Legistorm Announces Makenzi Sumners Joining LIIF as National Policy Manager
Legistorm announced that Democratic adviser Makenzi Sumners headed to LIIF, which they called a racial-equity CDFI. Read announcement.
Category: LIIF in the Media
Mayor Bowser Announces Over $16 Million in Financial Assistance to Sustain Washington, D.C.’s Child Care Sector
The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education will administer the new grant programs through partnerships with the Washington Area Community Investment Fund and the Low Income Investment Fund, which have previously partnered with the District to provide grants and technical assistance to child care providers. Read more in The DC Line.
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.
Therapeutic Child Care Center Opens in Washington, D.C. to Offer Free and Sliding-Scale Care
For 30 years, Kidspace has offered care and education to children of families experiencing financial or psychological stress. Thanks to a $7 million fundraising campaign, of which LIIF was a part, the center has opened in a new space in DC, where it will eventually be able to double the number of children served to…
New Effort to Raise $1 Billion for Affordable Housing Nationwide
A group of nonprofit organizations and financial institutions has launched a campaign to raise $1 billion in an effort to help provide affordable housing for low-income families and communities of color. Read more in Next City.
Inside the $1 Billion Bid to Rescue Affordable Housing
A new partnership between housing groups aims to give nonprofit developers the resources they need to preserve affordable apartments. Read more about our joint venture with SAHF and NAHT in CityLab.
Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis
LIIF, SAHF and NAHT today announced a joint venture that aims to raise $1 billion within the first five years to build, protect, and preserve approximately 10,000 affordable homes across the country. Read our joint piece in Affordable Housing Finance.
LIIF, SAHF and NAHT Announce New Affordable Housing Partnership
Innovative Joint Venture Aims to Invest $1 Billion Nationwide in First Five Years As tens of millions of people face eviction across the country, the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF), and National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) today announced a new partnership intended to assist low-income families and…
Seven OFN Member CDFIs Included in $1.7 Billion MacKenzie Scott Pledge
On July 28, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced grants to 116 organizations totaling $1.7 billion. Included in the list of recipients are seven OFN member CDFIs. Read more on the OFN Blog.