Pear Tree Peace Community Economic Development Corporation

Pear Tree Peace Community Economic Development Corporation is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov, classified as a woman-owned business and small agricultural cooperative located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The organization focuses on community development initiatives, with a particular emphasis on rural housing and economic support services. Its primary mission appears to be supporting low-income rural communities through targeted housing and economic development programs that address critical infrastructure and housing needs.

The organization has received federal grant awards from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service Single Family Housing Program, specifically obtaining Rural Housing Preservation Grants that provide critical support for home repairs and rehabilitation for very low- and low-income rural residents in North Carolina. These grants, totaling $200,000 in recent years, enable the organization to provide essential housing preservation services, including home repairs, rehabilitation, and accessibility modifications for individual homeowners, rental property owners, and housing cooperatives. Additionally, Pear Tree Peace Community Economic Development Corporation received a COVID-19 relief grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service in 2022, which supported food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers during the pandemic by covering workplace safety, facility retrofitting, transportation, worker housing, and related medical expenses. These federal grants demonstrate the organization's commitment to improving living conditions and economic resilience in rural communities through targeted, community-focused interventions.