Community Development.
Economic Well-Being.
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OUR DEVELOPMENTS
MISSION
Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) is dedicated to working with and for Caribbean immigrants and people of color to build more vibrant and economically resilient neighborhoods. CICD fosters community development by creating affordable housing and implementing programs that revitalize distressed neighborhoods, preserve ethnic, cultural, racial diversity, and advance the economic and social well-being of Boston residents.
CICD's model for change:
The U.S. is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, with disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color. In Greater Boston, housing costs have outpaced wages for the poorest third of families, deepening inequality and accelerating the racial wealth gap.
Our model transforms struggling neighborhoods into vibrant economic hubs, fosters wealth creation among historically excluded groups, and builds resilience for the long term.
Affordable housing
We build safe, high-quality, affordable homes that serve as the foundation for stable, healthy communities.
Economic Empowerment
We expand access to capital for small, minority-owned businesses, building individual and community wealth, delivering employment opportunities and goods and services for residents and creating stable, resilient communities.
workforce development
We deliver job training programs that equip residents to enter the emerging green economy, providing a pathway to the middle class, narrowing the racial wealth gap, and enabling families to achieve financial security in Boston’s high-cost environment.
Caribbean immigrant households earn
less than white households
50%
31% of immigrant households in Boston spend over
of their income on housing
40%
In Boston, the median household income of Black households is
the median income of white households.
