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PUCDC Building Healthy and Sustainable Communities In the Eastern Coachella Valley Lets build a sustainable future together Pueblo Unido CDC Focuses on Community Driven Projects CommunityOwned Economy Access to high quality jobs access to well paying jobs and creating climate smart business opportunities This distinctive economic vision prioritizes people over profit. Eastern Coachella Valley Polanco farmworker communities have embraced this vision for decades building culturally rich and closeknit communities on the principles of local ownership and control of assets. Pueblo Unido works with Polanco community leaders to identify opportunities for locally rooted inclusive democratic enterprises such as the El Milagro Farms ECV social enterprise community infrastructure climatesmart fair wage jobs and improved access to capitala sustainable community wealthbuilding approach to local economic development focused on selfreliance climateresilience and social justice. Polanco AgriHousing Housing Justice Affordable energy Efficient ClimateResilient community designed housing Due to the affordable housing crisis in the Eastern Coachella Valley Polanco farmworker communities have identified and practiced an owneroccupied communitybased cooperative solution.