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Need flexible capital? Make LIIF your lender of choice.
Looking to make an impactful investment? Connect with LIIF.
Have facilities needs? LIIF supports government agencies and child care providers.
Looking to make a difference? LIIF advocates so communities are strengthened.
We have the secret sauce for the CHIPS Act, the recent federal mandate that all in the semiconductor industry applying for more than $150 million in direct government funding must offer their workers one of three options: on-site child care; subsidized center-based child care; or subsidized home-based child care. Now is the time for the…
LIIF’s Joe Fretwell has published an in-depth report on the economics and state of child care in South Dakota. This paper, entitled “Too Expensive, and Not Expensive Enough: Investing in Child Care to Strengthen South Dakota’s Economy,” includes outputs of a financial model for assessing the capacity of child care providers to increase pay for…
LIIF’s Wassia Kamon was featured in a CFO Brew article on tips offered for those in the finance world. She offers five suggestions to bridge the gap between marketing and finance, including: acknowledging common roadblocks; starting with the big picture; and agreeing on common rules. Read the article. Find alignment at a high level before…
The Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS) and the Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive (PAACT) $20 million education initiative received media attention, spotlighting our CDFI’s work around grant administration and technical assistance for Atlanta child care facilities. The article spoke to a celebratory event with Mayor Andre Dickens in attendance. Read “Mission Accomplished: PAACT and…
Early Learner South Dakota (ELSD) is hosting its second annual summit on Sept. 21-22 to convene business leaders, economic development directors and child care providers throughout the state to discuss solutions to the rising cost of child care. In June 2023, ReadyNation presented a report that highlighted the impact of the growing cost of child…
Responding to the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund)’s Request for Information (RFI) around the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), LIIF has submitted a comment letter. The CDFI Fund’s latest RFI will help to enhance and increase the impact of CMF, streamline or minimize the administrative burden on CMF Applicants and Award Recipients, as…
On Aug. 28, LIIF submitted a comment letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, which is proposing to amend the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations. The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) is proposing changes to lower families’ child care costs, which can be a significant financial…
In this Urban Land Institute article, experts discuss the growing crisis of housing attainability for lower- and middle-income households across the United States, including ways the private and public sectors could help increase housing production, preserve existing affordable housing, and give more people access to housing; strategies for encouraging communities to accept more housing construction;…
CONTACT Christopher Gil Director of Strategic Communications and Influence (415) 287-3197, cgil@liifund.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIIF Maintains Strong S&P and Aeris Ratings National CDFI demonstrates innovative commitment to mission while maintaining fiscal strength SAN FRANCISCO (July 17, 2023) — The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) has announced that S&P affirmed LIIF’s “A” Stable rating. That rating continues to…
Legistorm announced that Democratic adviser Makenzi Sumners headed to LIIF, which they called a racial-equity CDFI. Read announcement.