Division Street Business Development Association (DSBDA) is a not for profit organization committed to the economic and social development of the Humboldt Park Community.
Mission
- DSBDA is a not for profit organization committed to the economic and social development of Humboldt Park and West Town's Puerto Rican and Latino community. Our mission is to facilitate the organization of individuals in the field of business and commerce who seek to enhance their participation in the economic structure of our community and the City of Chicago.
- As an association DSBDA works with microenterprise ventures to grow and establish their business, as well as, work on the continual development and growth of “Paseo Boricua”, the heart of the Puerto Rican community in Chicago along Division Street situated between the two steel Puerto Rican flags.
- DSBDA’s sustains its mission through a series of community cultural events as well as the coordination of overall community economic, business, and asset development.
Vision
- We are a community built and led organization dedicated to the cultural development and economic empowerment of “Paseo Boricua” and the Humboldt Park community through the establishment of social entrepreneurialism.
DSBDA works to make “Paseo Boricua” a cultural and ethnic district where residents are able to afford housing, maintain generations of business and participate in cultural events that replicate the culture.