Archives for February, 2009

People of Principle – Sister Corinne Florek


 NCCLF is starting the tradition of telling readers about some of our investors and supporters of NCCLF, and their journey to socially responsible investing.   For Sister Corinne Florek, working towards a just society is as simple as following the message of the gospels. “Our society has lost its soul to risk and reward,” Sister Corinne [...]

NCCLF Awards Grant to Hatlen Center for the Blind


NCCLF has awarded a $15,000 grant to the Hatlen Center for the Blind (formerly known as the Living Skills Center for the Visually Impaired). The grant will support the predevelopment costs associated with purchasing a building to serve as the new home for the Hatlen Center.  Founded in 1972, the Hatlen Center teaches its students [...]

Inspiring Communities Through Creative Expression


Established in 1968, the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts (EBCPA) has served as a safe and supportive haven for over 50,000 young student artists to discover and express their creative talents. Located in the historic Winters Building in the Iron Triangle neighborhood in Richmond, California, the area is better known for its chronic [...]

Ed Roberts Campus Article Correction


Correction to the Ed Roberts Campus Article which appeared in the December 2008, NCCLF newsletter: In August 2008, NCCLF provided $1,000,000 of a $2,187,500 participation loan to finance a portion of the construction costs to build the Ed Roberts Campus. The remaining funds were generously supplied by Catholic Healthcare West and the Mercy Partnership Fund. [...]

The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic: More than Medicine


In 1998, a group of dedicated health care providers and women with cancer came together to tackle a chronic and silent problem – the physical and emotional tolls cancer imposed on low-income women already under-served by an overwhelmed health care system. Three years later, the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic (CMCC) was born. The CMCC is [...]