MD02 Stories and Data

MD02 Stories

Investing in Community Health and Opportunity in East Baltimore
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
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).
MECU Brings Real-World Perspectives to Digital Harbor High School Financial Education
MECU Credit Union and Digital Harbor High School are partnering to integrate practical applications into the school’s financial education coursework.
Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
Financing from Habitat for Humanity helped Cheseapeak Habitat for Humanity build 59 affordable, for sale homes in Annapolis.

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Testimonials

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

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

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

Map of MD02 CDFI Branches and Stories