Healthy Housing
Safe, stable and healthy housing opportunities for renters and aspiring homeowners.
Economic Development
Supporting young businesses through affordable space and business incubation.
Building Community
Fostering community engagement through partnerships and programs.
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Sessions
Willy Street Fair
West Fest
Common Wealth Development
Building a Better Community
Founded in 1979, Common Wealth Development supports and preserves the vitality of neighborhoods in the Madison Metropolitan area. Our projects improve the housing and business climate of our neighborhoods and initiate important community development projects.
Our Core Program Areas
- Support young businesses through affordable space and business incubation
- Coach youth and adults in financial fluency, job readiness and entrepreneurial leadership
- Provide safe, stable housing opportunities for renters and aspiring homeowners
- Integrate comprehensive community health approaches to city-wide violence prevention efforts
- Support the retention and sustainability of affordable land in Madison and Dane County
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Commonalities
News, Updates and Announcements from Clients & Staff
The Alliance at Meadowood: Update
Construction is well underway at 5802 Raymond Road, the home of our newest affordable housing development. Here, you can see the interior construction on one of the 11 units. Follow along for updates on the progress and the grand opening date!
Podcast: A Seed Called Community
Host, and Director of Health Equity and Violence Prevention, Stephanie Bradley Wilson talks to a variety of guests about the work being done by Common Wealth Development.
Updates On Willy Street Fair 2020
Willy Street Fair 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 While we are not able to gather together, we can still remember the joy the fair brings. We are launching a commemorative package campaign for the fair that could not take place. We hope that the people who would...
Proceeds To Change
So many things have transpired in the world within the last couple of months. We are still deep in the middle of a global pandemic (COVID – 19) as well as a pandemic that has plagued our country for hundreds of years… RACISM! It is crazy to think that here we are in...