Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF)

The Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF) aims to promote human and economic development by providing financing and development assistance to cooperatives and social purpose ventures that create and save jobs for low-income people.  To date, LEAF has invested and leveraged over $106 million, resulting in the creation or retention of more than 7,800 jobs.  The CDFI is just one of three in the U.S. with a focus on supporting cooperative enterprises.

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