:

    *      Updates from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)
    *      Overview of Ohio CDC Association Programs and Services
    *      Policy updates
    *      Opportunity for small focus groups

Location:
Flying High Incorporated
(Community Room)
238 South Meridian Road
Youngstown, Ohio 44509

Time: 12:00 – 2:00p.m. - Lunch will be provided

R.S.V.P. to Celia Elkins at 614-461-6392x 201 or by email at celkins@ohiocdc.org By Thursday October 10th.

Membership Meeting Sponsored by:



Call for Qualifications

Ohio CDC Association Members & Friends:

 

The Ohio CDC Association requests credentials from trainers and technical assistance providers for our programs for CDCs (Community Development Corporations) and CHDOs (Community Housing Development Organizations). Providers are needed in the areas of affordable housing, organizational development, microenterprise, community economic development, and asset building.

 

Trainers and Technical Assistance providers in the areas of affordable housing and organizational development are asked to submit qualifications by June 24 for inclusion in our HUD CD-TA proposal.) We encourage trainers new to our organization to submit credentials at any time during the year.

 
Please download the full document for more information.

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POLICY ALERT

Documents available for download:
2008 OCDCA Policy Agenda
2008 Statewide Funding Opportunities


Link to Ohio CDC Association Lobby Day Speech Numbered to PowerPoint)
Link to Lobby Day PowerPoint


Ohio CDC Association receives
2006 Governor’s Award for
Excellence in Affordable Housing

Press release on the Governor’s Award

Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson presented the award to
Ohio CDC Association Executive Director Patricia Barnes
at the opening of the 2006 Ohio Housing Conference on
November 7, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.

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22nd Annual Conference A Success!
Congratulations to Ohio CDC Association's
 2006 Member Award Recipients:

CDC Staff Member of the Year: Mary Burke, Andy Hutzel
Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, Cincinnati

 CDC Project of the Year: Ottawa River Estates, Toledo

CDC Partner of the Year: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Toledo 

CDC Board Member of the Year: Bruce Warner
Franklinton Development Association, Columbus 

CDC of the Year (Emerging):  New Lima, Inc. – Housing for the Future, Lima 

CDC of the Year (Mature): Homes on the Hill CDC, Columbus

Stephanie J. Bevens Advocate of the Year Award: Bambi Baughn, Deputy Director of the Community Action Commission of Fayette County, Washington CH

Awards were presented at the Ohio CDC Association’s 2006 Annual Conference, Community Development: New Tools for Energizing and Rebuilding Our Communities, in Cincinnati on September 21, 2006.

Press Release on the 2006 Awards

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Public Policy Development

Key goals include: getting the cap off the Ohio Housing Trust Fund; developing a platform of CDC concerns; and addressing the high foreclosure rate and lack of financial education. Secondary goals include securing additional non-housing credit Housing Development Assistance Program funds and increasing CDC access to the Housing Credit Program. For more information, contact Patricia Barnes

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Now available online:
Click here for the 2004 OCDC Annual report in pdf format

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Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 461-6392
Fax: (614) 461-1011