Amidst a building boom happening across the city, the Grow Philadelphia Fund is hoping to give minority-owned contractors a leg up.
By Hadassah Patterson
At a time when affordable housing and job markets are at a... Read more
Starting Tuesday, hundreds of Philadelphia renters will be guaranteed free legal representation if their landlord files for eviction.
As California looks back on another wildfire season that razed thousands of homes and threatened thousands of lives, debate in the state has intensified over how to solve the state’s dire housing crisis as the climate grows ever more extreme.... Read more
Rising rents are expected to be a driving force in inflation this year and have been an ongoing policy challenge for the Biden administration.
Kiara Age moved in less than a year ago and now it’s time to move again: Rent on her two-bedroom... Read more
Biden’s new appointee to chair the National CDFI Community Development Advisory Board speaks to the importance of minority CDFIs banding together, the growth of corporate investors in CDFIs and what concerns her most about the... Read more
Biden’s new appointee to chair the National CDFI Community Development Advisory Board speaks to the importance of minority CDFIs banding together, the growth of corporate investors in CDFIs and what concerns her most about the... Read more
Q&A: Paige Chapel on why CDFIs need to take a data-driven approach to assessing their impact to attract capital and stay relevant.
By Christopher Williams
CDFI offers grants to help local food businesses get started at the Lexington Market.
By Erica Sweeney
Lexington Market is a Baltimore icon. The 240-year-old food market still... Read more
NAAC Finance will connect the unbanked with quick cash and financial education, helping them to avoid predatory, high-interest loans.
By Erica Sweeney
More than 7 million U.S. households are unbanked, which means no one living in... Read more
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Fern Street co-founder John Highkin poses with students who are part of Fern Street's after-school program.
Photo by Gary Payne