June 11, 2020 Stories and Data

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind
St. John Manor
Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses
A Grand Opening Like No Other

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are essential to supporting businesses that serve as the backbone and cultural foundation of their communities.

-Alvertis Brooks Jr., Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle,, WA

CDFIs are extremely effective at providing access to capital and services to communities in rural and metropolitan areas, raising and leveraging private funding, to create effective solutions to meet the most challenging needs.

-Anne Dyjak, Dyjak Advisors LLC, Warren, NJ

Our CDFI certification and money received has allowed us the opportunity to be of service to the most underserved and marginalized in our community.

-TammyPassafiume, Diamond Lakes FCU, Malvern, AR