The Broadway Area Community Development Corporation was created in 1994 through a two-year long planning and urban design process, in which over 100 local residents, business owners, and stakeholders came together to initiate change in their community. The Broadway Area Community Development Corporation, a local non-for-profit community development corporation was identified to create new partnerships with the city, business community, and service providers. The mission of the BACDC is to stimulate, improve, promote, and sponsor affordable housing, commercial, human and financial development in the Midtown area of Gary.