Omak, Okanogan County, WA
RCAC’s Loan Fund provides gap financing for a 45-unit affordable housing complex.
Lantana Homes project given new life after lying dormant for more than a decade
Known for its more than 400 wineries, Sonoma County often conjures images of the California dream. The area, along with neighboring Napa County, is informally referred to as wine country and often seen as a playground for the affluent. The reality on the ground is quite different.
Building dreams on the Pueblo
It took Bernard Garcia 14 years to see his dream take shape. It was not for lack of trying, but due to invisible barriers that keep him and other indigenous entrepreneurs who do business on Tribal lands from expanding.
Flattening the impact – How RCAC’s RELieF program helped sustain a freelance journalist during the pandemic
Hawaii-based advocacy journalist Libby Leonard was leaning into her new career as a freelancer until the pandemic abruptly derailed her career, her finances, and seemingly her entire life.
Wildflower Boutique Motel: RCAC Loan Fund financing supports one-of-a-kind roadside inn
About three hours north of San Francisco along California’s salt-misted, serpentine Highway One lies Point Arena, a Mendocino County town of 500 that is among the smallest incorporated communities in the state.
Izakaya Gama
How RCAC helped a pop-up blossom into one of Northern California’s top destination eateries
Point Arena, Mendocino County, California
“RCAC gave us the funds to start our business off right and eventually pay it forward to our community,” Elyse Hopps said. “We are very grateful for the assistance.”
Over The Moon Indigenous Food Truck
RCAC’s Re-Emerging Loan Fund (RELieF) provided a small business loan and direct technical assistance to a struggling Indigenous food truck business; the loan was subsequently forgiven.
Little Colorado Meats brings farm-to-table benefits, food justice to struggling family ranches
“RCAC walked us through those really important steps of capacity building; they helped us with policies, procedures and procurement. RCAC helped us hold ourselves together, which was important to secure funds and develop and administer larger projects.”
Blue Sky Center
RCAC catalyzes economic growth and facilitates rural development through capacity-building partnerships with community-led organizations like Blue Sky Center in New Cuyama, California.