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Welcome to Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc. (HCC), not-for-profit 501(c)(3) local development organization dedicated to a broad-based economic uplift of Harlem and its vibrant multi-cultural community. Harlem Commonwealth Council's mission is to stimulate the overall economic development of the Harlem community through the creation of enterprises, generation of jobs, and improvement of services. Since 1967, Harlem Commonwealth Council has held firm to that pledge, serving the Harlem community by implementing any number of successful ventures and programs through the years that promote self-sufficiency amongst its citizenry and create stability in Harlem through economic development projects, academic empowerment, and entrepreneurial support.
Harlem Commonwealth Council has made historically significant contributions to Harlem in many instances without the financial support of governmental agencies or outside entities. It continues to engineer new initiatives that will foster and sustain economic prosperity to Harlem's residents and businesses.
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HCC's Real Estate Legacy
Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc. has been dedicated to improving the economic conditions of Harlem through land ownership and expansion. With a portfolio that includes residential and commercial property, HCC has participated in several real estate ventures that have been the catalyst to the current resurgence of commercial activity and economic development in the Harlem community.
See HCC's property portfolio
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The HCC Scholarship Initiative
The Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc. is committed to feeding the intellectual roots of a community that has redefined its relevance to the world. With this mind, HCC created incentive scholarship and internship programs to promote careers in the health care industry, to underwrite academic excellence and to broaden opportunities for Harlem residents pursuing medical careers
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HCC New Ventures Program
Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc. believes that business entrepreneurs are vital to the economic well-being of any community. The HCC Boardroom and its New Ventures Program was developed to provide guidance and tools to prospective business owners in Harlem. In the New Ventures Program, business entrepreneurs move through the nationally acclaimed FastTrac™ curriculum that has been enhanced by our unique life skills component, which provides business education, technical assistance, and access to business networks over a 16-week course period.
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HCC NEWS
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On Thursday, September 18, 2008, Harlem Commonwealth Council’s president and CEO, Dr. Joseph L. Tait unveiled HCC’s new, state-of-the-art Arlene & Robert C. Fauser Technology Center at its 125th Street headquarters.
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