The Center for Neighborhood Development (CND) was founded in 1979 to assist community groups in preserving and restoring the city's neighborhoods. It was the first outreach program in the College. CND provides technical assistance to neighborhood-based development organizations and training to build organizational and community capacity. Neighborhood Leadership Cleveland, a program to enhance the effectiveness of volunteer neighborhood leaders, is offered annually. CND staff are also involved in evaluation, research on affordable housing issues, project management of housing and neighborhood development projects, and civic engagement activities including training of community development corporations staff on community organizing.