Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund Stories and Data

Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund Stories

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.

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.

Investing in Community Health and Opportunity in East Baltimore

Baltimore,
Maryland

Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund

In East Baltimore’s Broadway East neighborhood, the Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center is taking shape as a beacon of renewal and investment.

Creating Affordable Homes in Druid Heights

Baltimore,
Maryland

Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund

The Bakers View project is a core element of DHCDC’s effort to expand homeownership in the neighborhood and create wealth building opportunities for residents. With support from Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development, the project aims to create 57 quality, for-sale, single-family homes available to buyers earning up to 120% of the Area Median Income (AMI).

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Testimonials

The work of CDFIs is critical to supporting credit in underserved communities.

-Mark Kaufman, Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, Baltimore, MD

CDFIs are a critical link for many low-income communities and individuals for financing that is not available from conventional sources.

-Craig W stanley, www.cbofinancial.com, Clarksville, MD

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

Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund Stories and Data