June 15, 2022 Stories and Data

June 15, 2022 Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind
Empowered Women International is a program under the Latino Economic Development Center that unlocks the potential of women through the power of entrepreneurship.
St. John Manor
Clearinghouse CDFI (CCDFI) provided a $4,097,478 loan to St. John Village, LP to support the refinancing efforts of St. John Manor, an affordable independent living property for senior citizens in Bakersfield, CA.
Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses
In the summer of 2011, a few Catonsville residents met at the local library. They shared a passion for supporting local businesses and wanted to bring those products into their community. Eleven years later, that idea has blossomed into the Catonsville Cooperative (CO-OP) Market and Grocery, a market and community hub owned and operated by owner members of the community.
A Grand Opening Like No Other
A brand new, 90-unit affordable housing community near downtown Sunnyvale, has opened the doors to its first residents and officially celebrated with a Grand Opening like no other!

June 15, 2022 Fact Sheet

Testimonials

CDFIs bridge an important gap in capital between fully bankable and not yet bankable deals reaching out to Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual business owners to grow our economy.

-James A Reiff, Nebraska Enterprise Fund, Omaha, NE

The impact CDFI organizations make through their lending programs helps communities by providing financing that helps create or expand a small business, create or sustain jobs, and offers communities an expanded tax base.

-Phil Black, Community Investment Fund of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

We ask for your support because CDFIs are a reliable and thoroughly vetted resource to urban, suburban, and rural communities across the country, ensuring businesses and homebuyers have access to capital that helps alleviate generational poverty.

-Renay Dossman, Neighborhood Development Center, Saint Paul, MN

Map of June 15, 2022 CDFI Branches and Stories