Our History
The Cooperative Center for Development and Solidarity (CCDS) was first convened in November 2015 by Latino immigrant residents of East Boston concerned about the rapid gentrification of our neighborhood. It started with a few conversations, first among a small group of people displaced from a neighborhood apartment building and grew into dozens of immigrant residents meeting for months to try to find solutions to the accelerated displacement of people of color from our neighborhood. Many people from that original group started CCDS in March 2016. These are now members of the CCDS steering committee, members of groups exploring cooperatives, staff and volunteers. We not only work with the immigrant community, we are from that community.
Steering Committee
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Vilma Galvez
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Maria Eugenia Hincapie
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Lara Agudelo
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Wilson Agudelo
Advisory Committee
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Steve Dubb
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Jonathan Rosenthal
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Brittany Thomas
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Liliana Silva
Allies
Partners who CCDS has worked with in the past.
Suffolk Law School, Center for Economic Democracy (Fiscal Sponsor), Zumix Radio, East Boston Health Center, Harborside School, Urban College, MLCS, PUEBLO Coalition, Coop Dev Institute, Mutual Aid East Boston, Moon Jaguar Strategies, Cross Roads Leadership Lab, CoEverything
Supporters
Individuals and Organizations that have supported CCDS materially.
Boston Foundation, Lenny Zakim Fund, Hyams Foundation, Episcopal City Mission, Mass General Hospital, EmVision, Frontline Solutions/Elevate, Common Future, Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Resources Organizing Project, Cooperative Fund of North East, Kataly Foundation, English for New Bostonians, Solidarity Economy Initiative
… and our many individual donors that make our work possible