For Renee Jadusingh, executive director of the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the “community” part of her title is always at the top of her mind.
“For our staff, I try to instill in them that you are the CRA; you have to go out knowing you are our face, our voice, our presence. But also, how can you help people? So if you see somebody, and you’re talking to them, what is their need? That is how I operate myself, and I tell everyone here: We’re here to serve.”
Jadusingh, 42, has been running the CRA since 2019 from its modest headquarters in a historic home adjacent to the old Doc’s on Swinton Avenue. It’s a position that allows the almost-Florida native—her family moved here from Connecticut when Renee was 3—to express her passion for service in a number of ways. At its heart is the core mission of the CRA, established in 1985 to eliminate slum and blight in its district of eight subareas, spanning 20 percent of the city proper.
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