NY05 Stories and Data

CDFI Program Financial Assistance Success Stories: Spring Bank
BOLD Charter School
Pickleball Mania
The Juice Collective

Testimonials

CDFIs benefit communities like Syracuse, which have experienced economic decline due to the withdrawal of large employers (like Carrier, GE, etc.) but are also seeing revitalization.

-Lisa Saka, Resident, Syracuse, NY

CDFIs provide extraordinary support to many people who otherwise would not be able to access ordinary banking and credit opportunities. They are frequently located in banking deserts”

-Sam Eschenbrenner, Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse’s depressed economy, CDFIs have been a lifeline for aiding some of the most financially challenged residents and businesses. My credit union has leveraged CDFI funds to lift many households out of poverty, and we need this to continue.

-Susan Hamilton, Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Syracuse, NY