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May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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December 14, 2021
Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago
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November 16, 2021
Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
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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
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November 09, 2021
Better Together: How FQHCs and CDFIs can leverage COVID-19 Relief Funds
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October 13, 2021
Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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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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September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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April 15, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
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February 26, 2020
Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
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February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
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January 02, 2020
10 pieces of advice to help your organization prosper in 2020
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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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October 09, 2019
IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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October 08, 2019
New YMCA in Kentucky’s west Louisville neighborhood reimagines public health through an equity lens
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August 06, 2019
Small health care center in rural Indiana steps up to meet big community need
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July 08, 2019
Erie Family Health Centers doubles its footprint in Evanston/Skokie, increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care
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June 07, 2019
Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
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May 01, 2019
De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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September 05, 2018
High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF
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September 04, 2018