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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.
After conducting an in-depth statewide landscape analysis, the LIIF Early Care and Education (ECE) team compiled a comprehensive report detailing challenges and opportunities for building quality spaces for young Georgians. Read the report. But while growth and economic activity boom in some regions, especially the Atlanta metro area and coastal Georgia, some regions of the…
A new coordinated effort to strengthen local child care systems and increase access to high-quality, affordable child care in communities that house America’s growing infrastructure workforce has been created. Today, at the Department of Commerce “National Child Care Innovation Summit,” leaders from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, The…
LIIF headed to the nation’s capital today for a powerhouse early care and education (ECE) event: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “National Child Care Innovation Summit.” As the leading national CDFI working in the child care sector, our team was uniquely positioned to share insights and lessons learned on…
LIIF serves as facility funds manager for the $350.5 million California Department of Social Services Infrastructure Grant Program (IGP). Grant recipient Children’s Paradise Daycare Center is now hoping to open its 11th preschool and daycare center in Ramona. Julie Lowen, president and CEO of Children’s Paradise, made a presentation about the proposed center at the…
Apex Development Group and Knickpoint Ventures have sealed a $32 million debt package for the acquisition and construction of a charter school facility in Elmhurst, Queens. LIIF provided funding to make the scaling of Forte Prep a reality. Read the Commercial Observer article. Read the Connect CRE article. A lending syndicate of nonprofit groups —…
A computer-science based high school is primed for relocation to the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. LIIF’s part was a $9.75 million loan as part of $29.3 million in debt provided with two other CDFIs, LISC and Enterprise Community Loan Fund. The Urban Assembly Charter High School for Computer Science (Comp Sci…
LIIF joined the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Working Group to provide comments in response to the CDFI Fund’s request for public comments on the NMTC Program Allocation Application. The members of the NMTC Working Group are participants in the industry who work together to help resolve technical program issues — and provide recommendations to…
LIIF has partnered on an impactful deal so that Damien Center, Indiana’s largest HIV/AIDS facility, can build its new health care and supportive services center. LIIF provided a $6.5 million construction-perm loan leveraging the power of the New Markets Tax Credits program. This deal aligns with LIIF’s mission to create opportunity and equity in under-resourced…
On April 30, Daniel A. Nissenbaum joined other CDFI leaders on a timely panel at a White House event aimed at delving into potential solutions to alleviate the operational and financial challenges of running a child care program. Much of the conversation focused on how CDFIs can collaborate with child care providers to improve access…
On April 16, LIIF brought together child care leaders, providers, funders, philanthropists and government agencies to discuss the state of the sector in New York City. With a theme of “Empowering Futures: Investing in Equitable Early Care and Education,” the event included an insightful panel offering solutions to strengthen early care and education (ECE) across…