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People Inc. provides disaster relief services to SW Virginia after Hurricane Helene

Southwest Virginia,
Virginia

People Incorporated Financial Services
Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Helene, Rural

“Bouncing Forward” from Disasters on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island

Big Island,
Hawaii

Hawaii Community Lending Inc
Disaster Recovery, Volcanoes

PathStone: Supporting Puerto Rico’s Recovery

Puerto Rico

Pathstone
Hurricane Maria

GO Zone Story: Houston Food Bank

Houston,
Texas

CRFUSA
GO-ZONE (2005)

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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.

CDFI Investment Map

Mapped CDFI investment data (2005-2023), via the CDFI Coalition's partnership with CDFI Friendly America.

CDFI Advocacy App

Want more state data? Check out CDFI Friendly America's mobile-friendly CDFI Advocacy App for impacts from 2005-2023.

As a consulting firm working closely with CDFIs and economic development partners across the country, SBC Small Business Consulting supports [CDFI Fund appropriations]. The clarity and continuity of these federal programs are critical for ensuring small businesses in underserved communities receive the technical assistance and capital they need to grow. We appreciate the Treasury’s commitment to supporting CDFIs and encourage swift action to maintain momentum in local economic development efforts.

Kyle mason, SBC Consulting, Columbus, OH

CDFIs provide access to critical financial services and education in a way that’s accessible to and designed for low income and low wealth people and families. CDFIs help strengthen the US economy by expanding opportunities for homeownership, small business, and consumer credit., and federal grants to CDFIs are leveraged many times over by private capital. Due to the success of this work, the CDFI Fund has been sustained by broad, bipartisan support for 25 years.

Christina Sauve, Cooperative Federal, Syracuse, NY

I have watched how CDFIs support small business owners and home owners where banks and credit unions could not. The amount banks charge is often above what people can pay, CDFIs that are nonprofits even the playing field for them by investing in the people and not company profits.

Romy Fitschen, Lansing, MI

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