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Our local CDFI has been essential to supporting our organization, our members and so many people in our community who have struggled to access capital and financial services. They understand how to work with our communities and have assisted so many first time home-buyers and new businesses in getting on track and being financially stable. For many of our members this is where they’ve opened their first bank account and learned how to manage their finances.

-Jessica Maxwell, Workers Center of Central New york, Syracuse, NY

These funds are vital to increase the capacity to serve low to moderate income families and their purchase of safe, fit, and affordable housing.

-Rebecca Cartee, Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc., Columbus, GA

CDFIs are vital to the stability of this community!

-Tracy L Verner, Alltru Federal Credit Union, St Louis, MO