President & CEO Dan Betancourt and other representatives of Community First Fund attended FHLBank Pittsburgh’s member event in Philadelphia today to accept their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Membership Award. We are grateful for the recognition from FHLBank!

We joined other leaders with @PACDFINetwork at the State Capitol to ask legislators to include $120 million in this year’s state budget to support struggling small businesses. Read more here: communityfirstfund.org/news/… #communityfirstfund #pacdfinetwork #supportsmallbusinesses

Yesterday our President and CEO Dan Betancourt was a panelist during the Accessing Capital for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Panel Discussion held by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI)

We were thrilled to host Cathie Mahon, President & CEO of @InclusivCDCUs, yesterday! Our leadership met with Cathie to strengthen the relationship between our organizations and discuss better ways to serve our communities. #communityfirstfund #inclusiv #cdfi

For the first time in two years, Community First Fund held its largest networking event of the year, Friends of the Fund. Celebrating our 30 years of impact through innovation, we gathered with our supporters, clients and friends as a way to share our impact and achievements!

La semana pasada asistimos a ¡la Conferencia de 2022 de @OppFinance en la ciudad de Nueva York! Representantes de CDFI de todo el país se reunieron por primera vez desde 2019 para #invertirenelcambio y demostrar cuanto ha crecido la industria en los últimos años.

Last week we attended the 2022 @OppFinance Conference in New York City! Representatives from CDFIs across the country gathered together for the first time since 2019 to #investinchange and prove just how much the industry has grown over the last few years!

We will be closed Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. Before the long weekend, help us kick off First Friday with our Open House event until 6pm! See you there! #communityfirstfundcreditunion #columbusday #firstfridaylancaster

Yesterday @TruistNews CEO Bill Rogers announced a $2.25 million dollar grant to Community First Fund to help launch our Economic Just Fund which will support lending activities to Black and Latino small business owners, entrepreneurs and developers across our 20-county footprint!

Our President & CEO, Daniel Betancourt, met with Santander Bank CEO, Tim Wennes to thank him for the bank's support of our new Credit Union, launching June 2022. More info to come! communityfirstfundfcu.org/

The @SBAgov saw its impact and our work in action Monday! Isabel Guzman, Administrator, US SBA, and Eastern PA District leaders visited our Philly office to hear about the important impact the COVID-19 loans have had on 3 client businesses. #lendermatch #capitalaccess #CDFI

The @SBAgov saw its impact and our work in action Monday! Isabel Guzman, Administrator, US SBA, and Eastern PA District leaders visited our Philly office to hear about the important impact the COVID-19 loans have had on 3 client businesses. #lendermatch #capitalaccess #CDFI

We closed a loan to support their Lancaster-based business Cornerstone General Contracting Services. Michael and Liana Christmas will use the loan to add new crew members and take on larger commercial contracts. We are happy to have helped make a couple of very Merry Christmases!

We closed a $79K AGL loan for the Nueva Era group. This new AGL group consists of 11 borrowers from Philadelphia and Chester areas, most of who are family members and past AGL group members. We are proud to support this group as they embrace a "New Age" of financial success!

We worked with Evita Colon and Solise White to support A Concrete Rose, which will be the first Black-owned winery in PA. The venue will feature a self-pour wine bar, live performances, and a full lunch and dinner menu. We are proud to support this barrier-breaking duo!

'Tis the season to #ShopSmall during #SmallBusinessSaturday! When you shop small, you are not only helping a small business bounce back from the linger effects of the pandemic, but investing in the strength and recovery of your community. Find the perfect gifts by shopping small!

Our President & CEO Daniel Betancourt helped out @unioncomcare at the @PPAdvocatesPA Public Health Fair this past weekend. Staff and volunteers provided 40+ flu shots to attendees. Thank you to Union Community Care for keeping the community healthy by offering these services!

During #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the success of our Hispanic small businesses clients. When the bank denied her loan request, we worked with Cecilia Dominguez to secure the purchase a property for her new salon business Estetica y Barberia Leon. Felicidades, Cecilia!

During #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the success of the Hispanic small businesses and organizations we have supported, like @sacalancaster, and the impact they have made in their communities. You can read the full success story on our website: communityfirstfund.org/.../s…

This is great news for PA's small businesses! Varsovia and the @PACDFINetwork have already done such impactful work in our communities. Give them a follow to stay up-to-date on their news and initiatives!