Founded in 1974, Druid Heights CDC is a resident-driven organization that works to foster community self-empowerment through the development of economic, educational, employment, and affordable housing opportunities. The CDC is credited with developing 35 affordable new townhomes and rehabilitating 83 units of multi-family rental housing. In partnership with a local church, it is currently renovating a neighborhood facility to create The Franklin Entrepreneurial and Apprenticeship Center, a project that includes classrooms, a computer lab, office space, a conference room, two multipurpose rooms, a commercial kitchen for culinary training, a café, a meditation garden, and a rooftop deck and greenhouse. Other programs include homeownership counseling, a re-entry program, a community peace patrol, and free senior transportation services.