About Us, Our Mission and Vision for the Future

Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (D.A.C.E.) a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization was formed in 1999. DACE implements the mission of the empowerment zone (EZ)
by focusing it's energy to support, and find solutions for the needs of it's zonal communities
and partnering organizations.

Initially the DCEZ was only one of ten (10) federally designated Rural Empowerment Zones in the nation. It is the only one designated in the thirteen (13) western states of the United States.

It encompasses nearly four thousand two hundred (4,200) square miles located within eastern Riverside County, California.

Through our strategic planning and community involvement process,
DACE has identified 6 strategic areas from which all projects and programs stem.
They are:
Capacity Building, Community Development, Economic Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing which is provided through our sister organization
RANCHO Housing Alliance, Inc.

Mission Statement:
Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment is to provide residents and their communities with the means to achieve a quality lifestyle that is self-sufficient and sustainable.

Vision Statement
Our vision is a region with vibrant and sustainable communities where all residents have the opportunity to achieve an enhanced quality of life and self-sufficiency through innovative and collaborative community-based public and private partnerships.

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