Serving community members in the Washington Heights and Inwood section of northern Manhattan since 1978, the Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation operates a micro-business development program, child care business development services, and a micro business incubator for between 20 and 50 individuals (depending on the season). The group has helped create more than 500 micro enterprises since 1992 and has made 369 loans totaling $5.6 million since 1995. Of these loans, 96% have gone to minority- and 40% have gone to women-owned businesses. Additionally, the organization has trained through its childcare business development services more than 250 childcare providers, who have opened 165 childcare businesses that have created 148 new jobs and 653 new childcare slots in the community.