Learn how The Hand of Grace helps individuals with intellectual delays gain their independence through employment opportunities. The Hand of Grace is supported by Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), to expand its impact through CPLC’s social enterprise incubator. It’s Community Economic Development Month!
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It’s Community Economic Development Month! Learn how Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, used its grant to create jobs for individuals with low income who face barriers to employment while removing graffiti and beautifying their neighborhoods. It’s Community Economic Development Month!
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MACED, a Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Kentucky and member of the Jobs and Communities initiative, was featured in the January 2019 issue of Fortune Magazine. Listen as Peter Hille, MACED’s president, describes his organization’s new energy interns program, which is revitalizing the Hazard community and providing hope to residents that there is life beyond
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In December 2016, a report prepared by Rapoza Associates, a Washington DC based government relations firm, took a look at federal Community Economic Development (CED) grants. An analysis of both survey data and federal government reporting points to the success of federal CED grants, which are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
The Pineville Community Hospital has provides healthcare services to southeastern Kentucky residents since 1938. The nonprofit hospital, which was in need of modernization and expansion to serve the needs of the community, received a $3.1 million USDA Business and Industry (B&I) Guarantee Loan through veteran Community Development Corporation, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC). Through the
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Post written by Bob Rapoza A celebration of a retiring leader in the CDC community was held this week. My good friend, Ron Phillips, the founder and president of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. is retiring. While I was not able to attend Ron’s celebration in Maine, I knew it would be quite an event, and a
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Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is a Maine-based CDC that has made loans and investments, and provided business advisory services to people and businesses in Maine and New England since 1977.[1] CEI is unique in its holistic approach to addressing the multifaceted challenges of poverty alleviation, rural development and environmental sustainability. Little River Flower Farm is
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VEDC, a long-standing member of the CDC community, announced that it is joining forces with JPMorgan Chaise to create a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. VEDC released the following information on the program: The National African American Small Business Loan Fund will boost economic opportunity
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NewsHour’s Megan Thompson reports on how the Promise Zones initiative is aiming to boost the KY economy.
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On May 15, The National Journal highlighted the work of National Development Center (NDC), a nonprofit community development corporation headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota that works in low-income, minority and immigrant communities around the Twin Cities. Established in 1993, NDC ‘s work hinges on the belief that residents, small businesses and neighborhood groups in all communities have
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