MN08 Stories and Data

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Testimonials

After coming from several years working in for-profit corporations into a CDFI, I’ve come to appreciate the real benefits CDFIs provide to communities at all levels. CDFIs provide consumer, commercial, mortgage loans, housing development, community facilities when needed, and more creative solutions.

-Julia Nelmark, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC), Detroit Lakes, MN

I appreciate the aspect of the program that puts decision-making in the hands of non-governmental institutions. I think this facilitates efficient use of tax-payer dollars.

-Jeremy Donaldson, Hope Academy, Minneapolis, MN

We ask for your support because CDFIs are a reliable and thoroughly vetted resource to urban, suburban, and rural communities across the country, ensuring businesses and homebuyers have access to capital that helps alleviate generational poverty.

-Renay Dossman, Neighborhood Development Center, Saint Paul, MN