SD01 Stories and Data

SD01 Stories

Chasing Dandelions brings Play Therapy to Aberdeen
A New Lease on Life
Makoche Clothing Company
CDCU Impact Profile: Lakota Federal Credit Union

SD01 Fact Sheet

CDFI are critical in our outline areas. The focus areas and collaborative efforts with tribal members continue to be a success.

-Eric Shepherd, Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority, Sisseton, SD

We are a nonprofit Chamber of Commerce that does microlending for small businesses. We work with a CDFI bank and are trying to get CDFI certification.

-Immanuel Bassey, South Dakota Black Chamber of Commerce, Sioux Falls, SD

CDFIs have been a vital role in our community by providing low-cost capital to businesses. Capital is not readily available in the rural area I live, so it’s imperative that CDFIs continue to receive funding that helps support small businesses and continue to grow small communities.

-Katie Rasmus, Grow SD, Sisseton, SD

Map of SD01 CDFI Branches and Stories