While the story of Dwelling Place is unique to Grand Rapids, nonprofit groups similar to Dwelling Place are present in many communities across the United States. These specialized nonprofit organizations are also referred to as community development corporations (CDC’s) for the mission driven work they do to improve the quality of life in communities and neighborhoods.

The stock-in-trade of CDC’s is almost always housing and economic development aimed at creating better neighborhoods. The real impact, however, is always on people. Today, Dwelling Place owns and manages more than 1,000 apartments and homes in 21 housing communities throughout West Michigan, serving households with a wide variety of incomes and backgrounds.

Today, Dwelling Place also provides critical support services to some 350 residents facing the enormous challenges surrounding homelessness as well as business related support services for artists in live work spaces and a wide variety of other commercial tenants. Today, with nearly 40 office and retail commercial spaces and more than 40 live/work spaces, Dwelling Place continues to serve as a catalyst in the growth and revitalization efforts of neighborhoods.

Find out more at http://www.dwellingplacegr.org