North End Community Renewal Corporation – Winnipeg, Manitoba

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"North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) represents the application of the best of what we have learned in the CED field in Canada over the last 25 years, and also what is best in the neighbours who commit themselves to the renewal of communities.”

Dr. Stewart E. Perry - Associate, Centre for Community Enterprise

The North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) emerged from the meeting of a group of associations and community leaders who formed a working group to address the growing incidence of poverty, arson, prostitution and crime in Winnipeg’s deteriorating north end. The mandate of the NECRC is to promote the economic, social, and cultural renewal of the north end of Winnipeg. With its establishment as a Corporation in 1998, NECRC identified four priorities: more locally-owned businesses, better housing, safe and clean surroundings, and opportunities for employment and recreation. NECRC has since brought north end employers and training organizations together to discuss opportunities to enhance prospects for north end residents; created a plan for major redevelopment of a number of abandoned properties; developed programs to make decent, affordable housing available to residents; created a number of community associations to enhance both safety issues and the cultural richness of the area; and partnered with a school on a literacy program. NECRC has benefited greatly from its sponsorship by existing agencies, from its diligent networking, and from the application of technical assistance provided by the Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP) at Carlton University and from Mike Lewis of the Centre for Community Enterprise. (Source: website of North End Community Renewal Corporation)

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