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Monday, Jun 15, 2020Posted in: Dear Sher
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Friday, Jun 12, 2020Posted in: Press Release
Changing the National Conversation About Poverty and Economic Mobility
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2020 – Twenty-eight organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia will elevate diverse voices and broaden the national conversation about poverty and economic mobility at a critical moment in our nation’s history as recipients of $100,000 grants in the Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenge, sponsored by a group of eight philanthropic organizations.
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Thursday, Jun 11, 2020Posted in: Featured News, Native communities
COVID-19 pandemic magnifies inequities faced by Tribal communities
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted communities large and small around the world. But the pandemic has hit Tribal communities especially hard. According to the Daily Yonder, on the Navajo Reservation as of May 27, 2020, 4,944 people out of a population of 173,000 had tested positive for Covid-19, and 159 had died.
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Latest from RCAC
Join us and leaders of @HopeCreditUnion, @Oweesta, @RCACorg, @southernbancorp, & Alliance of African American CDFI CEOs for a discussion, Racial Justice: What Can I Do Now? on July 15th @ 11am PST. Anyone deploying impact capital is invited to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t7ZG6VZmSS6iK_25g3IasA
The self-help housing build program continues, even with adjustments for safety! Here's a great highlight from @RCACorg covering some of the ways our partner nonprofits are making sure homeowners complete their houses on time: https://www.rcac.org/success-stories/self-help-perseveres-through-pandemic/
#HomeownershipMonth2020
"... once CDFIs were brought in as PPP lenders they swiftly mobilized to help many of the smallest of these businesses—and recent data shows CDFI performance outpaced the larger lenders in the program." Read more https://shar.es/abHbNQ