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Join Us For The Community Loan Fund’s 37th Anniversary Celebration
SAVE THE DATE! The Community Loan Fund is celebrating 37 years of service to it's partners and neighbors across the Capital Region this fall. This year's event will be held on Thursday, October 20th from 5:30-7:30PM at the Hudson Candy Factory, located at 161 River Street, Troy, NY 12180. This year's theme is: "Reimagining Together: Rebuilding Small Businesses Through The Pandemic" [Read More]
Community Preservation Corporation Awards $50,000 to Community Loan Fund
The Community Loan Fund was recently named one of ten recipients to receive grant funding from the Community Preservation Corporation's new philanthropic initiative, CPC Connections. The CPC Connections grant program is an employee-led effort to identify community-based nonprofits doing important work in the CPC's home state of New York. Eligibility for grant funding through CPC Connections was based on a competitive nomination [Read More]
Purses, Pocketbooks and Pouches Oh My! Kema Kreation’s Highlighted By HERLIFE Magazine
Kema Maxwell, owner of Kema Kreation's located at 255 Orange St Albany, NY in the ACES incubator, was recently featured in HERLIFE magazine, a publication which seeks to not only keep women connected but also highlight inspirational women involved in health, beauty, and fashion. Maxwell was interviewed regarding the success of her business and the recent feature of her bags at the [Read More]
From Entrepreneur to Published Author- Angelo Maddox Jr’s Next Endeavor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yd3HoC-BcI&t=6s A former Board Member with the Community Loan Fund and Owner of Fresh & Fly Clothing located at 13 S.Pearl Street in Albany, NY, Angelo Maddox Jr has accomplished a lot of feats in his life. He can now add published author to his list of accomplishments. Author of the newly published book "Change the World by Changing Yourself", [Read More]
Community Loan Fund Granted $3.7 Million from Capital Magnet Fund
The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region has successfully secured $3.7 Million dollars in grant funding from the Capital Magnet Fund to promote and fund affordable housing and economic development activities in areas of low socioeconomic status. The Capital Magnet Fund was established in 2008 by way of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act and grant funding comes from Government-Sponsored Entities [Read More]
Community Loan Fund Announces Partnership with Healthy Alliance Network
The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region has joined forces with Healthy Alliance as part of their "Resource Network" to offer more support to residents in need within the greater Capital Region. Participation in this network will allow the Community Loan Fund to refer clients to the Healthy Alliance that may have additional social needs such as hunger insecurity, difficulty finding [Read More]
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