Southeast Gateway Community, Revitalization - Bridgeton, New Jersey
Description: The Cumberland Empowerment Zone is a non-profit organization whose focus is to serve as a catalyst for economic and community development.
A Catalyst for Economic and Community Development in Cumberland County
The Cumberland Empowerment Zone is a non-profit organization whose focus is to serve as a catalyst for economic and community development in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Since 1999, the Cumberland Empowerment Zone Corporation (CEZC) has invested more than $20 million in Empowerment Zone funding in the County, leveraging more than $250 million in private/public funding. The program has been recognized as one of the most successful Empowerment Zones in the nation. The CEZC works to bring people and places
Cumberland County’s Empowerment Zone consists of targeted areas in Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland, and the County’s Bayshore region. The CEZC’s mission is to utilize the unique heritage of Cumberland County (its natural resources including the diversity and talents of its citizens) to promote sustainable growth and development by delivering innovative, customized programs that respect the environment and use natural and cultural resources as assets. To achieve this mission, the CEZC focuses on partnerships
Southeast Gateway Community, Revitalization - Bridgeton, New Jersey