Grace Project Incorporated was organized in January 2000 by a group of c individuals who sought to uplift the Allendale Community through sustained economic development, investing in social services, and improving the quality of the affordable housing stock in the community. The organization has a history of building affordable housing in the Allendale community.
Grace Project has served as a strong advocate for the community economic revitalization of Allendale, Lakeside, and contiguous communities. Grace Project’s Board of Directors is comprised of residents of the community and stakeholders from businesses and faith-based organizations in the Allendale, Lakeside, and adjacent community.
Before its creation, the organizers of Grace Project Inc. had been working in Allendale and the adjacent communities developing affordable housing through the creation of “Canaan Village” and “Canaan Towers” to address the multifamily and senior citizen population. Both these developments were the first of their kind, and in the case of “Canaan Towers” is still the tallest structure in the Allendale and adjacent community.
Grace Project Incorporated took the initiative to develop single-family affordable housing in the Allendale area and worked with minority-owned contractors and sub-contractors to build five single-family units. These units were some of the first new home construction in the area in over two decades.