Rooted in community. Rising Together.

Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation advances cultural and economic opportunity to strengthen families, build community wealth, and support generational prosperity.

46-years of Service

Since our founding in 1980, Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation (ASANDC) has served as a trusted anchor institution in Saint Paul’s historic Rondo community, advancing housing stability, economic opportunity, and generational wealth for community.

Over more than four decades, ASANDC has helped create more than 300 affordable homes, developed 18,000 square feet of commercial space for local businesses, and supported more than 680 entrepreneurs. These place-based investments reflect a sustained commitment to strengthening neighborhoods impacted by displacement and systemic inequities.

Rooted in the resilience of Rondo, ASANDC continues building on this legacy by expanding holistic programs that support families, strengthen Black-led institutions, and cultivate long-term community wealth across Saint Paul.

Programs & Projects

LEGACY STABILIZATION COLLABORATIVE

Legacy Stabilization Collaborative is a peer cohort of Black-led legacy institutions across Saint Paul and Minneapolis, coming together to share knowledge, strengthen one another, and build the infrastructure needed to flourish. These are organizations with deep community trust, proven programs, and leaders with cross-sector influence. The cohort combines structured curriculum, a pooled general operating support fund, and opportunities for shared services and collaboration. Conveyed by ASANDC and rooted in its own renewal, the Collaborative is also developing a Legacy Stabilization Blueprint, turning local learning into field-level practice and a repeatable playbook for capitalization and staying power.

RENTER FINANCIAL HEALTH

ProsperSt.Paul advances a renter-first model for financial empowerment by building a renter-centered financial ecosystem that supports stability, mobility, and wealth-building for renters. Through emergency savings, financial education, tenant training, and advocacy for system-level solutions such as rent payment credit reporting, ProsperSt.Paul equips renters with the tools, knowledge, and support needed to strengthen economic security and expand pathways to long-term financial opportunity.

YOUTH AND ELDER PROGRAMS

The Legacy Scholars Institute is a three-generation learning and leadership program that brings youth, adults and caregivers, and elders together in structured intergenerational learning. Grounded in the belief that inequality is reinforced when young people lack guided access to adults and elders for real-world decision-making, the program focuses on financial education, civic storytelling, cultural healing, and wealth planning to strengthen leadership, stability, and generational wealth.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Workforce Forward prepares Black and Brown residents for careers in the skilled trades and general contracting while integrating digital tools, sustainability practices, and entrepreneurial pathways. Designed to address Minnesota’s growing construction workforce shortage and longstanding disparities in access to trade careers, the program equips residents from Rondo, Frogtown, and Summit University with pathways to licensed, living wage careers and opportunities to lead in a rapidly evolving industry.