By joining Americans for Community Development you will be part of a national movement to create L³Cs and similar international organizational structures which use profits to achieve socially beneficial objectives. ACD will provide training, support, educational material, certification and assistance to those who have formed L³Cs, those who are contemplating forming one, professionals who are working in the field, economic development officials, educators and students and anyone else interested in L³Cs. Americans for Community Development is a private, non-equity organization.