[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E892]
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  HONORING THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 1998

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the Chinatown Community Development Center of San Francisco, 
which has been selected to receive the Fannie Mae Foundation Sustained 
Excellence Award.
  For the past 21 years, the Chinatown Development Center (CCDC) has 
served Northeastern San Francisco neighborhood's through providing low-
income housing development and management and by fostering a sense of 
community. CCDC incorporates a unique approach to community development 
that combines housing advocacy with community involvement through 
grassroots organizing and neighborhood planning. Supportive services 
empower residents to become self-sufficient and to participate in 
formulating public policy issues that directly affect them. Throughout 
its 21-year history, CCDC's principal projects reflect how it has 
merged housing with community improvement.
  The significant contributions that CCDC has made include managing 
more than 1,000 units of affordable housing with a multitude of tenant 
services and the creation of 10 commercial spaces for small businesses 
to help provide employment for local residents. The CCDC has also 
contributed to fostering neighborhood pride through the creation of a 
street cleaning venture called the Chinatown Environmental 
Organizations and through coordination of neighborhood-based planning 
resulting in the renovation of five new parks, gardens, and courtyards 
in neighborhoods with limited safe, recreational areas. Additionally, 
CCDC provides citizenship and educational classes, as well as 
counseling and translation services for its residents.
  We in San Francisco are proud of our diversity and CCDC has played a 
key role in supporting immigrant and low-income populations throughout 
the city. By investing in low-income residents, CCDC has brought new 
life and hope to San Francisco's low-income neighborhoods. CCDC is a 
model of sustained high quality housing development and management 
combined with active grassroots community organizing. CCDC possesses a 
clear vision for sustaining its communities for years to come. I join 
with the people of San Francisco in congratulating and thanking Gordon 
Chin and CCDC for its 21 years of accomplishments and send my very best 
wishes for continued success.

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