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Welcome sign for McClellan Ribbon Cutting.

August 20, 2024

Celebrating the McClellan Early Childhood Center

August 08, 2024

Second Wave Michigan: Commongrounds Uses Co-Op Model to Serve Missing Needs of the Community

August 02, 2024

Crain’s Detroit Business: Final Pieces of Cradle-to-Career Plan at Marygrove Campus in the Works

August 01, 2024

Webinar: Access to Capital for Nonprofit-Led Community Revitalization

Honoring an Indianapolis Community’s Past by Facilitating a Resident-Driven Plan for the Future

Foundation for Homan Square Celebrates Past, Present, and Future Housing Opportunities

Regions Bank: ‘Small Dollars, Huge Impact’

Weekly Citizen: Celebrating Community Champions – LISC Chicago Announces Winners of the 30th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards

Thought Leadership

Urban Institute: Federal Home Loan Banks Can Act Now to Better Support Community Development

City of Chicago: Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Major Accomplishments Since Launch of Cut the Tape Initiative

June 2024 Loan Round-up

Home Sweet Homan: Affordable, Single-Family Smart Homes Offer Wealth-Building Opportunities on Chicago’s West Side

Second Wave Michigan: Repurposing Community Assets Strengthens Communities in Pontiac and Detroit

The Ark Celebrates the Reopening of a Human Services Hub for Chicago’s Jewish Community

May 2024 Loan Round-up

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Shelterforce: Want Leaders in Community Development? Develop a New Hiring Strategy

In Muncie, Reimagining ‘The Y’ for the Needs of Gen Z and Beyond

Creating an Inclusive Space for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community in Northwest Indiana

Chicago Defender: Pullman and Roseland Communities Celebrate Latest Milestone in their Revitalization

KSHB-TV: Transforming Empty KCPS DeLano School Into Teen Homeless Shelter

IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers

April 2024 Loan Round-up

WOOD-TV: Hispanic Center Expanding with Purchase of Former Church

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Buys Former Church for Expansion Plan

10 Years of Impact in Detroit: How Three Nonprofits Have Evolved to Strengthen Communities

Male Mogul Initiative Celebrates Grand Opening of Small Business Incubator on Chicago’s South Side

March 2024 Loan Round-up

February 2024 Loan Round-up

February 22, 2024

The Aux: Leveraging the Power of Connection to Help Black-owned Businesses Thrive

February 13, 2024

Ohio Nonprofit Completes Facility Expansion to Create the World’s Largest Ronald McDonald House