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Ya’at’eeh
Check out the new 2012 National Conference video. It features CCDA board member Mark Charles talking about our theme for the conference, reconciliation. Mark has also written an entry for our blog about his experience relocating to the Navajo reservation. He discusses the idea of the Navajo …
A Dreamer’s Perspective
How does Obama's June 15th announcement impact a dreamer? I was brought to the U.S. from Brazil by my parents at the age of nine. Hoping to grant my two younger siblings and I a better life, my parents sought to obtain legal status here. Unfortunately, they were notified by several attorneys that …
The Banyan Community
The Banyan Community2647 Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407 The Banyan Community is rooted in East Phillips, rising up to develop youth and strengthen families, reaching out to create community. The Banyan is a Christian Community Development organization that began as an idea, when …
Northside Achievement Zone
Northside Achievement Zone1200 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 250, Minneapolis, MN 55411 The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) is a bold, place-based initiative with the ultimate goal of ending multigenerational poverty using education as the great equalizing lever. NAZ operates as one integrated …
Union Gospel Mission Asian Ministries
Union Gospel Mission Asian Ministries899 Payne Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55130 Today, a new group of homeless people with no traditional homeland of their own is arriving by the planeload in the Twin Cities, resulting in the largest concentration of Hmong people outside of Asia. Union Gospel Mission …
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Language of Adoption
Mark Charles reflects on the meaning of family "Shi'masoni." That is how I addressed her as I leaned over to place my necklace around her neck. "My maternal grandmother." When I left home for the Christian Community Development Association National Conference, I was not expecting to gain a …
Empowerment Book
Published: January 2010 Price: 10.00 (+$3 shipping) To Order: email order@ccda.org - or - contact CCDA Order this with the Empowerment DVD and save 20%! Price together: $20.00 (+$3 shipping) Description: The way we as Christians attempt to restore communities can be either harmful or …


