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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management
Mission: The northside residents development council, inc. , (nrrc) is a minnesota nonprofit corporation organized to empower the residents of near north and willard hay to be the primary agents for the improvement of the social, economic and general liveability standards of the neighborhood. Program services include citizen participation, and housing and economic development.
Programs: Community organizing and citizen participation activities - nrrc provides a vehicle through which residents address specific problems and difficult issues facing the community and coordinate with services and programs available through the minneapolis department of community planning and economic development (cped). Monitoring the courts to identify problem properties. Economic development projects and assistance to small businesses - nrrc participates with developers on economic development projects occurring in north minneapolis. Nrrc's small business loan program evolved into its own program known as northside economic opportunity network (neon). Housing development projects - nrrc develops, renovates and manages affordable housing. These units are available to low/moderate-income families and individuals. Nrrc also develops and renovates single family homes for sale to market rate and low/moderate-income families.