Rural Community Development Corporation of California

Supporting Disadvantaged Rural Communities

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Projects

 

RCDCC Projects : Active

Guadalupe, California:

RCDCC is conducting a Community Resilience Planning effort in Guadalupe California. To keep up to date, and follow our progress, you can click on the links below to the dedicated webpage and Facebook. Both will be updated in real time.

  • Resilience-Guadalupe Planning Website
  • Resilience-Guadalupe Facebook Page
  • Leroy Park and Community Center Rehabilitation project, funded through the State CDBG program, is on the north-west corner of the City of Guadalupe. The park and comm unity center has been deteriorating for a number of years and the community center is now closed due to mold. The project includes not only a major rehabilitation of the community center and park but also include new park features (outdoor auditorium, skate park, BBQ/picnic areas, and a new tote lot) and an expanded community center to include a community library, additional space for computer classrooms, and an industrial kitchen. With a micro-grid added, the community will be able to second as a emergency center in disaster events. The project is updated via a dedicated Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LeRoyParkandCommunityCenter

RCDCC Projects : Completed

Rural Resilience Planning, Weed California


While this project was completed prior to the incorporation of RCDCC, it was led by Tom Brandeberry, President & CEO of RCDCC, as a test project for the future state-wide non-profit. The link below will take you to the resilience planning page for Weed, California; it includes the process, pictures, videos, and the final resilience plan.

For more information:
Read – California Rural Resilience Planning (pdf)
Visit – http://www.resilience-weed.org/

Rural Community Development

Community Development   is a process whereby diverse and representative groups of community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions (plans) for common problems; building livable, sustainable communities in the process.

Rural Community Development   is the above, with an understanding that many rural communities lack the resources and capacity to manage this process without assistance, training, resources, and technical assistance.

Why
Aside from the most important reason (it’s needed), if not for our rural communities who would manage our forests? Who would protect our waterways? Who would put the food on our plates? Who would provide those services travelers expect as they drive the many freeways?

California’s rural communities have, as we all know, very limited resources. The more donations we receive the less community funding we will need. Thank you.

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RCDCC is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our ID is 82-1325014
IRS Non Profit Determination Letter (pdf)