Stories
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With a foundation of housing expertise, Bonnie Blankenship builds impactful relationships across Ohio and Kentucky
Stacey GuinnGet 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
Kierra Karemani“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.
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Regardless of the medium, supporting small businesses is Lucas Misera’s business
Stacey GuinnGet to know Lucas Misera, a policy analyst at the Cleveland Fed, and his work on the Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey.
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A children’s icon informs Vijay Palaparty’s sense of community
Fed Communities Staff“Being neighbors means knowing you are valued, in whatever forms that takes,” says Vijay Palaparty. Get to know what inspires his communications work at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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Through research, Bina Shrimali strives to understand and right factors that hold people back
Kierra KaremaniGet to know Bina Shrimali and her approach to community development research at the San Francisco Fed.
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Dell Gines helps communities build support systems for entreprenurs and small businesses owned by people of color
Kierra KaremaniGet to know Dell Gines and his work to support entrepreneurship ecosystems and small businesses owned by people of color.
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‘The future … remains unpredictable’: Nonprofit and community lender team up for Philly’s Chinatown
Michelle Park LazetteWhen the COVID-19 pandemic spread here, the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation used Paycheck Protection Program money to help residents and businesses. More support will be necessary.
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‘Like Family’: Struggling Small Businesses Appreciate Community Bank’s Reaching Out
Benjamin Horowitz“Customers told us, ‘You saved our businesses. You saved jobs. We wouldn’t have made it if you guys weren’t here and didn’t walk us through this.'”
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Marija Bingulac’s commitment to overturning inequities is bound(ary)less
Kierra KaremaniFor Marija Bingulac, a commitment to overturning inequities is bound(ary)less. Get to know the Boston Fed community development researcher.
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Preschool as economic development? Researcher Rob Grunewald shows how and why it makes sense
Greg BabbGet to know Rob Grunewald and his research to improve workforce and economic outcomes through a focus on early education and child care.