Mission
NEDCO COLLABORATIVELY BUILDS HUMAN CAPITAL ASSETS TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. NEDCO IS COMMITTED TO PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVE AND WORK. IT HAS IMPROVED THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS SPANNING HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION, HOME BUILDING, PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES, AND FACILITATING SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. SUSTAINING A LIVABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH NURTURING COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE, AND EMPLOYING COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESSES HAS ESTABLISHED NEDCO AS A LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FIRST FOUNDED TO SERVE THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD AREA OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SINCE EXPANDED ITS SERVICE AREA TO INCLUDE ALL OF LANE COUNTY, THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND CLACKAMAS COUNTY. NEDCO IS OREGON'S FIRST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.