Working Solutions CDFI Stories and Data

Working Solutions CDFI Stories

Bridging the Gap: A Public Servant’s Path to Homeownership
For years, Kathleen dreamed of owning a home where she could build stability and one day welcome a foster child.
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!
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.
Fairchild Medical Center
Fairchild Medical Center (FMC) is expanding its campus to address the critical healthcare shortages affecting low-income, rural residents of Siskiyou County, California. With 30% of residents unable to access care due to a lack of available doctors and 54% unable to secure medical appointments in the past year, the need for increased medical services is urgent.

Working Solutions CDFI Fact Sheet

Testimonials

CDFIs are essential in supporting small businesses that are the backbone of the United States’ economy.

-Patricia Chang, Feed, San Francisco, CA

CDFIs are filling the deep credit gap encountered in many communities providing financing to small businesses, affordable housing, and community facilities, creating jobs and business opportunities and promoting revitalization.

-Mark Wilson, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, Los Angeles, CA

[The CDFI Fund is an] incredibly important economic development agent that helps all small businesses across the country to grow, create jobs, become bankable and strengthen our economy.

-Allison Kelly, ICA Fund, Oakland, CA

Map of Working Solutions CDFI CDFI Branches and Stories