The Browning Community Development Corporation (BCDC) was awarded a HUD Rural Housing Economic Development Capacity Building Grant that will enable the hiring of four, full-time positions. With the funding BCDC will be able to develop the organization and economics of the Blackfeet Reservation community.
The four full-time positions include a financial education coordinator, who will coordinate financial literacy training activities; a small business coordinator who will coordinate small business development, expansion and retention activities; an office manager to manage all BCDC office processes; and a community coordinator to coordinate community development activities and events. Contact Johnel Barcus at 406-338-4015, jbarcusbcdc@yahoo.com, for more information and a complete job description.
“The concept of a community development corporation came about two years ago, when a group of community members took the steps to create Browning Community Development Corporation (BCDC) to address their concerns about the social and economic progress in the community,” said Barcus. BCDC, a private, nonprofit community development corporation, was created for community members to make a difference based on John F. Kennedy's ideal of “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Instead of waiting for the government to create a climate of social and economic change, the community, through a community development corporation, can make a greater and longer-lasting impact in the community.
The BCDC meets monthly, and community members are welcome to attend the meetings, held the third Wednesday of every month at Browning City Hall from noon-2 p.m. Become involved in the community for you and your family's social and economic improvement. The next meeting will be held April 19.
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