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OHCS Commits $7.4 Million to Expand Early Care and Education Statewide, Partners with LIIF’s BuildUp Oregon Initiative

Read the KTVZ21 (Bend, Ore.) article. CONTACT   Christopher Gil   Director of Strategic Communications and Influence    (415) 287-3197, cgil@liifund.org     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     OHCS Commits $7.4 Million to Expand Early Care and Education Statewide, Partners with LIIF’s BuildUp Oregon Initiative     Grants and loans to nine innovative projects that co-locate child care SALEM, ORE. (May 29, 2025) — Oregon Housing…

LIIF and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Co-host “It Takes a Village: Cross-sector Networking for Child Care and Affordable Housing Co-location” Event

With our nationwide investments now having preserved or produced 100,000+ units, LIIF was excited to participate in “Affordable Housing Month,” in partnership with SV@Home. On May 22, LIIF and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation co-hosted “It Takes a Village: Cross-sector Networking for Child Care and Affordable Housing Co-location.” This convening was a networking lunch for…

LIIF Attends Ribbon-Cutting for United Yards Mixed-Use Project in Chicago

A united mission has created United Yards. How do you revitalize a local economy, plus create a healthy community and drive small-business development? Take the case of United Yards in the historically undercapitalized Back of the Yards neighborhood of Southside Chicago. In December 2023, LIIF invested $5.35 million to two developers, Blackwood Development Group and…

Impact-First Investments Take Center Stage at ImpactPHL

Impact. Health. Philanthropy. All three intersected when LIIF’s Vice President, Impact Capital Initiatives Eliisa Frazier (top photo, left) headed to Philadelphia in mid-May, teaming up with Impact Investment Lead Zoila Jennings (top photo, right) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to provide concrete strategies for embedding impact-first approaches throughout the health-investment lifecycle. Their interview-style…

LIIF Shares Insights at “Children and Nature Conference” in St. Paul, Minnesota

Doing a double take: Yes, that is members of the LIIF team in the Twin Cities canoeing down the Mississippi by St. Paul, Minnesota (top photo, below). In mid-May, they joined child care leaders leaders and outdoor educators at the Children & Nature Network’s “Nature Everywhere Conference” — the world’s largest gathering of advocates for…

LIIF Releases Report on Fire-Code Regulation Challenges for California Child Care Providers

Madeline Bradshaw, from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, has collaborated with LIIF on a timely report, “Reconciling Fire Code Regulations for Child Care in California to Improve Child Outcomes.” In its 60+ pages, this comprehensive report highlights challenges for providers, plus puts forth four key recommendations: Read the report. Findings…

FHLBank San Francisco Matches LIIF L.A. Wildfire Relief Donation

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has generously matched a LIIF wildfire disaster relief donation to Homegrown, an organization providing urgent cash assistance to home-based child care providers, plus meeting their immediate health, safety and personal needs. This is part of a larger effort by FHLBank San Francisco, which, in partnership with 41-member…

LIIF Announces New Loan Product for Licensed In-Home Child Care Providers, Partnership with Ascendus and Working Solutions CDFI to Strengthen Small Business Owners in California

 CONTACTS  Christopher Gil   Director of Strategic Communications and InfluenceLow Income Investment Fund    cgil@liifund.org    Gustavo BancheroDirector of CommunicationsAscendusgbanchero@ascendus.org Clara PinskyCommunications & Impact OfficerWorking Solutions CDFIclara@workingsolutions.org  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     LIIF Announces New Loan Product for Licensed In-Home Child Care Providers, Partnership with Ascendus and Working Solutions CDFI to Strengthen Small Business Owners in CaliforniaWith support from the Mastercard…