This report examines what community-based organizations in low-income communities are doing to promote the healthy development of low-income young children and families through child development and family support. The report discusses the following:

·        In what ways are community development corporations (CDCs) promoting the well-being of low-income families with young children?

·        What are the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing CDCs seeking to play a more active role in promoting the well-being of young children and their families?

·        What more might be done to strengthen CDCs' roles in promoting the well-being of the next generation?

(Excerpted from information in The Role of Community Development Corporations in Promoting the Well-Being of Young Children, 2002, found on the website of the National Center for Children in Poverty, http://www.nccp.org, and used with the permission of the National Center for Children in Poverty)