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

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January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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January 09, 2019
‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
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November 12, 2018
Profile: Wendy Baumann, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
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November 12, 2018
Foundations College Prep: From a ‘tiny beginning’ to a thriving community
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November 12, 2018
Ministering to the soul: St. Louis nonprofit grows into new space for the formerly incarcerated
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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October 15, 2018
Illinois Fresh Food Fund generates $34 million in community investment
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October 02, 2018
Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
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October 02, 2018
Tax credits enable faith-based CDC to open “nonprofit mall” and game-changing community center in Lafayette, IN
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October 02, 2018
Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
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September 05, 2018
‘People learn to live again here:’ Kansas City’s Healing House expands to meet growing need
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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 06, 2018
‘He always, always had my back’: How IFF partnered with Heartland Alliance to open a specialized health care facility on Chicago’s south side
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August 06, 2018
The ‘homeland’: JEI’s historic reno brings nonprofit back to Jefferson Chalmers and anchors community development efforts
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August 06, 2018
Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront
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July 11, 2018
Profile: Angela G. Reyes, Executive Director and Founder, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
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July 10, 2018
Fort Wayne’s ‘The Landing’: Development brings new life to one of Indiana’s oldest commercial districts
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July 10, 2018
Resilience: How the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative is ensuring access while changing the narrative
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July 10, 2018
Breaking old ground: How Arts@Large is resurrecting the old Polish Arts Center in Milwaukee
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June 06, 2018
‘We just don’t give up:’ How one alternative school is reaching homeless, dropout youth throughout Michigan
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June 06, 2018
A Total Partnership: How IFF and Centers for New Horizons are planning for the future
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June 06, 2018
Former candy factory transformed into sustainable, affordable housing facility in Indianapolis
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May 03, 2018
Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
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May 03, 2018
Milwaukee Christian Center stabilizes neighborhoods one home at a time
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May 02, 2018
Chicago Artists Coalition utilizes MacArthur program’s financial training to manage rapid growth
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April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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April 04, 2018
Breaking down barriers: Paraquad expands to create opportunities for people with disabilities
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April 04, 2018
Major update of YWCA Dayton centers on trauma-informed care
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April 04, 2018
New full-service grocery store opening in Milwaukee’s Park West neighborhood
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