Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC)
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States51-200 Employees
Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) is a nonprofit organization based in Jamaica, New York, founded in 1967 as one of the country’s first community development corporations. It focuses on planning, promoting, coordinating, and advancing development to revitalize Jamaica and strengthen the surrounding region, leveraging public, private, and not-for-profit resources. The organization emphasizes a data-driven, cross-sector approach to stimulate responsible investment and improve quality of life for residents and workers in Jamaica and the broader metropolitan area. GJDC pursues economic opportunity and sustainable growth through local collaboration and high-impact programs, aiming to transform the area while maintaining its ethnically and economically diverse community. A recent development noted is its involvement in community events, such as hosting a Black Business Month Expo in downtown Jamaica.