Brightwood Development Corporation

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Brightwood Development Corporation

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Vice President: Bruce Young-Candelaria, Vice President

Headquarters:      2460 Main Street - Suite 112
                            Springfield, MA 01107
                            (413) 272 - 2299

Agency mission

Formed in 1977 as a non-profit community development corporation, Brightwood (BDC) works to improve small business, affordable and low-income housing and minority employment conditions in Springfield’s North End neighborhood, including the city’s Memorial Square/Brightwood and parts of its Hungry Hill neighborhoods.

Populations served

The agency serves low-income residents and small business interests, many of whom are Hispanic/Latino and other minorities, within these community neighborhoods.

Program emphasis

BDC conducts a variety of family assistance, minority employment and community development programs designed to impact and improve conditions within its inner-city target area. Among these are:

              Expanding the supply of affordable and low-income housing

             Offering job skills and job search training, job placement and retention services to minorities

             Promotion of small business assistance, with an emphasis on minority ownership

Neighborhood development through residential and commercial revitalization

Brightwood at a glance

Receives funding from a variety of public and private sector sources, including state, county and
city government agencies.

Developers and owners of two major commercial properties: Plaza del Mercado (20,000 square foot retail facility) and El Centro de Salude Medico (18,000 square foot community medical center).

Community partnerships

The support of many public and private sector partners – both organizations and individuals – enables Brightwood Development Corporation to fulfill its mission of community development. Some of these include:

Federal government

Farmers Home Administration

MA state government

Housing Finance Agency

Housing & Community Development

Municipal government

City of Springfield

Springfield Redevelopment Authority

Private sector

FleetBank Boston Financial	Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Caribe Corporation	North End Merchants Association

Board of Directors
(As of February, 2007)

Heriberto Flores Chairman/President Springfield, MA	Cecelio Rivera Springfield, MA
Bruce Young-Candelaria Vice President Springfield, MA	Luz DeJesus Clerk Springfield, MA
Russell Omer South Hadley, MA

BDC invests in the economic development and well-being of Springfield's North End neighborhood. One means of doing so is through the Brightwood community health center, a vital part of the fabric of everyday life in this city.

Serving Springfield's North End

For over 20 years, Brightwood Development Corp. (BDC) has been a financially stable, creative and energetic source of progress for the low-income persons and small businesses that make up Springfield’s Hispanic/Latino North End. Brightwood continually searches for new community development opportunities to assist this city as it successfully enters the 21^st century.

Contact: Bruce Young-Candelaria, Vice President
(413) 272 - 2299

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