North-Missoula Community Development Corporation

THE NCDC'S MISSION IS TO BUILD FROM COMMUNITY STRENGTHS TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND HOLISTIC LAND STEWARDSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF OPPORTUNITY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES CAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY

LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM - FORMED IN 2000, THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM SERVES LOW AND MODERATE-INCOME FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS (AS DETERMINED BY HUD CRITERIA). LOW INCOME HOMES ARE BUILT OR REMODELED AND THEN SOLD TO ELIGIBLE HOME BUYERS. SINCE 2000 NMCDC HAS CREATED 54 UNITS OF HOUSING IN FOUR DEVELOPMENTS: CLARK FORK COMMONS, WHITTIER COURT, BURNS STREET COMMONS, AND LEE GORDON PLACE. FORTY NINE ARE OWNED BY INCOME QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS; FIVE WERE SOLD AT MARKET RATE.INTEREST IN THE LEE GORDON PLACE WHICH WERE SOLD IN 2019, FAR EXCEEDED SUPPLY AND ALL SEVEN UNITS WERE SOLD TO INCOME QUALIFIED BUYERS IN MAY OF 2018 THROUGH A LOTTERY DRAWING METHOD. THE NEW HOMEOWNERS INCLUDED SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES, A SINGLE MAN USING A WHEELCHAIR, AND A RETIRED COUPLE.

THE BURNS STREET NUTRITION CENTER. PURCHASED IN 2006 AND REMODELED IN 2010, THE BUILDING INITIALLY HOUSED THE NMCDC OFFICE, A CO-OPERATIVE MANAGED MARKET, A CAFE AND A COMMISSARY KITCHEN. NMCDC SPONSORS A SUMMER CHILDRENS FEEDING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.. THE WESTERN MONTANA GROWERS COOPERATIVE IS OPERATING A FOOD DISTRIBUTION HUB IN THE BUILDING FOR LOCALLY GROWN FARM PRODUCTS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.IN 2018 THE CO-OPERATIVELY OPERATED MARKET CEASED OPERATION. THE SPACE IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY A VEGAN FOOD MANUFACTURER THAT SELLS ITS PRODUCTS NATIONWIDE.

MISSOULA OUTDOOR CINEMA - MISSOULA OUTDOOR CINEMA BRINGS FREE OR LOW COST (DONATIONS ACCEPTED) CINEMA TO THE PLAY-FIELD NEXT TO THE NORTHSIDE'S OLD WHITTIER SCHOOL, NOW PROJECT HEAD START. THE PROJECT HAS PROVIDED WEEKEND EVENING ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS SINCE 2003. DUE TO THE COVID EPIDENIC, THE OUTDOOR CINEMA WAS CANCELLED FOR 2020

HILL AND HOMESTEAD PRESERVATION COALITION. IN A COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MISSOULA, NMCDC FOCUSES ON OPEN SPACE, HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION OF MISSOULA'S NORTH HILLS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE MOON-RANDOLPH HOMESTEAD. THE HOMESTEAD IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AT THE HOMESTEAD BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 2,100 VISITORS TO THE AREA IN 2019WESTSIDE PLAYGROUND. IN 1998 NMCDC RAISED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A PLAYGROUND IN WESTSIDE PARK NEXT TO LOWELL SCHOOL. IN 2015 NMCDC CONTRIBUTED $2,519 TO PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE. IN 2018 NMCDC CLOSED OUT THE MAINTENANCE FUND FOR WESTSIDE PARK BY TRANSFERRING $4,500 TO MISSOULA PARKS AND RECREATION. IN 2018, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE FACILITY'S ORIGINAL ARCHITECT, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE WESTSIDE PARK HAD OUTLIVED ITS LIFESPAN AND WAS DUE FOR MAJOR REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS. NMCDC HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MISSOULA TO BE A NONPROFIT FISCAL SPONSOR TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THIS MULTI-YEAR ENDEAVOR.ADDITIONALLY, NMCDC WORKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER AGENCIES IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT CALLED COMMON GOOD MISSOULA. NMCDC DEVOTED STAFF TIME IN 2020 TO ITS FORMATION AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING, SERVICE LINKING FOR NEIGHBORS FACING COVID CHALLENGES IN FOOD PROVISION, INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND HARDWARE FOR CHILDREN'S REMOTE LEARNING, AND DATA COLLECTION RELATED TO HOUSING SECURITY.