African Development Center Stories and Data

African Development Center Stories

Braiding Business and Belief
Eagles Healing Nest
Viva Long Prairie
12 Graduate from St. Cloud Enterprise Academy

African Development Center Fact Sheet

CDFI funds are frequently the only source of funding and lending available to small, scaled community-oriented development in Minneapolis. Without access to those opportunities companies like mine would not be able to accomplish our development goals and create mid-scale projects related to the arts and market rate affordable housing.

-Colin Ryan Oglesbay, D/O Architects, Saint Paul, MN

We want ALL entrepreneurs to have access to capitol to support their businesses. Especially those that may be deemed unbankable.

-Renay Dossman, NDC, Saint Paul, MN

These funds were used to construct our high school building, which has served thousands of students and families in our community.

-Todd Peterson, Hiawatha Academies, Minneapolis, MN

Map of African Development Center CDFI Branches and Stories