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Zehbras Fitness

Baltimore,
Maryland

Baltimore Community Lending

Baltimore Community Lending financed equipment for Zehbras Fitness, a Baltimore CrossFit gym founded by Dr. Jeanelle Spencer to provide an accessible fitness and wellness space. The financing helped equip the gym with professional training equipment as the business established its permanent Greenmount Avenue location.

Levonye Professionals

Glen Burnie,
Maryland

Baltimore Community Lending

Baltimore Community Lending provided capital to help Levonye Professionals expand its hair-loss treatment business after demand outgrew its previous space. The financing supported the new location’s build-out, hiring and payroll, equipment purchases, marketing, and broader business expansion.

The Empanada Lady

Baltimore,
Maryland

Baltimore Community Lending

Baltimore Community Lending financed The Empanada Lady’s move into a larger restaurant after rapid sales growth forced the business to leave its previous commercial kitchen. The financing supported renovations, permits, inventory, and equipment for its new Inner Harbor restaurant.

Hungry Harvest

Baltimore,
Maryland

Capital Impact Partners / Momentus Capital

Momentus Capital provided $1.5 million in mezzanine financing to help Hungry Harvest expand HarvestRx, its partner-sponsored Food as Medicine program serving hospitals, schools, nonprofits, insurers, and other organizations. The financing allowed the company to scale recurring produce and grocery deliveries while preserving founder ownership.

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Map of OH14 CDFI Branches and Stories

Thank you to our partners at Inclusive and CDBA for sharing data on CDFI Bank and CDFI Credit Union branch locations. In addition, about 100 of our CDFI Stories come from OFN’s story database.

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Testimonials

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

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

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

Mark Kaufman, Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, Baltimore, MD