Ami Bera (D-CA06)

Impact in the District

Between 2005 and 2023, there was $668.4 million in total lending from CDFI Fund award recipients, including $97.6 million in loans to businesses and entrepreneurs, $312 million in housing development and mortgage lending, $208.4 million in consumer lending, $43.1 million in lending to commercial real estate and community facilities, with the balance going to other activities. For more impact data, check out the CDFI Advocacy App over at CDFI Friendly America.

Stories from the District
Elica Health Center
Elica Health Centers is another FQHC located in Sacramento whose work Capital Impact financed. Through its two sites and mobile clinic, Elica provides care to more than 11,000 low-income and underinsured patients in the city and Sacramento and Yolo counties, where it has historically served the Slavic community, the largest in the country.
Elica Health Centers – West Sacramento
Community Vision provided $1.09 million to help Elica Health Centers purchase the clinic it had leased since 2013, preserving long-term healthcare access in West Sacramento. The clinic serves thousands of patients annually and provides pediatric, internal medicine, behavioral health, and referral services.
OFN Story: California Wine Concierge and Lounge Thrives with Support from Local CDFI
Small business able to provide jobs for local community
CDFIs with Branches in the District
California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation
Opening Doors

Map of CDFI Branches and Stories in

California Fact Sheet