Willingboro Community Development Corporation (WCDC)
“Community learning sessions offered opportunities to exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences with participants. This knowledge will guide us in developing effective strategies, avoiding common pitfalls, and maximizing impact.”
Willingboro Community Development Corporation (WCDC) explored the history of the Futuro House, a UFO-like structure designed as a portable ski chalet in the late 1960s and placed in its spot in Willingboro in 1973. Several other Futuro Houses were deposited around the world. Only 19 remain in the country, and Willingboro’s Futuro House is New Jersey’s only remaining Futuro House. WCDC organized a series of focus groups of Willingboro residents to learn more about why their town was chosen as a Futuro House “landing point” and to gather community feedback to brainstorm how they might use it today. The WCDC plans to continue researching the history and possible preservation of the Futuro House to foster a sense of pride, ownership, and shared history with the community to ensure that Willingboro’s unique identity as the home of a Futuro House is not lost but celebrated.