New Americans CDC

Press Release

Robert Thomas — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:24:44 +0000

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Americans Community Development Corporation (NACDC) 10/18/2021

NACDC Launches New Website

In these days of social media, internet, and high-tech marketing any business without a live and current website will not survive.

NACDC on 10/25/2021@9:01 am will launch its website. The site will succinctly describe who we are, our board, supporters, purpose, why we exist, goals, successes, and delays over the last (6) six years. The aim is to utilize, modern-day technology to inform the world of NACDC’s existence.

Contact:

Robert Thomas

508 425-4788

Info@newAmericanscdc.org

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Robert L. Thomas

credenceweb — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:20:53 +0000

His friends, lovingly, call him “BIG ROB”, due to his former large presence on the football field. Now a more improved version of his former self, he is now known as R3 – Retired, Ready, and Resourceful.

Retired (semi) – the last five years.
Ready – to improve the world and the community using knowledge, public education, corporate training, and strong spiritual beliefs. Those tools created the highbred that you see today. Willing to sponsor, give back and share knowledge to create generational wealth within the regional community.
Resourceful –A great grant writer, presenter, and influencer. His network includes Senators, Congressmen, State Representatives, Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Bishops, Rabbis, Monsignors, Ministers, Urban Legends, Bankers, Doctors, Lawyers, Philanthropists, and the Disenfranchised.
Educated in public schools, a college preparatory high school, state colleges, and a private graduate business school to receive his MBA.
Employed in corporate America with multiple fortune 100 corporations for 15 years, only to learn and earn enough to begin his entrepreneurial journey.

Some Entrepreneurial Ventures, Successes, and Awards

Generated over $29,000,000 in grants.
He founded the Worcester Minority Business Council.
The MLK, Jr. Business Empowerment Center.
The MLK, Jr. Child Care Center.
New Americans Community Development Corporation.
Won the Telegram and Gazette’s Vision 2000, Enterprise Award.
SBA’s Minority Business Advocate of the year.
The Chamber of Commerce’s Silver Hammer Award.
Influenced the utilization of $36,000,000 in minority vendor contracts.
Just to name a few.

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Dr. Juan A. Gomez , DHA, MPA

credenceweb — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:52:45 +0000

Dr. Juan A. Gomez is President & CEO of Worcester County’s largest minority-led, non-profit, human services provider. Under his leadership since 2007, CENTRO has grown from 23 employees and an operating budget of $1.1 Million, to an operating budget of over $11 Million, 77 employees and clients in 52 cities and towns of the Commonwealth. CENTRO’s mission is “To assist those striving to achieve self-sufficiency live purposeful lives through our unique mix of comprehensive integrated services, exceptional care, and an unequal cultural and linguistic competence”. In addition to his role at CENTRO, Dr. Gomez has served as an Adjunct Professor, teaching Intercultural Communication and State and Local Government at Becker College in Worcester MA.

Dr. Gomez became CENTRO’s Executive Director in April of 2007 after serving in a number of roles on the Board of Directors. He has an AA in Business from Quinsigamond Community College, a BA in Business Administration from Assumption College, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Clark University, and a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration, with highest honors, from Virginia University of Lynchburg, an HBCU. Dr. Gomez served 4 & ½ years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Honorably Discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1989. He has served on the board of, and helped establish numerous civic, business and charitable organizations in Worcester and throughout MA. He is member of the MA Council of Human Service Providers Board of Directors, past founder and President of the Board of the Latino Business Association of Worcester County, past member of the World Affairs Council – Worcester Chapter, Worcester Rotary Club, and the Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce of MA. He is also founder, Chairman & CEO of the only Minority-led Community Development Corporation in all Central MA (New Americans CDC). He served 5 ½ years on the Worcester City Council, and was its Vice Chairman from January 2004 to December 2005.

Among his scholarships and awards, he received recognition by the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund for his work in community service while at Assumption College, he is a two-time recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship award for public service while at QCC, the Greater Worcester Jay Cees Outstanding Young Leader Award in 1994, and on May of 2005, the Outstanding Dominican American Citizen award presented by the President of the Dominican Republic in a gala dinner at the Dominican Embassy in Washington, DC. This last award was presented as a result of his work as an elected official and for helping organize the New England response to the Jimany tragedy which occurred in 2004, in Jimany-Dominican Republic.

In 2004 Professor Jeffrey Gerson and Dr. Karol Hardy-Fanta published “Latino Politics in Massachusetts”, a recount of the political gains of Latinos across the Commonwealth. Dr. Gomez is the author of the chapter on Worcester. In 2010, along with 26 other Latinos, he traveled to Israel on a Peace Mission sponsored by ADL New England; and subsequently served on Worcester’s Latino-Jewish Dialogue. During the course of 24 months from 2013 to 2015, Juan was the convener of “Communities of Color Political Roundtable”, with the aim of bringing together members of Worcester’s Latino and Black communities to jointly pursue important political milestones. In 2014, Dr. Gomez collaborated with a number of other Latinos across the Commonwealth to organize a number of campaign activities on behalf of the Governor and Lt. Governor, within the Latino community. Most recently, Dr. Gomez was recognized as one of the top 50 graduates in the 50-year history of Quinsigamond Community College, and in 2016 was chosen among the “Powermeter 100”, most influential Latinos in MA.

Dr. Gomez is the proud father Juan Eric Gomez, 33, a School Adjustment Councilor, with a Masters in Counseling Psychology, from Anna Maria College; and James Andre Gomez, 30, who has a BA in Business from Anna Maria College, and is pursuing his own business as a music video producer and photographer. Dr. Gomez was born in Santurce Puerto Rico of Dominican and Puerto Rican parents, lived in Worcester 39 years, and along with his wife Lourdes, an MSW – Clinician, moved to Fitchburg, MA in 2016. Together they are expecting their first baby. They are both active in their church, CAVN.

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8 Sycamore Street, the beginnings of renewal

credenceweb — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:46:24 +0000

8 Sycamore, the Framework to the Village that NACDC is Building

This property only two (2) doors from 14-16 was acquired out of a receivership scenario. The property was a recent abandon burn out property which was an eye sore to the block. The city appointed a receiver to do basic repairs to meet code inspections then put the property up for auction. Again, the property fit the NACDC vision. We purchased the 2 apartments with 3 bedrooms each. We are in the beginning of our 17 - step process and expect completion of a possible mixed-use property that will support 2 families and an additional business office by June of 2022.

8 Sycamore Street, before.

We are at the beginning of our 17-step process and expect completion of a possible mixed-use property that will support 2 families and an additional business office by June of 2022.

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14 and 16 Sycamore, the Cornerstone to NACDC’s Uptown Main Middle Village Initiative

credenceweb — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:41:54 +0000

One day an 83-year-old widowed landlord came to inquire whether or not our organization would be interested in owning a rental property. Her tenants were destroying the property and not paying the rents and she want to get out of the property management business, cash out and retire to Florida. Just so happens, an initiative was in its beginning stages of strategic plans which involved community redevelopment, housing and parking. Robert Thomas a real estate developer, founder of the MLK, Jr. Business Empowerment Center, an advocate for Minority Entrepreneurship and Repurposing Visionary was selected to spearhead the neighborhood renaissance. The 83-year-old widower’s need was in line with our plans and created win-win-win for all. The Landlord, the Community, and the birth of NACDC.

Long story short we embarked on a 17-step process to repurpose the properties. The steps were as follows:

Negotiations, Financing, Inspection, Meet with City Project Review Team, Relocations, Meet with Local and State Historic Commissions, Hire Architect, Survey, Determine Highest and Best Use, Hire Contractors to conduct mandatory environmental land clean-up, demolition, secure permit, construction, occupancy permits, rentals-safe and affordable housing for New Americans and property management oversight.

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