Client: Caitlin Way, owner of Fisheye Coffee Client Location: Sitka, AK CDFI: Spruce Root CDFI service area: Alaska CDFI services provided: Financing (2021 Native CDFI
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California Farmer Uses CDFI Loans to Offer Healthy Food Options to Bay Area Communities
Hollister, CA
Client: Efren Avalos, owner of Avalos Farms Client location: Hollister, CA CDFI: California FarmLink CDFI service area: California CDFI services provided: Financing, with support from
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California Disability Services Provider Overcomes COVID Obstacles with CDFI Loan
San Luis Obispo, CA
Client: United Cerebral Palsey of SLO Client location: San Luis Obispo County, California CDFI: Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) CDFI service area: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
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Kentucky Community Center Adds Solar Panels and Expands Sustainably Using CDFI Financing
Neon, KY
Client: Hemphill Community Center Client location: Neon, KY CDFI: Mountain Association CDFI service area: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia CDFI services provided: Financing
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Family-owned Mississippi Fruit Shop Purchases Building with CDFI Financing
Greenville, MS
Client: Kenesha and Jason, owners of Kay’s Kute Fruit, LLC Client location: Greenville, MS CDFI: Communities Unlimited CDFI service area: Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee CDFI
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Arkansas Company Helps Low-Income Residents Access Transportation with Support from CDFI Microloan
Newport, AR
Client: Asia Grady, owner of Big Miles Transportation Company Client location: Newport, AR CDFI: People Trust CDFI service area: Little Rock, AR CDFI services provided: Financing and technical assistance, with
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Arkansas Mother Saves Family Home from Foreclosure with CDFI Support
Marianna, AR
Client: Cheryl Hampton Client location: Marianna, AR CDFI: Southern Bancorp CDFI service area: Arkansas and Mississippi CDFI services provided: Technical assistance Learn how Southern Bancorp
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Native Entrepreneur Opens Gift Shop with CDFI Support After Pandemic Halts Tourism Business
Lewiston, ID
Client: Stacia Morfin, owner of Nez Perce Tourism Client location: Lewiston, ID CDFI: Nimiipuu Fund CDFI service area: Idaho, Oregon, Washington CDFI services provided: Financing and technical
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2020 Native CDFI Awardees Offer Economic Stability in Alaska and South Dakota
Anchorage, AK
On November 9 during the annual OFN Conference, the 2020 Native CDFI Awards honored two Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs)—Cook Inlet Lending Center (CILC) in
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