WOMEN'S HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

THE WOMEN'S HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. (WHEDCO) IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THE RADICALLY SIMPLE IDEA THAT ALL PEOPLE DESERVE TO LIVE IN HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. WORKING IN THE SOUTH BRONX, WHEDCO BUILDS AWARD-WINNING, SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE HOMES THAT SERVE AS ANCHORS FOR STRONG COMMUNITIES OF WHICH RESIDENTS CAN BE PROUD. WHEDCO'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND BRIDGE ACCESS IN THE BRONX TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS - FROM HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TO HEALTHY FOOD, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.