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.IN 2022 NMCDC CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (CLT) HOUSING PROJECTS IN EXPANDED SERVICE AREAS THAT INCLUDE MISSOULA'S LOWEST INCOME CENSUS TRACTS- THE NORTHSIDE, WESTSIDE, FRANKLINTO THE FORT (FTF) AND RIVER ROAD NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL OF WHICH ARE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON DESIGNATED "INVEST HEALTH NEIGHBORHOODS".ONE 4-HOME PROJECT IS PROCEEDING WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN THE FTF NEIGHBORHOOD. ANOTHER, ON THE NORTHSIDE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORWORKS MONTANA AND THE CITY OF MISSOULA, IS A PRECEDENT-SETTING CO-OP/CLT HYBRID 8-UNIT CONVERSION OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO A PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE RESIDENT CO-OP - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN MONTANA. PREDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BEGAN IN 2022 ON A SIMILARLY DESIGNED AND FUNDED 18-HOME CO-OP/CLT IN THE RIVER ROAD AREA.ALL NMCDC CLT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TARGET LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME MISSOULIANS. AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MISSOULA, INCLUDED NMCDC STEWARDSHIP OF SALES AND DEED RESTRICTIONS ON AN 8-UNIT NEW CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, PART OF A MUCH LARGER PROJECT IN WHICH THE CITY WAS ABLE TO LEVERAGE A COMPONENT OF NEW HOMES SOLD TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH UNDER 120% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

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. THE HOMESTEAD REPRESENTS BOTH HOMESTEAD ERA SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ON INDIGENOUS LANDS AND HARD SCRABBLE TRUCK FARM PRODUCTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY- A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW MISSOULA FED ITSELF. VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AT THE HOMESTEAD BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 VISITORS TO THE SITE IN 2022 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.IN 2022, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MISSOULA, NMCDC BEGAN CRAFTING AND ADMINISTERING A NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE SURVEY OF THE NORTH AND WESTSIDE, THE FIRST SURVEY SINCE 2014, AND A VALUABLE TOOL FROM WHICH NMCDC CAN DESIGN PROGRAMS THE NEIGHBORHOODS WANT.

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. ADMISSION IS FREE WITH VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. MOVIES ARE SHOWN ON A SCREEN ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.IN 2022 NMCDC CONDUCTED ITS 19TH YEAR OF MISSOULA OUTDOOR CINEMA. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MOVIES IN 2022.