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June 21, 2022
Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs
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June 20, 2022
Recorrido de Fotos: Proveedores de educación infantil en Grand Rapids mejoran sus edificios a través del programa Learning Spaces
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June 20, 2022
Photo Tour: Grand Rapids Early Childhood Education Providers Enhance Facilities Through Learning Spaces Program
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May 18, 2022
Madison Nonprofits Team Up on Affordable Housing and Early Childhood Education in a Win-Win for Everybody
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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February 16, 2022
Facility Turnaround in Detroit Helps Nonprofit Focus on “The Right Work at the Right Time in the Right Place”
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: The Marygrove Early Education Center Puts Young Learners at the Center of Community Revitalization
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November 16, 2021
Home-based early childhood education providers deserve to be included in funding, supports
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November 04, 2021
ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects
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September 17, 2021
The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
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September 15, 2021
Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
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August 18, 2021
MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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July 13, 2021
Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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May 05, 2021
How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures
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April 28, 2021
IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
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March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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February 25, 2021
Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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February 01, 2021
USA Today: They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors; now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated
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February 01, 2021
Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
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January 26, 2021
WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
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January 05, 2021
“How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school
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October 26, 2020
Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations
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October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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October 12, 2020
Press Release: $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus
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October 08, 2020
Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.
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September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
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May 27, 2020