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UNIVERSAL TRUTH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(UTCDC)
The Universal Truth Community Development
Corporation (UTCDC) is a Florida community
and faith based non-profit corporation
and an independent affiliate of the Universal
Truth Center for Better Living. The UTCDC
was incorporated in 1994 and opened its
doors in 1996. Its functions can be categorized
into four distinct program areas: community
organizing, infrastructure development,
housing counseling, and real estate development.
Community Organizing: The UTCDC
is focusing its primary efforts on revitalizing
and restoring the Vista Verde and Miramar Gardens
subdivisions located in the City of Miami Gardens
(Miami-Dade County Commission District One).
Infrastructure Development: The
UTCDC was instrumental in obtaining county
funding and CDBG grants to evaluate ways to
improve and correct the infrastructure of the
Vista Verde/Miramar Gardens community. Evaluation
has been completed, and infrastructure work
that was identified in the study (e.g. drainage
and street repairs) is currently under way.
Other county funding was allocated and used
for the installation of street lighting and
street signage.
Housing Counseling: The UTCDC
provides homebuyer education seminars and one-on-one
post counseling, debt management counseling,
credit repair counseling, and low-income housing
placement assistance, among other services
to the community.
Real Estate Development: After
having committed its first six active years
of operation to community organizing, infrastructure
improvements, and housing counseling, the UTCDC
is now in the early stages of a comprehensive
housing rehabilitation effort.
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