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A New Conversation About Development Finance

LIIF CEO Daniel A. Nissenbaum joined Jeff Wood on the Rail~Volution Podcast to talk about equitable transit-oriented development, the CDFI industry, LIIF’s new strategic plan, and our journey toward centering racial equity in our work. Listen here.

LIIF Strongly Endorses the Child Care is Infrastructure Act

Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) recently reintroduced the Child Care is Infrastructure Act, a federal proposal to invest $10 billion in our nation’s child care infrastructure over the next five years. This proposal includes resources for community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and other intermediaries to provide technical assistance and capacity building to child care providers. LIIF…

New Partnership Tackles Housing Affordability Crisis

Three of the nation’s leading housing nonprofits — the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) and National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) — have partnered to address the growing housing affordability crisis. Listen to Kimberly Latimer-Nelligan, President of LIIF, Lori Little, President and CEO of NAHT, and Andrea Ponsor, President and…

Pandemic Spotlights Critical Links Between Child Care and the Economy

To support essential child care services during the pandemic, and to ensure essential workers with young children can stay in the workforce, many banks have increased their collaboration with community-based nonprofits offering funding and supportive services to childcare providers. Read more in ABA Banking Journal.

LIIF Issues RFP for California Child Care Lobbyist

We are glad to announce the release of the Low Income Investment Fund’s (LIIF) Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify qualified consultants to support our work in Early Care and Education with legislative lobbyist services in California. The RFP with information about our organization, the scope of work, and instructions is linked below. Click here…

Expanding Access to Early Care and Education in San Francisco

Statewide in California, about four million children need child care, but less than one million slots are available. In San Francisco, about 20,000 kids do not have access to early care and education (ECE) programs. Quality, affordable child care is an investment that enables whole families to succeed by allowing parents to work and/or attend…

In Spite of This Week’s Latest Attack, Democracy is Prevailing

The insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. yesterday was a sinister attack on democracy and counter to the principles for which LIIF stands. We strongly condemn the mob violence incited by anti-patriotic falsehoods aimed at discrediting a valid presidential election and the will of the people. Today, we are more resolved than ever…

Financial First Responder: Our 2020 COVID Relief Work

This story is part of LIIF’s 2020 Annual Impact Report. Maria Naranjo had raised a family and worked in early care and education for years when, in 2009, she purchased a two-story row house in Washington, D.C., to fulfill her dream of running her own child care business from her home. She spent a decade…

$20 Million LIHTC Bridge Financing for Developers Impacted by COVID-19

The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) has launched a $20 million COVID-19 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Developer Fee Bridge Initiative to support affordable housing developers grappling with liquidity challenges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing recession. With a guarantee from the Community Investment Guarantee Pool (CIGP), this flexible capital will…