Courtesy of Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is a Native Hawaiian CDFI and HUD-certified housing counseling agency. With the support of a $500,000 investment from HCF, CNHA provides access to capital, financial education, and financial counseling services for Hawai‘i-based small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and low- to moderate-income families. HCF’s investment will be used to increase the capital available for CNHA’s small business loan program benefiting entrepreneurs across the state. CNHA understands the value in community-centered service and the importance of creating equity and access to living wage employment for the advancement of Native Hawaiians and all who call Hawai‘i home.

Courtesy of Feed the Hunger

Feed The Hunger Fund

Feed the Hunger Fund is a CDFI that provides financing for community-oriented enterprises that contribute to building sustainable food systems, with the support of a $500,000 investment from HCF. FTHF also provides entrepreneurs with business development through one-on-one coaching, supplemented with an on-line training platform of more than 200 modules. FTHF’s technical assistance to small entrepreneurs often results in decreased household expenses, increased credit scores, and better access to resources.

Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Community Lending

Hawaiʻi Community Lending

Hawaiʻi Community Lending (HCL) is a US Treasury certified community development financial institution that provides affordable loans and financial education to local residents shut out from the mainstream financial system. HCF’s Social Impact Investment of $1M in HCL will be pooled with other public and private funds to get affordable loans to ALICE (asset limited, income constrained, employed) households across the state as a strategy to increase income, build assets, and access to the mainstream banks and credit unions for sustainable economic self-sufficiency. HCL will administer loans through its revolving loan fund, while its parent nonprofit, Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), will provide free financial education through its network of Financial Opportunity Centers. Together, HCL and HCA will help increase ALICE and below borrowers’ improve their financial knowledge, instill positive financial behaviors, use financial resources for family and community well-being, and mitigate risk to the loan fund. This project is part of the housing and small business lending subsector and the Community & Economy sector of the CHANGE Framework.

Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Habitat for Humanity

Hawaiʻi Habitat for Humanity

Hawai‘i Habitat for Humanity Association (HHFHA) created a community development financial institution (CDFI) in 2015 to provide lending capital and help facilitate mortgage transactions for Habitat affiliates (the five local Habitat for Humanity chapters in the state) and take advantage of state monies being set aside to help struggling families access homeownership. HCF’s Social Impact Investment of $500,000 supports HHFHA’s objective of creating 500 new homes over the next five years.

Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Homeownership Center

Hawaiʻi Homeownership Center

Hawaiʻi Homeownership Center is a community development financial institution (CDFI) focusing on homeownership in Hawaiʻi. HCF’s $500,000 investment in the Hawaiʻi Homeownership Center will help them scale and provide services to a larger segment of the population. This project is part of the housing subsector and the Community & Economy sector of the CHANGE Framework.

Courtesy of Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative

Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative

Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative (HUC) is a young and growing farmer-owned agricultural cooperative with a focus on heritage crops for Hawaiʻi, primarily ʻulu. The cooperative supports small- and mid-scale farmers and also serves as a hub to sell to institutional buyers, restaurants, and individuals.

To grow their operations, continue to build their brand and better serve the farmers in Hawai’i, HUC has created a set of financing vehicles that allow outside investors to support the growth of the cooperative, while still centering their work on the needs of the producers. HCF’s loan of $200,000 over seven years would allow them to make two critical hires of a sales manager and a member coordinator and to purchase a blast freezer to scale and improve quality and food safety of frozen staples product line. This investment is part of the wealth, wages & asset building subsector and economic diversity and job creation subsector, as part of Community & Economy sector of the CHANGE Framework. It is also part of the sustainable agriculture subsector and local food production and consumption subsector, as part of the Natural Environment sector of the CHANGE Framework.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation

Rural Community Assistance Corporation, a CDFI that offers financing for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities, and small businesses in rural locations. HCF is investing $1 million to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation, to assist its mission of partnering with rural and indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well-being through technical assistance, training, financial resources, and advocacy.