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The BACH Foundation
January 31, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Bach Foundation's mission is to empower individuals and strengthen families while collaborating to rebuild neighborhoods and foster sustainable communities by creating affordable housing for lower and moderate income families, by offering support and training to individuals and families both bef...
Rural Opportunities, Inc.
March 2, 2006
Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a multi-state nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of communities, families and individuals through an array of comprehensive services and programs. The organization was founded in 1969 in response to the critical needs of farm-workers and other rur...
New Jersey Community Capital
June 11, 2007
By: CIN Editors
New Jersey Community Capital is the trade name utilized by Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. and its affiliated entities for its financial and consulting products and services. Founded in 1987, the Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation and is certified as a communi...
New Jersey Assoc. of Women Business Owners Women's Business Center (NJAWBO's Women Business Center)
June 11, 2007
By: CIN Editors
NJAWBO (The New Jersey Association of Woman Business Owners) is the largest statewide women business owners' organization in the United States. Its primary objective is to support and encourage business ownership by women. For 28 years, NJAWBO has helped women achieve their business visions by provi...
A.S. Bacque Enterprises, Inc.
February 20, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Bacque Group, a division of A.S. Bacque Enterprises, is a New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Houston area based Early-Stage Private Equity & Boutique Investment Intermediary Firm & Business Consulting Practice. The Bacque Group offers Small Business Loans, Angel Investor Funding, Venture C... New Mexico Programs
Project Change Fair Lending Center
March 1, 2006
Project Change Fair Lending Center addresses racial disparities in access to credit, capital and home ownership. Predatory lending practices have disproportionately affected people of color in the state and have increased dramatically over the last few years. The Center's goal is to eliminate the a... New York Programs
Women’s Venture Fund
June 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Women's Venture Fund is a non-profit organization that helps women of diverse backgrounds establish thriving businesses in urban communities. WVF offers training, small business loans, and a network of business advisors to help women reach their business goals. By troubleshooting specific chal...
Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation (SEEDCO)
June 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
Dedicated to creating opportunities for low-wage workers and their families, Seedco is a national community development intermediary that designs and operates innovative program models in the areas of workforce development, asset building, economic development and community finance. They create new ...
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SOBRO)
June 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
SoBRO was founded in 1972 by a group of elected officials, business executives, and community representatives. Their mission was urgent: reverse the flight of businesses and jobs from the South Bronx, as a first step toward rebuilding a community whose name evoked images of burned out buildings, cri...
Rural Opportunities, Inc.
March 2, 2006
Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a multi-state nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of communities, families and individuals through an array of comprehensive services and programs. The organization was founded in 1969 in response to the critical needs of farm-workers and other rur...
Renaissance Economic Development Corp.
June 19, 2007
By: CIN Editors
Renaissance Economic Development Corporation provides direct financing and technical assistance services throughout New York City. Renaissance focuses on low-income, immigrant neighborhoods where the barriers of language, culture and conventional loan underwriting have stymied the growth of small bu...
Pratt Area Community Council
June 19, 2007
By: CIN Editors
PACC embraces a vision in which people strive together to build an equitable, diverse, engaged, and flourishing community in central Brooklyn. In its work as a community development corporation, PACC pursues five major goals:
New York Small Business
June 13, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The New York State Small Business Development Center (NYS SBDC)--the premier business assistance organization in New York State--provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. The NYS SBDC is administered by State University of New York and ...
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP)
March 13, 2006
NEDAP provides community groups with an array of legal, technical, and information resources needed to organize and advocate for economic justice in low-income communities of color in New York City.
Local Development Corporation of East New York
March 29, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Women's Business Center of the Local Development Corporation of East New York is a five-year public private partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) on behalf of New York City entrepreneurs. The New York Business Assistance Center offers programs and counseling for men and women ...
Flatbush Development Corp.
January 19, 2007
By: CIN Editors
Flatbush Development Corporation’s (FDC) mission is to enhance the quality of life for all segments of the Flatbush community. FDC identifies and responds to neighborhood needs and concerns, proactively creating programs and campaigns that work towards a healthy, safe and vibrant community. Their ec... North Carolina Programs
Southwest Community Development Corp.
January 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The SouthWest Community Development Corporation is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation, organized in 1999. SouthWest Community Development Corporation enriches the quality of life in SouthWest Charlotte through: Leadership, Stewardship, Information, Opportunities, and Advocacy.
Southern Rural Development Initiative
March 7, 2006
By: CIN Editor
The Southern Rural Development Initiative was organized to encourage charities, foundations and corporations to recognize the value in rural communities and invest in its people and its future. Specifically, the Initiative encourages community economic development that is initiated and controlled b...
Riverlink
January 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
RiverLink is a regional non-profit spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries as a place to work, live and play. Since 1987 we have engaged in simultaneous efforts to address water quality concerns throughout the French Broad River basin,...
River City Community Development Corporation
March 7, 2006
River City Community Development Corporation is one of many nonprofits in North Carolina that are helping revitalize neighborhoods and increase the supply of single-family housing that is affordable to lower-wage working families. As a CDC it access grants from both the public and private sector t...
NC Institute of Minority Economic Development
May 9, 2007
By: CIN Editor
The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development is a statewide nonprofit organization representing the interest of underdeveloped and underutilized sectors of the state's economic base. The Institute's working philosophy is that--information and business development are critical to wea...
Lumbee Revitalization and Community Development Corporation
March 7, 2006
Established in 1968, the Lumbee Revitalization and Community Development Corporation (LRCDC) provides a wide range of services to assist disadvantage Indian people. Working with a variety of community based human service organizations; LRCDC provides services focused at improving the social and ec...
Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina
March 7, 2006
By: CIN Editors
The Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina (CRA- NC)was formed in 1986 as an advocate for change in the lending practices of financial institutions and to promote wealth building in minority and low-income communities. It is dedicated to eradicating predatory lending practices that s...
Center for Community Self-Help
March 7, 2006
The Center for Community Self-Help was founded in 1980 and is one of the largest community development financial institutions in the nation. It has funded more than 40,000 homebuyers, nonprofits and small business helping to create ownership and economic opportunities for minorities, women, rural r...
AG Cooper stops company that used trick checks to mislead customers
March 7, 2008
By: North Carolina State Attorney General Roy Cooper
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Rural Opportunities, Inc.
March 2, 2006
Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a multi-state nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of communities, families and individuals through an array of comprehensive services and programs. The organization was founded in 1969 in response to the critical needs of farm-workers and other rur...
Ohio Community Development Corporation Association
March 8, 2006
The Ohio Community Development Corporation Association (CDCA), established in 1984, is an organization of community development agencies from through out the state focused on building economically and socially stronger neighborhoods and communities. Through mutual assistance, training and advocacy,...
Lorain County Reinvestment Coalition
March 8, 2006
The Lorain County Reinvestment Coalition works to monitor, support, educate and advocate for investment in the low - and moderate- income communities of Lorain County. The Coalition monitors and supports fair lending practices and the activities of lending institutions.
Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group (HCCRG)
June 16, 2006
The Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group's (HCCRG) single focus is working to democratize America's economic system (capital, assets, and wealth accumulation), to compliment and boost America's flagellating democratic electoral system. HCCRG'S mission is to influence the increase in fair and...
Dayton Community Reinvestment Institute
March 8, 2006
In 1996, the Community Reinvestment Institute was established in Dayton as a result of a CityLinks conference that focused on community redevelopment and home ownership. The Institute was organized and is operated by Dayton's Humans Relations Council. In 1999, the Institute was recognized with the ...
Cuyahoga County Dept. of Development
March 1, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The primary focus of the Community & Economic Development Division is to promote livable neighborhoods that enhance the well being of Cuyahoga County residents by creating strong, diverse local economies.
Community Action Partnership of the Greater Dayton Area
February 27, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Community Action Partnership of the Greater Dayton Area celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. The Economic Opportunity Act, providing for the creation of Community Action Agencies, was passed and signed in August, 1964. The agency was established as a non-profit corporation in December, 196...
Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
January 17, 2007
By: CIN Editors
“We help make things happen” is the vision statement of the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency (CAA); and the agency has been doing just that for nearly 40 years. More than 25,000 low-income individuals and families receive services through CAA each year. The agency has a holistic ...
Cincinnati Change
January 17, 2007
By: CIN Editors
CINCINNATI CHANGE encourages increased economic stability in Hamilton County along with the development of a third frontier creative class information highway infrastructure which will provide jobs through the acquisition and development of businesses, intellectual property and real estate properti... Oklahoma Programsno news in this list. Oregon Programs
REACH Community Development, Inc.
January 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
REACH Community Development Inc. was founded in 1982 to address housing needs in the inner city. In the past 24 years, REACH has worked to provide 988 affordable housing units for individuals and families of seven neighborhoods in the city of Portland. With an annual budget of more than $5 million... Pennsylvania Programs
Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation, Inc.
January 31, 2007
By: CIN Editors
The Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation (UEDC) is a Community Development Corporation that was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1995, received its IRS 501(c)3 status in 2002 and became registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations in 2004. The mission is to stimulate...
United Communities Southeast Philadelphia
June 25, 2007
By: CIN Editors
United Communities Southeast Philadelphia is the result of mergers of several existing settlement houses. The oldest dates back to 1847, when the Philadelphia Society for the Employment and Instruction of the Poor built the House of Industry west of 7th on Catharine Street. It served as a shelter wh...
The Mon Valley Initiative
January 31, 2007
By: CIN Editors
Incorporated in 1988, the Mon Valley Initiative is working together to unite the communities and restore the economic vitality of the Mon Valley. MVI supports 13 community development corporations operating in three counties of Southwester Pennsylvania with four main areas of focus: housing and re...
Rural Opportunities, Inc.
March 2, 2006
Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a multi-state nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of communities, families and individuals through an array of comprehensive services and programs. The organization was founded in 1969 in response to the critical needs of farm-workers and other rur...
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
March 8, 2006
Formed in 1988 to help foster the Community Reinvestment Act, the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group has worked successfully with Pittsburgh's major lending institutions and public agencies. The Group has developed, along with the cooperation of these financial institutions and local community...
Philadelphia Association of CDCs
June 13, 2007
By: CIN Editors
PACDC is dedicated to advocacy, policy development and technical assistance for community development corporations and other organizations in their efforts to rebuild communities and revitalize neighborhoods. The PACDC vision is for vibrant and diverse neighborhoods across Philadelphia that equitab...
Community Action Council of the Lehigh Valley
March 8, 2006
The Community Action Council of the Lehigh Valley was established in 1965 to involve all sectors of the community both private and public to address the causes and conditions of poverty in the region. The Council was formed based on the Federal government's Economic Opportunity Program, the anti-pov...
Chester Community Improvement Project (CCIP)
February 21, 2007
By: CIN Editors
In collaboration with the Chester Economic Development Authority, Delaware County office of Housing and Community Development, PA DCED, and other local non-profit agencies, the CCIP has taken a comprehensive approach in addressing the revitalization of Chester through homeownership. Chester Communit... Puerto Rico Programsno news in this list. |
Community Level ProgramsThe following organizations are members of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and are direct providers of various programs and services for small business development; or can be a resource or conduit for small business assistance programs. Listed by state – find the organization nearest your community and click on their profile link for a brief outline of their various services or contact them directly. Maryland through New Hampshire |
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