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

Stories
June 07, 2019
Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
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May 10, 2019
RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
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Stories
May 01, 2019
De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
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April 30, 2019
WTTW: The Hatchery Chicago Cooking Up Food and Jobs on the West Side
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Stories
April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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April 05, 2019
Crain’s Chicago Business: To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers
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Stories
April 03, 2019
Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
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April 03, 2019
Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
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March 22, 2019
Crain’s Chicago Business: AbbVie donates $40 million to rebuild Neal Math & Science Academy
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Thought Leadership
March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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Thought Leadership
February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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February 05, 2019
Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
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Stories
January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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Stories
January 09, 2019
Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
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Stories
January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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Stories
January 09, 2019
‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
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December 07, 2018
Chicago Sun-Times: The Hatchery, a $34 million food/beverage incubator, opens in East Garfield Park
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Stories
November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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Stories
October 02, 2018
Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
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Stories
September 05, 2018
IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
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September 04, 2018
The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?
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August 07, 2018
Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
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Stories
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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June 26, 2018
Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
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June 06, 2018
Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
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Stories
June 06, 2018
A Total Partnership: How IFF and Centers for New Horizons are planning for the future
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Stories
April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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Stories
March 08, 2018
Profile: Halbert Sullivan, CEO, Fathers’ Support Center St. Louis
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Press
February 13, 2018
Press Release: Nonprofit Lender Promotes New Systems Change Vision and Leaders in Chicago
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Stories
February 06, 2018
Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together
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