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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Announces Major $1.7M Philanthropic Investment to Help Create Safe & Affordable Space for Oakland’s Arts Community

Cross-posted from Oakland’s Office of the Mayor A group of public and private partners team up to create long-term, sustainable solutions to creating affordable, safe spaces for artists and arts organizations. Oakland, CA – Today, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced $1.7 million in philanthropic funds to support sustainable, long-term solutions to creating affordable, safe spaces for…

Blog: We stand in solidarity – a message from the President

Like many of you, we at Community Vision have been profoundly affected by the results of the recent national elections. As our organization’s spokesperson, it is typically my task to share our thoughts with our clients, investors, and industry colleagues when something truly significant occurs in the world. Without a doubt, this is one of…

Community Foods Market Breaks Ground in West Oakland

Community Vision staff at Community Foods Market Ground Blessing ceremony on April 21, 2018 West Oakland’s growing and changing community is comprised predominantly of low-income Latino and African American residents with little access to nearby food retail. This forces residents to collectively spend more than $58 million annually on groceries outside of their own community.…

Long awaited Vallarta Supermaket opens doors in Fresno

The long awaited Vallarta Supermarket opened its doors in Fresno on November 9, 2016. Located in a predominantly Latino community where the closest supermarket is nearly two miles away, the area is considered one of California’s food deserts. This store fills a glaring need for access to fresh, culturally appropriate food featuring a tortilleria, panaderia,…

Election Day is Around the Corner: Community Vision Supported Ballot Initiatives

Election day is less than a month away! Check out your voter registration status, voting and vote-by-mail drop off location and candidate info by clicking here. Key November 2016 Ballot Initiatives Community Vision Supports:

Q&A With Saul Ettlin, Community Vision’s New Real Estate Consultant

Join us in welcoming Saul Ettlin to our high-impact consulting team, which provides technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in financial management and real estate. Saul comes to Community Vision with over 15 years of nonprofit management and real estate experience.

Blog: Implementing a Social Impact Rating System: Increasing Impact Through Data-Driven Decision Making

By Ross Culverwell, Community Vision’s Chief Lending Officer At Community Vision we’ve been committed to addressing issues of social and economic disparities throughout California for nearly 30 years. While our staff have always informally assessed whether our loans meet our mission of promoting economic justice and alleviating poverty, we saw the benefit of developing…

Community Vision Receives $5 M in Grants Through CDFI Financial Assistance and Healthy Food Financing

San Francisco — The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Treasury announced awardees of its 2016 CDFI Fund Financial Assistance (FA) and Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Awards.

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Awards Grants to Two Local Nonprofits through Community Vision Sponsorship

We are pleased to have partnered with Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI) and Restaurant Opportunities of the Bay Area (ROC – The Bay) in obtaining grants through the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)’s Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) program. Through our membership with the FHLB, Community Vision was able to sponsor…

Q&A with Esperanza Pallana, the New Member of Community Vision’s Strategic Initiatives Team

Our Strategic Initiatives team supports Community Vision in developing and supporting community development initiatives that increase our impact and support the low-income communities we serve. In August 2016 we welcomed Esperanza Pallana, who supports our efforts in increasing access to healthy foods throughout California. Esperanza comes to Community Vision with over 15 years in food systems, environmental…

Clovis Culinary Center Opening in Late 2016 to Support Food Entrepreneurship

Despite being in the country’s most productive agricultural region, communities in the San Joaquin Valley experience very high rates of poverty and unemployment and too often lack access to healthy foods. Though small-scale food entrepreneurship is rare in the area, those who are trying to start or expand a business face difficulty in complying with…

Community Vision at the 2016 Opportunity Finance Network Conference in Atlanta!

Join us at the 2016 Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) Conference in Atlanta, GA from October 24-27, 2016. We’re participating in three exciting panels:

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