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May 15, 2024
Creating an Inclusive Space for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community in Northwest Indiana
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May 07, 2024
IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
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June 01, 2023
May 2023 Loan Round-up
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January 19, 2023
IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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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 03, 2020
Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
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February 03, 2020
Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
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August 02, 2019
IFF’s Home First racks up recognition through local, state, and national awards
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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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May 03, 2019
A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident
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March 06, 2019
Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident
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January 09, 2019
Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
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April 04, 2018