Support and facilitate neighborhood flourishing and transformation in Fresno

On Ramps Economic Development Corporation (OREDC) was initiated by the missional members of On Ramps Covenant Church as an incubator for social enterprises to create jobs in the historical Lowell Neighborhood in Downtown Fresno.

Our Commitments

  • OREDC’s highest priority is the outcome of this work we are all doing is to make our communities into amazing places to live. We are making a promise to provide benefits to our communities, now and into the future. We are promising to build strong, healthy, resilient, vibrant places to live.

  • Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a strategy for sustainable community-driven development. It focuses on identifying, building on, and mobilizing the strengths and assets within a community to address challenges and create opportunities. This approach contrasts with deficit-based approaches that focus on identifying and addressing community problems or needs.

  • OREDC partners to revitalize neighborhoods by supporting projects that improve aesthetics, enhance public spaces, and attract new businesses and residents. This may involve facade improvements, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, or cultural initiatives

  • We recognize the importance of a skilled and qualified workforce for attracting and retaining businesses. They collaborate with educational institutions, training providers, and employers to ensure that the workforce aligns with the needs of local industries.

  • We are committed promote entrepreneurship by providing resources, training, and mentorship to aspiring business owners. They may also offer incubator or co-working spaces, access to capital, and assistance with business planning and marketing

Learn about our initiatives

  • The mission of I AM Valuable is to teach individuals to recognize their true identity through storytelling, self-reflection, and self-discovery.

    The vision of I AM Valuable is that individuals will be transformed through actively engaging in wellness.

  • Impact Athletics, LLC has the best athletics staff to run our athletic program. All trainers currently train grade school kids to professional athletes to professional athletes. Our staff has played sports in college and or in professional sports.

  • Founded by Suzie Falk. Suzie hails from a colorful background with a MA in Social work though currently works as a creative strategist to Fortune 500 companies but dreams of one day running The Cooler full time. Suzie has owned a museum membership card in every city she has lived in and always gravitated toward creative spaces thus wanting to create more of those spaces in her hometown of Fresno.

  • It is our belief that God has a plan for the redemption of Fresno and that the Church of Fresno will play a key role in ushering in this redemption. Because of this, we also believe that the most significant future transformation will require significant relationships between churches.

    For this reason, Vision 22 is an invitation for churches to enter into deeper relationships with each other than existing efforts are able to facilitate. However, deeper relationships are the means, not the end.

    Therefore, Vision 22 is also an invitation for these churches to discern a way for their relationships to result in lasting impact upon our most deteriorated neighborhoods and fulfill our call.

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
info@onrampsedc.org

Phone
(559) 212-4355