ZCDC
The Zephaniah Community Development Corporation was
started in October 2006 with its primary mission
being to economically empower low-income people in
the Rundberg/I-35 area of Austin through small business development
and mentoring projects, the first being the Texas Pie
Kitchen.
ZCDC is a non-profit community development
corporation with ten board members ranging from
social workers to east Austin community members to a
real estate developer.
ZCDC received its federal tax-exempt status in
February 2008 and hopes to open the Texas Pie Kitchen
in a low-income area in north central Austin/the Rundberg/
I-35 area by 2010. Jen Biddle, founder of ZCDC, had the opportunity
to work with Austin's Texas C-Bar and the University of
Texas Law School's Community Development Clinic which
assisted her in forming the non-profit and to filing the
necessary forms to obtain state and federal
tax-exempt status.
Future projects of ZCDC include a mentoring and
self-sufficiency project, and a film and media
project aimed at middle school students. To learn
more, contact Jen Biddle at "jen@texaspiekitchen.com"
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