Stories
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Chapter 3: The Impact | Investment Connection: Getting to ‘We Have a Deal’
In 2011, Ariel Cisneros from the Kansas City Fed invited Rob Smith to pitch at Investment Connection. In the three years following the event, Smith raised about $300,000. The funding came at a pivotal moment.
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Supporting families and nurturing Ojibwe culture, C’s Daycare stands out in Minnesota’s child care landscape
Banks partner with a community non-profit to help a small business owner upgrade and expand her child care facility.
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Samantha Evans brings the Fed’s community development expertise home to Toad Suck, Arkansas
Sam Evans of the St. Louis Fed brings the Federal Reserve’s rural development expertise home to Toad Suck, Arkansas.
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‘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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Shonterria 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.
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Unexpected lessons from a world away helped New York native Edison Reyes find his calling
Get to know Edison Reyes and his work to improve workforce outcomes from the Peace Corps to the New York Fed.
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Community bank provides critical capital so small businesses can stay afloat
CDFI helps two business owners in Philadelphia’s Chinatown find a lifeline, and a partner, right in their own backyard.
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Banks help Tulsa embrace a future that is equitable and successful for all
From job training and industry-recognized skills certificates to job placement services and financial literacy education, get to know one program helping low- and moderate-income residents of Oklahoma and southwest Missouri enter the workforce.
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With a foundation of housing expertise, Bonnie Blankenship builds impactful relationships across Ohio and Kentucky
Get to know Bonnie Blankenship and her work as a former regional outreach manager with the Cleveland Fed.
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Building wealth with financial education and homeownership
“Our lending partners have made huge financial commitments to increase minority homeownership.” Carrie Davis of Wealth Watchers shares how the Community Reinvestment Act has helped banks meet the needs of communities.