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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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Testimonials

Native CDFIs are important to fixing the housing crisis in Indian Country. They are a way for Tribes to attract capital that leave Tribal members in control.

-Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)

CDFIs are filling in gaps in the capital markets that make financing more widely accessible and contribute to greater economic prosperity for all.

-Jennifer Talansky, Nonprofit Finance Fund, New York, NY

They support small businesses with financial gain and information to further their business

-Jocelyn Williams, HOT Center of Business Excellence, Waco, TX

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