Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.

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December 12, 2019
Chalkbeat: Researchers say Detroit could become a national leader in pre-K
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November 22, 2019
Associated Press: New state-of-the art Early Childhood Education center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
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November 22, 2019
Crain’s Detroit Business: $15 million Early Childhood Education Center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
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November 22, 2019
The Detroit News: Early childhood education focus at Marygrove center’s groundbreaking
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November 11, 2019
United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community
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Thought Leadership
October 25, 2019
Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
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July 15, 2019
The Detroit News: Plans unveiled for early childhood center at Marygrove
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May 29, 2019
Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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April 03, 2019
Wayne Metro’s new ‘impact center’ helps fill gaps in Highland Park
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Thought Leadership
March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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Thought Leadership
February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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February 05, 2019
Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
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February 05, 2019
Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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October 02, 2018
Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
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September 14, 2018
Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center
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September 05, 2018
High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF
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September 05, 2018
IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
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September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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August 07, 2018
Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
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June 26, 2018
Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
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June 14, 2018
Chalkbeat: As caregivers struggle to make ends meet, 28,000 Detroit children go without care
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April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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February 06, 2018
Partnerships lead to more, better early childhood education in Detroit
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January 23, 2018
Michigan Public Radio: Early childhood education needs aren’t being met in several Grand Rapids neighborhoods
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January 19, 2018
A System For All Children: An Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment in Grand Rapids
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January 08, 2018
New early childhood education facility opens doors in Flint
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