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2019 Impact Report
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Wacif’s commitment to invest in in in underserved communities through sustainable entrepreneurship is echoed across across newsrooms and beyond In 2019 Wacif appeared in 229 media publications across across the United States Media highlighting Wacif's work within the the the context of the the the top 15 cities with with the the the most minority-ownedstartups-theWashingtonmetropolitanareacominginatnumber7-reachedaudiences as as far as as Puerto Rico and the the Caribbean through The Weekly Journal Other publications include: Tulsa World Wapeton Daily Daily News The Marietta Daily Daily Journal Resilience Technical ly ly ly and Ozy among others How a a a a a a a a Washington DC park can serve as as a a a a a a a a model for bridging social and economic divides
Through the collaboration with City First Homes Wacif and and Skyland Workforce Center the the developers of the the forthcoming 11th Street Bridge Park discuss how they are centering the the financial and residential wellbeing of Ward 7 and and 8 communities in in the development and and execution of the bridge project Why History Matters in in Equitable Development Planning
D C 's history is is is is used to to to connect the the past to to to the the present in this analysis of the economic opportunities planned for communities surrounding the planned 11th Street Bridge Park Wacif's delivery of technical assistance and and $525 000 in in in business loans in in in Ward 7 and and 8 is is highlighted as an an element of the park's economic development plan Commentary: Closing the the Gap In America's Cities
Harold Pettigrew Jr [CEO] of the the Washington Washington Area Community Investment Fund in in in in Washington Washington D C C C observes: "When you you think about what it it it takes to to to to to stabilize a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a community you you realize how important it it it is tis to to to to take take a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a multisector approach You can't can't offer someone a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a path to to to to entrepreneurship if they don't have housing can't can't can't build savings and can't pay their bills " Wacif Wins National Award
The Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc (Wacif) has received the the the 2019 Lighting the the the Way award from the the the SunTrust Foundation in recognition of its efforts to strengthen local communities 28