A $240,000 grant program gave 20 childcare providers a much-needed helping hand.
By Hadassah Patterson
A $240,000 grant program gave 20 childcare providers a much-needed helping hand.
By Hadassah Patterson
“I am convinced that capital is not fundamentally extractive and can increase equity.”
By Hadassah Patterson
In 2006, CDFI Virginia Community Capital (VCC) was founded with $15 million in seed money from the state of Virginia to... Read more
CDFI-funded nonprofit has installed large-scale mosaic murals across the city.
By Erica Sweeney
Every summer for the past five years, Jacquelyn Yepa, 21, has helped create public art mosaics across the city of... Read more
Helping at-risk youth in L.A. find success and employment
By Frances McMorris
New Earth’s mission of guiding at-risk young people in Los Angeles from the streets, from incarceration and from being drop-outs into bright new futures... Read more
CDFI takes an upstream approach to boosting affordable housing and entreprenuership on Washington state’s Colville Reservation.
By Erica Sweeney
Ted Piccolo wants to build at least one house every year on the... Read more
Thirteen years after a pineapple plantation shutdown left hundreds of workers at risk, the 150-acre Kunia Village has become a multi-generational refuge.
By Erica Sweeney
Loan fund targets organizations that are often overlooked by more traditional lenders.
By Frances McMorris
While the COVID-19 pandemic meant less business for most people, for the staff at SOAR (Seeing Our Adolescents Rise),... Read more
The 10-year-old youth empowerment organization practices radical accessibility — starting with its Lewiston facility.
By Hadassah Patterson
Julia Sleeper-Whiting celebrated an anniversary recently. This past summer marked 10 years... Read more
A collective of eight CDFIs is bringing racial equity to the forefront of education lending.
By Christopher Williams
From the fiery debate about critical race theory to stormy school board meetings and the uncertainty of schooling... Read more
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of the Homeownership Works (HOW) pilot program, a $10 million economic recovery initiative that will rehabilitate homes to create new homeownership opportunities while revitalizing... Read more