2017: Our 30th Anniversary...and Our Best Year Yet
For the Vermont Community Loan Fund, 2017 may well be remembered as the year of big numbers..Read More
Catherine Turyamureeba can’t forget the day she climbed into an Uber and uttered a few words providing directions to the driver. To her surprise, he immediately recognized her distinctive Ugandan accent. Catherine and her driver, Hannington Kasagga, shared that they’d both emigrated to Vermont from Uganda, as had Catherine’s sister, Barbara Asiimwe. A friendship - and then a business - was launched. Read More
Following the Vermont State Legislature’s $15 million dollar appropriation to establish a new revolving loan fund supporting educational workforce development, the Vermont Community Loan Fund has been selected by the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) to develop and launch this new initiative. Read More
New American entrepreneur Marina Smith made her dream of opening her own bridal showroom come true. But when the mall she leased from suddenly closed, she didn't know if she could finance a re-opening...until she met with the Loan Fund. Read More
For the Vermont Community Loan Fund, 2017 may well be remembered as the year of big numbers..Read More
Vermont Community Loan Fund Finishes 2017 Strong, Lends almost $990,000 in Q4.Read More
VCLF Director of Investment & Philanthropy Jake Ide recently wrote a guest blog for Opportunity Finance Network about the intersection of impact investing, the community development finance industry...and Ella Fitzgerald?.Read More