January 2021 Stories and Data

Meet Allison Bell, Owner of Little Things Preschool and Daycare
Rebuilding Together
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation Lending in PA District 1
CDVCA Invests in Goodwrx

Testimonials

I’ve been a member of a CDFI for 25 yrs and would never go back to a traditional bank, due to the good works that I’ve seen done by CDFI’s. I was also a board member for a few years at one, so I know the inner workings and understand the community missions they take on. My children and I have had a stable home for the past 18 years, partly due to the credit building assistance we received from a CDFI.

-Stacy Crandell, Member owner, Syracuse, NY

CDFIs have been critical to successfully completing community and economic development projects in distressed and under-resourced communities like Youngstown and Warren, Ohio.

-Sarah Lown, Western Reserve Port Authority, Youngstown, OH

CDFIs stimulate the economy and is a vital segment of economic development and contributes directly to the GDP.

-Gene Bargas, Neighborhood Housing Services of San Antonio, INC, San Antonio, TX