CEDC seeks to create a more just local economy by building bridges to resources, networks, and cooperative action for low- and moderate-income members of our community. The work of the CEDC is created and directed by the people who will benefit most from its success.
CEDC is redeveloping the former Capitol Theater on Acushnet Avenue into a multi-faceted space that will address the community's needs today:
In 2026-27, CEDC will renovate and fully activate the front of the building, offering 10,550 square feet of available retail, residential, and community space. READ MORE
By Gerardo Beltrán Salinas; Photo credit: Gerardo Beltrán Salinas The Capitol Theater was a cultural landmark in New Bedford’s North End for much of the 20th century. Inaugurated on Nov. 29, 1920, it was also a vibrant …
NEW BEDFORD — Every February since he began work, James has been coming to the Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts to file his tax returns. An immigrant from Colombia who works as a teacher, James said he came to the U.S. in 2001 when he was 6 years old. He’s been enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program since the Obama administration created it in 2012, though his parents remain undocumented. Yet, this year, his obligation to file taxes has taken on a new dimension of fear for James, who asked to use a pseudonym due to concerns around immigration enforcement.
BOSTON—Immigrant and taxpayer advocates celebrate the decision by a federal court on Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of tax-related data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts is a win for taxpayers nationwide who have weighed whether filing their taxes exposes them to potential ICE arrest, detention, and deportation.
