SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NFP

What they do

THE SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (SDA) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019 WITH A MISSION to COLLABORATIVELY DESIGN and SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION of COMPREHENSIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE, INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN COOK COUNTYS SOUTH SUBURBS. SDA SEEKS to RE-ESTABLISH THE SOUTHLAND AS A MAJOR HUB of ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, REVITALIZING THE AREA AS A UNIQUE SET of COMMUNITIES THAT CELEBRATES and ENGAGES ITS RICH HISTORY and DIVERSITY. INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS BEEN A FOUNDING PRINCIPLE of THE SDA, INFORMING ALL of ITS PROGRAMS and ACTIVITIES WITH A FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS:1.OWNERSHIP - GROWING BUSINESS and REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP BY PEOPLE of COLOR.2.EMPLOYMENT - INCREASING THE EMPLOYMENT of WORKERS of COLOR IN QUALITY JOBS WITH STRONG CAREER LADDER.3.LOCATION and ACCESS - ENSURING DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS CAN LIVE NEAR JOB CENTERS.4.PARTICIPATION - GROWING DIVERSE REPRESENTATION AT THE RELEVANT PRIVATE, PUBLIC and CIVIC SECTOR "TABLES," WHERE GROWTH STRATEGIES ARE SHAPED and IMPLEMENTED.