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  1. November 16, 2021

    Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
    Category: Stories
    A child plays at the Birth Detroit Care facility while a staff member watches him
  2. November 16, 2021

    Financial Literacy and Career Readiness Come to Life in Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City’s New Facility
    Category: Stories
    Sign outside Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City's Youth Learning Lab
  3. November 16, 2021

    Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
    Category: Stories
    A multi-purpose room at the Chatham Workforce Education & Workforce Center
  4. November 16, 2021

    Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
    Category: Stories
    UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant sitting for a posed photo
  5. October 31, 2021

    October 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  6. October 13, 2021

    Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
    Category: Stories
    Ribbon Cutting for Family Christian Health Center's Maternal Health Clinic
  7. October 13, 2021

    The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
    Category: Stories
  8. October 13, 2021

    Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
    Category: Stories
    Nicole Robinson Greater Chicago Food Depository
  9. October 13, 2021

    XS Tennis Hosts Venus Williams, WTA for Chicago Tennis Festival – A Historic First
    Category: Stories
    XS Tennis' facility with the Chicago skyline in the background
  10. October 01, 2021

    September 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    RecycleForce Groundbreaking
  11. September 15, 2021

    Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
    Category: Stories
    Marygrove Early Education Center
  12. September 15, 2021

    Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
    Category: Stories
    Neal Math and Science Academy External Rendering
  13. September 15, 2021

    Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
    Category: Stories
  14. September 15, 2021

    Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects
    Kyle Smitley
  15. August 31, 2021

    August 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    A table reading at the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company in Chicago, IL
  16. August 16, 2021

    Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
    Category: Stories
  17. August 16, 2021

    Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
    Category: Stories
  18. August 16, 2021

    Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
    Category: Stories
    Dana Britto BDO FMA
  19. August 16, 2021

    CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets
    Category: Stories
  20. July 31, 2021

    July 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  21. July 14, 2021

    Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
    Category: Stories
  22. July 12, 2021

    “Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?
    Category: Resources
  23. July 12, 2021

    Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
  24. June 30, 2021

    June 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  25. June 14, 2021

    A New Facility in Milwaukee Has Eco-Friendly Blue Skies Landscaping Seeing Green
    Category: Stories
  26. June 14, 2021

    $2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  27. June 14, 2021

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
    Category: Stories
  28. June 14, 2021

    Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
    Category: Stories
  29. May 31, 2021

    May 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  30. April 29, 2021

    Muncie’s 8twelve Coalition – Building Community One Cup of Coffee at a Time
    Category: Stories
  31. April 28, 2021

    IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
    Category: Stories
  32. April 28, 2021

    Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
    Category: Stories
  33. March 31, 2021

    March 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  34. February 28, 2021

    February 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  35. January 31, 2021

    January 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories