http://www.ncclf.org Strengthening and revitalizing low-income communities Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bill Becker, Vice President – Western Market, California CRA Manager with Comerica Bank recently presented a check in the amount of $100,000 to Mary A. Rogier, President of NCCLF.  This grant was awarded to NCCLF to make nonprofit agency loans in achieving our community development objectives in Northern California.   Our loans ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/03/comerica-bank-provides-ncclf-with-100000-grant/ Check out a great article from Voice of America News about Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center - a former NCCLF Performing Arts Fund Grantee still going strong! http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/profiles/Classical-Musician-Spearheads-Mexican-Folk-Revival-in-US-Mexico-83046737.html http://www.ncclf.org/2010/03/los-cenzotles-mexican-arts-center/ NCCLF is thrilled to serve as a 2010 Northern California Nonprofits Compensation and Benefits Regional Partner. We urge all our fellow nonprofits to participate in this important survey. Produced by the Nonprofit Compensation Associates, the Nonprofits Compensation and Benefits survey will help: Set fair salaries and benefits to attract and retain the best ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/03/northern-california-nonprofit-compensation-and-benefits-survey/ Jane Baker, a multi-media artist, was a steady attendee in the mid-1980s at monthly NCCLF planning meetings.  Together, an innovative group of dreamers organized a coalition of potential investors and borrowers, community advocates, and people with the financial and technical skills needed to create NCCLF.  It was a highly participatory ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/03/jane-baker-a-creative-commitment-to-social-change/ …currently on display at the NCCLF offices, 870 Market Street, Suite 677, in San Francisco.  Our walls are graced by seven large and colorful paintings on loan from one of our talented co-founders, Helen S. Cohen of San Francisco. In the mid 1980s, Helen had a vision of an organization that ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/03/come-see-the-beautiful-art-collection%e2%80%a6/ [caption id="attachment_1587" align="alignright" width="250" caption="TNDC building staff provide free meals to low-income residents. Photo courtesy of TNDC."][/caption] In the fall of 2009, NCCLF joined three other Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to provide $6.79 million in financing to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC). TNDC will use this funding to acquire ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/02/more-affordable-housing-in-soma%e2%80%99s-future/ [caption id="attachment_1577" align="alignright" width="250" caption="ACCESS supporters at a reproductive rights rally. Photo courtesy of ACCESS."][/caption] In 2007, the National Women’s Law Center reported that nearly one in five women in California lacked health insurance. Of these uninsured, over 60% were low-income women. This number has likely grown since the economic crisis ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/02/overcoming-barriers-to-reproductive-health/ NCCLF recently made a $321,000 loan to the Sacramento Mutual Housing Association, Inc. (SMHA) to help refinance and renovate Glen Ellen Estates, a 35 unit, affordable, multifamily housing development located in Sacramento. Established in 1988, SMHA’s mission is to develop and operate permanently affordable housing that builds strong and stable communities ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/02/recent-lending-activity-sacramento-mutual-housing-association-inc/ On January 12, NCCLF Director of Consulting Joshua Simon spoke at “Public/Private Financing for Community Development”, part of the Community Development Vision into Reality Series. The series is hosted by the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Fresno West Coalition for Economic ... http://www.ncclf.org/2010/02/ncclf-co-hosting-nmtc-workshop/ NCCLF gave the Affordable Housing Associates (AHA) a $546,939 loan to help AHA purchase a multifamily housing project in the Adams Point area of Oakland. AHA used financing from both NCCLF and the City of Oakland to buy the property. AHA is rehabilitating the building and converting it into 30 units ... http://www.ncclf.org/2009/12/fairmount-apartments-aha/ 37.8192024 -122.2569427