Freedom Equity Stories and Data

Freedom Equity Stories

Crossroad Health Center
The site acquisition, construction/rehab and equipping of an outdated recreational center into a new 21,000 sq. ft. building for Crossroad Health Center (a FQHC) to expand integrated healthcare, food security, housing placement/referrals and other supportive services, as well as a pharmacy, to 6.5K people/year.
OFN Story: Ohio Veterans Expand Healthcare Access in Their Community With CDFI Investment
OFN Story: Rural CDFI Uses Innovative Financing to Scale Local Manufacturing Business
A rural manufacturing business received CDFI financing to purchase more equipment and hire additional staff to meet the demand of new contracts.
Ebony Young
Owner of PinPoint Bookkeeping, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio

Freedom Equity Fact Sheet

CDFIs were a critical component to our funding stacking. Allowing us to triple our occupancy and better meet our vision of a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.

-Rita Cyr, RMHC Dayton, Dayton, OH

As a consulting firm working closely with CDFIs and economic development partners across the country, SBC Small Business Consulting supports [CDFI Fund appropriations]. The clarity and continuity of these federal programs are critical for ensuring small businesses in underserved communities receive the technical assistance and capital they need to grow. We appreciate the Treasury’s commitment to supporting CDFIs and encourage swift action to maintain momentum in local economic development efforts.

-Kyle mason, SBC Consulting, Columbus, OH

As a CDFI, we are able to provide loans and investments to borrowers for projects that improve the quality of life in our community’s low to moderate income census tracts. Frequently, these transactions are not supported by financial institutions directly under competitive terms and conditions that we as a CDFI can make.

-Dan Kane, Dayton Region New Market Fund, Kettering, OH

Map of Freedom Equity CDFI Branches and Stories