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Impact Stories

Lending Sector: Entrepreneur of Color

FarmerJawn owner Christa
West Chester, PA

Woman-Owned Farm Fosters Healthy Communities in Philadelphia With CDFI Support

March 28, 2024
Julia Green, owner of LaBella's Salon and Leticia Bezerra, Rennaissance Community Loan Fund’s commercial lender
Gulfport, MS

Mississippi Hair Salon Opens Using Affordable Financing From CDFI

March 13, 2024
Kentucky CDFIs Partner to Fund Home Repairs After Devastating 2022 Floods 
Hazard, KY

Kentucky CDFIs Partner to Fund Home Repairs After Devastating 2022 Floods 

October 13, 2023
Stephanie Vasquez's Empowering Latina Leaders in Arizona with OFN funded shop Armor
Peoria, AZ

Nonprofit Founder Opens Small Business Incubator in Arizona for Latina Entrepreneurs

October 11, 2023
Members of the CDFI-funded The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program
Pasadena, CA

California Nonprofit Uses CDFI Funding to Train Those Involved with Justice System to Become Firefighters

October 10, 2023
Reopened Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Beloved Pittsburgh Restaurant Reopens with CDFI Support After Fire Destroys Former Location 

October 4, 2023
Gina Merritt, developer and client of Cleveland Business Advisors
Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Developer Aims to Create Generational Wealth by Redeveloping Once-Bustling Plaza

September 22, 2023
Di Luna, Candle Business
Tucson, AZ

Tucson Candle Business Uses CDFI Loan to Open First Brick-and-Mortar  

September 8, 2023
Eric Lipsey, President of Galt Business Solutions
Broomfield, CO

Veteran-Owned Small Business Helps Fellow Entrepreneurs Thrive Through Technology and Relationships

July 7, 2023
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