Jim McGovern (D-MA02)

Impact in the District

Between 2005 and 2023, there was $442.7 million in total lending from CDFI Fund award recipients, including $45.3 million in loans to businesses and entrepreneurs, $184.6 million in housing development and mortgage lending, $157.9 million in consumer lending, 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
Arts Block/Pushkin, Bank Row
Arts Block/Pushkin and Bank Row are two projects involving the renovation of five historic, mostly vacant buildings, totaling nearly 40,000 sq. ft., clustered around the main intersection in downtown Greenfield.
Clark University
The construction of a new 36,000 sq. ft. innovattive alumni and student center on the vacant parcel of land at Clark University in Worcester, MA. This new project will bring the student support services into one building with offices, classrooms, and meeting spaces and serve as a site for alumni activities, with a particular focus on bringing students and alumni together.
Family Health Center of Worcester
Family Health Center of Worcester (FHCW) housed its main clinical and administrative facility on three floors of the seven-story former Worcester City Hospital building. The project will reconfigure and expand FHCW’s space by adding a new vision suite, expanding the pharmacy and dental suite, and reconfiguring administrative space. FHCW will occupy 82,130 sq. ft. on four floors when the renovation is complete. The renovated health center will meet LEED Certified for Commercial Interiors.
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
The stunning restoration and grand opening of the Hanover Theatre in downtown Worcester culminated one of MHIC’s most complex and most exciting projects.
CDFIs with Branches in the District
Worcester Community Housing Resources
Workers Credit Union
Workers Credit Union
Workers Credit Union
Workers Credit Union
Workers Credit Union

Map of CDFI Branches and Stories in

Massachusetts Fact Sheet