December 23, 2025 Stories and Data

December 23, 2025 Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind

Wheaton,
Maryland

Latino Economic Development Center

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

Bakersfield,
California

Clearinghouse CDFI

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

Catonsville,
Maryland

Baltimore Community Lending

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

Sunnyvale,
California

Housing Trust of Silicon Valley

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!

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December 23, 2025 Fact Sheet

Testimonials

CDFIs fill a real need for underserved and impoverished communities. The need for affordable housing is making living difficult for most Americans. CDFIs responsibly use federal and private funds. In NH, CDFIs are serving both construction and immediate home placement needs.

-Denise Butler, ATX Advisory Services, Sanbornville, NH

CDFIs provide the flexible and essential financing for community development, affordable housing, small business and nonprofits that other lenders dont serve. They connect communities with capital.

-Carla Weil, Capital for Change, Wallingford, CT

I run a consulting firm that supports CDFIs in their critical work to ensure access to credit and enhanced economic opportunity and job creation. The unique public-private partnership model of CDFIs warrants bipartisan support.

-Sharon Feuer Gruber, SFG Strategies, Silver Spring, MD

December 23, 2025 Stories and Data