INITIAL STARTUP CONSIDERATIONS
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) provides grants,
loans and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood
redevelopment. When LISC begins a new program, National
LISC matches locally-raised funds and gives that much more
to the community for renovation. For more information, view
details about LISC's national programs.
MANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Manna serves low and moderate income families, assisting
them to fulfill the dream of homeownership. Manna's strategy
includes renovating or building affordable homes, providing
training for first-time homebuyers and helping to create new
jobs. View a complete list of Manna's services.
MARSHALL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION
The Marshall Heights Community Development
Organization is a nonprofit organization that has undertaken
community development activities in the Ward 7 area of
Washington, DC since 1979.
MI CASA
Mi Casa was established in 1992 as a nonprofit committed
to providing home ownership opportunities in the District's
inner-city. District's inner city - particularly, single homes for
large families of low or moderate income.
NORTH CAPITOL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Since 1981, North Capitol Neighborhood Development, Inc.
(NCND) has developed affordable housing, promoted small
businesses, and empowered the community to improve
neighborhoods in Washington, DC. Check out NCND's
latest projects.
OPERATION HOPE
Operation HOPE is America's first nonprofit social
investment banking organization. It converts check cashing
customers into banking customers; renters into homeowners;
dreamers into small business owners; minimum wage
workers into living wage workers; and economically
uneducated into the empowered.
WASHINGTON AREA COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
FUND, INC. (WACIF)
WACIF is a nonprofit focused on empowering underserved
communities and individuals by providing access to capital
and specialized technical expertise.
WHEELER CREEK ESTATES COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Wheeler Creek Estates Community Development
Corporation serves residents living in the Washington
Highlands area of Southeast Washington, DC and the
surrounding neighborhoods with a special focus on those
with the greatest social and economic need.
COWORKING/FLEXIBLE OFFICE SPACES
With benefits such as networking opportunities, flexible
hours and professional work environment, DC’s growing
startup and small business community have embraced
flexible workspace options. In DC, over 70 shared workspaces
now offer everything from individual offices to shared desks
to on demand room access.
● Open Desks
● Private Offices
● Incubator/Accelerator
● On-Demand
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