NY25 Stories and Data

NY25 Stories

BOLD Charter School
The Juice Collective
Pickleball Mania
Boricana LLC

NY25 Fact Sheet

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

Our credit union has been a certified institution since 2017 if not for the [CDFI] program we could not lend to individuals that have a problem getting funding if this program is not funded many citizens who are in financially weakest position the most.

-Michael Veksler, The Finest Federal Credit Union, New York, NY

CDFIs are important for local economic development.

-Cheri Capparelli, Rockacres veterinary, Manlius, NY

Map of NY25 CDFI Branches and Stories