September, 2015 Community Investing News

Leviticus Receives $3.25 Million in Combined Federal Awards

Marking the largest federal award in its history, the Leviticus Fund was selected to receive $3.25 million in combined grants and loans from the U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund. A Financial Assistance (FA) award will provide $1.75 million of new resources to support Leviticus' core lending for affordable and supportive housing and community-based facilities, and a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) award will provide an additional $1.5 million to support our emerging lending to healthy food-access projects within economically poor communities.

Financing Supports Opening Day for New Jersey Public Charter School

The start of the school year signaled opening day for a 346-seat startup public charter public school in Plainfield, New Jersey, supported in part by a working capital line of credit from the Leviticus Fund.

Leviticus' portion of the loan to College Achieve Central Charter School - equaling $225,000 - marks its entry into the financing market of charter public schools.

Save the Date - Dec. 1st - #GivingTuesday

Have you heard of #GivingTuesday?

It's a small idea that has multiplied to a global day of giving back.

#GivingTuesday is an opportunity, after the

pre-holiday shopping rush, to give back to a cause you believe in. Leviticus is participating for the first time in #GivingTuesday, joining with a broad network of nonprofits that tackle the challenges that families and individuals in need struggle with in our local communities.

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