Partner
In these stories, explore the power of partnership to improve economic outcomes in low- and moderate-income communities across the US.
Meet the people behind the projects
You might be familiar with their work. Now get first-hand accounts of partners collaborating with other organizations and agencies to effect positive change in communities today.
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Read the Partner story: Opportunity Finance Network: It takes more than money to serve the underservedOpportunity Finance Network: It takes more than money to serve the underserved
As mission-driven lenders, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) invest their funds and capacity building in underserved areas. Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) supports these unique organizations, working with the Fed to understand CDFIs’ impact.
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Read the Partner story: National Disability Institute and city partners push for an inclusive economy accessible to allNational Disability Institute and city partners push for an inclusive economy accessible to all
People with disabilities are more likely to be unbanked and underemployed. The National Disability Institute has a plan and the right partners—including the Cleveland Fed—to change this pattern and make the economy more accessible for everyone.
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Read the Partner story: Intermediary connects projects, people, and dollarsIntermediary connects projects, people, and dollars
Invest Appalachia and the Fed have joined forces to help rural communities and small towns turn investment-worthy ideas into investment-ready ones.
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Read the Partner story: Numbers aren’t the whole story: Why community partnership mattersNumbers aren’t the whole story: Why community partnership matters
Numbers can only tell you so much. To truly understand how people experience the economy, you have to reach out and start a conversation with them. A partnership between the Fed and the Urban Institute shows how community-engaged research approaches are catching on for good in major institutions.
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Read the Partner story: Using data and community conversation to support small businesses across New JerseyUsing data and community conversation to support small businesses across New Jersey
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the Philadelphia Fed teamed up to explore equitable post-pandemic recovery and credit access for the state’s small businesses using data from the Fed’s Small Business Credit Survey.
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Read the Partner story: Native CDFI Network uses Federal Reserve data to highlight the impact of investing in Indian CountryNative CDFI Network uses Federal Reserve data to highlight the impact of investing in Indian Country
“Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) know the needs of the communities they serve. Placing the funds in the hands of those CDFIs produces better results,” says Pete Upton, Executive Director for the Native360 Loan Fund and interim CEO for the Native CDFI Network (NCN).
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Read the Partner story: ‘Tell me the story of your life.’ Alex Fuentes listens deeply as part of the American Voices Project‘Tell me the story of your life.’ Alex Fuentes listens deeply as part of the American Voices Project
The American Voices Project began as a way to study US poverty. It has grown into a trove of personal narrative and oral history of how people across the US experienced the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read the Partner story: Shonterria Charleston supports rural communities, even from a parking lotShonterria Charleston supports rural communities, even from a parking lot
For Housing Assistance Council, rural development issues include broadband access and helping veterans fund home improvement projects.
