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LIIF and Openfields Release Three New Reports on the Ecosystem of Child Care Infrastructure in Washington, D.C.

CONTACT   Christopher Gil   Director of Strategic Communications and Influence    (415) 287-3197, cgil@liifund.org    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    LIIF and Openfields Release Three New Reports on the Ecosystem of Child Care Infrastructure in Washington, D.C. Report-release event convenes policymakers and sector leaders from the District to discuss solutions SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 21, 2024) — The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) has…

LIIF’s LaToya Kyle at Groundbreaking for Wilcox Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans

LIIF’s Vice President, Southeast Region LaToya Kyle headed to New Orleans for the exciting groundbreaking of the Wilcox Academy of Early Learning in Central City. The power of co-location is exemplified by the latest site of Wilcox Academy. Harnessing the power of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), LIIF offered a $2.75 million, eight-year, low-interest 3.5% Brighter…

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Saporta Report Highlights LIIF Driving Educational Equity in Metro Atlanta

In conjunction with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, LIIF’s charter-school lending in the Southeast was highlighted in their Saporta Report. The case study of Ethos Classical is featured. Read the Saporta Report guest blog. Ethos is just one success story of many around this work that puts racial equity in education into our lending practices.…

Speech by LIIF’s Angie Garling at Ribbon Cutting for Richmond Parkway YMCA Early Learning Center

The LIIF Early Care and Education (ECE) team headed to the Richmond Parkway YMCA Early Learning Center, joining Mayor Eduardo Martinez and child care leaders to celebrate a community win in Richmond, California. The YMCA leveraged a $1.5 million grant — facilitated by LIIF via the California Department of Social Services’ Infrastructure Grant Program (IGP)…

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Ballmer Group Award Grants to Scale LIIF’s Los Angeles County Child Care Impact

CONTACT Christopher Gil Director of Strategic Communications and Influence (415) 287-3197, cgil@liifund.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Ballmer Group Award Grants to Scale LIIF’s Los Angeles County Child Care Impact Grants totaling $2.1 million combined will strengthen the county’s early care and education ecosystem SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 25, 2024) — The Low…

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates LIIF’s Catalytic Capital Investment in The Hub in San Francisco’s Sunnydale

Last winter, LIIF staff toured the construction site of The Hub in San Francisco’s historically excluded Sunnydale community. LIIF provided $13.6 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority, a $1.5 million capital campaign bridge loan and $3 million in early care and education (ECE) grant funding to finance the construction of this 28,000-square-foot,…

LIIF’s Angie Garling Featured in KQED Article on the Intersection of Child Care and the Climate Emergency

LIIF has been helping providers rehabilitate their child care facilities to mitigate the deleterious effects of the climate emergency. This article details LIIF’s efforts as facilitator of California’s $350.5 million Infrastructure Grant Program (IGP). Read the KQED article. Projects include solar panels, shade structures, HVAC systems, insulated windows and misting systems to keep children cool…

LIIF’s LaToya Kyle Featured in The Charlotte Post Article on Creating Diversity of Housing Developers

The Charlotte Post covered the “The Future Scape: An Equity in Real Estate Development Symposium” at Queens University of Charlotte. The importance of investing in developers of colors was discussed. Read The Charlotte Post article. Read the Florida Realtor article. LIIF had the explicit goal of investing in more people of color. LIIF Vice President,…

LIIF at Ribbon Cutting for Rindge Commons Economic Mobility Hub in N. Cambridge, Massachusetts

In 2022, LIIF invested in the six-story Rindge Commons Economic Mobility Hub in N. Cambridge, Massachusetts, with our Senior Loan Officer, Northeast Region Adyam Ghebre attending a groundbreaking ceremony (photo below, third from right). Our organization offered an $11 million source loan and $13 million via a New Markets Tax Credit allocation for this community…

Pittsburgh Glass Center Holds Ribbon Cutting, LIIF’s First Loan for an Arts Programming Space

They may call it “Steel City,” but LIIF’s community facilities Lending team is taking a shine to glassmaking in Pittsburgh. The is LIIF’s first loan in this city — and the organization’s first to an arts programming space anywhere in the nation. LIIF’s total commitment to Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) was $5.2 million, split between…

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