CCDA
(Christian Community Development Association)
As members of this national group, we have attended their conferences, which offer over 100 workshops on ways to effectively accomplish goals in ministry, relating to economic development, working with the homeless and under-resourced, racial-reconciliation, becoming entrepreneurial and much more. In April of 2007, Project URGE hosted CCDA Institute classes here in Rochester. It was a two-day event that sponsored four comprehensive courses on: Urban/Suburban Partnerships; Youth Development; Economic Development in the Hood; and Wholistic Ministry. We also use our association with CCDA for information and contacts relative to specific initiatives we are pursuing. In the summer of '08 Noel Castellanos (CEO) spoke at our Fundraiser Dinner and our morning Community Forum. He also led the Project URGE board and leaders in a strategy building sesssion at Risego.
