THE MISSION

The Mika Community Development Corporation exists to identify and equip leaders in low-income neighborhoods to build communities with VISION. 

Communities with VISION demonstrate the following outcomes:

Vision: neighbors share and agree on a desired future for their community.

Interdependent Relationships with God and Each Other: neighbors support one another in all facets of life: spiritually, emotionally, socially and economically.

Servant Leadership: leaders are committed to serve first, listen, trust, collaborate, and empower other neighbors to serve effectively. 

Impact: neighbors identify, design, fund, manage and evaluate sustainable initiatives that transform their community.

Organization: neighbors have established efficient and effective local systems and structures to reach their shared goals and vision. 

Networks: neighbors collaborate with public and private partners from inside and outside the community to maximize the impact of their initiatives.

To accomplish this mission Mika CDC:

• Identifies and equips neighborhood leaders to establish effective neighborhood action committees (NAC).
• Identifies and trains young leaders to participate actively in the transformation of their neighborhood.
• Coaches leaders and committees to identify, design, fund, manage and evaluate sustainable neighborhood initiatives.
• Develops church partnerships to collaborate with neighborhood leaders and committees to transform their community.
• Links local neighborhood action committees to outside resources to develop effective initiatives.

ORGANIZATIONAL VISION

Mika CDC’s vision is to enable the leaders of 6 low-income neighborhoods of

Costa Mesa to transform their communities through community building, youth programs and other community driven initiatives such as CREO.