The Community Planning Association (CPA) is a 501 (C) (3), Community Development Corporation and a Community Housing Development Organization.  The CPA was founded in July 1996 and incorporated in December, 1997.  The organization’s mission is to provide economic development programs to create jobs maintain safe neighborhoods and provide affordable housing for low to moderate income families.  This mission is fulfilled through projects, which involve residents and businesses. 

The CPA is charitable, geographic, democratic, accountable, and comprehensive in vision.  In addition it is, multifaceted, empowering, and pragmatic.  The CPA collaborates with the City of Detroit, Wayne County, the public sector, nonprofit sector, and the private sector to provide programs and services for the neighborhoods it serves. 

The CPA’s purpose is to provide to our service area a wide variety of innovative and constructive neighborhood revitalization opportunities.  The goal of these projects is to improve the physical, economic, social, and overall quality of life for the residents. 

The CPA broadly targets the seven sectors illustrated below that can have a significant positive impact upon the community through programs and services.  

1.    Economic Development. Creating and preserving employment opportunities in our neigborhoods.

2.    Education.  Investing in quality youth programming, education and training programs.

3.    Housing.  Revitalization and improvement of housing.  Acknowledgement that quality, affordable, and safe housing are keys to a better community.

4.    Human Services.  Coordinate planning and access to human services.

5.    Infrastructure.  A plan for the future community which includes proper infrastructure.

6.    Public Safety.   Creating full strength and responsible public safety that will result in safe and healthy neighborhoods.

7.    Quality of Community/Empowerment.  Promoting the quality and empowerment of the community.