Mission
MLK-CDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO NECESSARY HEALTH RESOURCES AIMED AT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES. ITS MISSION IS TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY COMBATTING (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) DETERIORATION AND ECONOMIC DISTRESS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE DISTRESSED AREA OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES. ITS FOCUS HAS BEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE 42-ACRE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEDICAL CAMPUS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OWNED BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE.