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We focus on expanding education access in communities where those opportunities do not exist in the public school framework.
We focus on expanding education access in communities where those opportunities do not exist in the public school framework.
CDFIs were created to take risks on communities that traditional financial institutions deemed “too risky.” Therefore, social impact has to be measured by more than loans dispersed and buildings constructed.
To fulfill our mission, Capital Impact continues to work with communities to access critical social services and achieve economic opportunity.
To begin our journey, our staff, board, and partners expressed their commitment to holding diversity, equity, and inclusion at the center of our mission and work.
Economic investment in communities that have experienced historical disinvestment can break barriers to success and transform outcomes for individuals and families.
Health care, affordable housing, education, and healthy food are critical social services that CDFIs are able to provide through the Commuinty Reinvestment Act.
To continue the spirit of the civil rights movement that CDFIs were created to uphold, targeted investment in disinvested communities by financial institutions must be fostered.
A new citizenship question added to the 2020 census could jeopardize representation for immigrant communities.
Mission-oriented individuals and organizations can use this moment to elevate the voices of community to transform structural racism and disinvestment.
Roots causes, like systemic racism, are what hold communities back from success. Our Equitable Development Initiative is created to expand opportunities for real estate developers of color.