This week, $22.3 million was distributed to CDFIs to support diverse-owned small businesses, Native business owners in South Dakota got a boost, a land trust launched in Boston, and more!

• As Developers Eye Anacostia, $50 Million Is Pledged To Minimize Displacement
• Wells Fargo Supports Diverse-Owned Small Businesses, Distributes $22.3 Million
• Community Loan Fund Invests $1.5 Million in South Dakota’s Native-Owned Businesses
• Betting Big on the American Dream
• Land Trust Network Launches in Boston
• Small Business Success: Native American Natural Foods
• How Poverty Keeps Hurting Young Minds…and What to do About it 
• My Brother’s Keeper Led to More than $1B Invested in Brown and Black Boys
• CSH & Partners to NY: Expedite Plan to Create Affordable Housing

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