[CircleUp] FIRST NOTICE - Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support a Community Development Stimulus Program!

[Stewart Sarkozy]

Please respond and forward widely - this is very important..

Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Oweesta
1010 Ninth Street, Suite 3
Rapid City, SD  57701
(605) 342-3770
(605) 342-3770 Fax
stewart at oweesta.org
www.oweesta.org
www.ournativecircle.org


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From: bounce-3382278-4989645 at list.cornell.edu <bounce-3382278-4989645 at list.cornell.edu>
To: communitydevelopmentbanking-l at cornell.edu <communitydevelopmentbanking-l at cornell.edu>
Sent: Wed Dec 10 13:41:08 2008
Subject: Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support a Community Development Stimulus Program!

Thank you to all of you who took the time to write a letter to the US Department of Treasury in support of CDFIs. With your help we were able to generate over 220 letters and counting (you can still send a letter to Treasury by clicking here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5172/t/2646/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=804> ). Your letters are a vital part of securing resources for CDFIs.  

 

Now we are asking for your help again. On December 8, 2008, the CDFI Coalition mailed a letter <http://cdfi.org/uploads/news/id148/CDFI%20stimulus%20letter%2012-10%20-%20FINAL.pdf>  urging Congress to boost the flow of funds to critical community development projects and expand existing programs that provide catalytic investment in America's low-to moderate-income neighborhoods through a Community Development Stimulus Program.

 

The Coalition recommends that a Community Development Stimulus Program be created that allocates $500 million a year for two years to the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This program will create an immediate economic stimulus for low income communities and directly infuse capital into Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

 

Please join us in asking Congress to support the Community Development Stimulus Program by sending a letter to your Congressional Representatives.   Members of the Congress need to hear from you! We have provided a suggested text for the letter below, but please take a few minutes to personalize your message by adding information about the challenges facing your organization and how this program will help your community.  With your help, we may be able to provide valuable resources to those who have suffered most from the current crisis.

 

It only takes a minute to fill out your address and push send. You can take action by clicking here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5172/t/2646/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=830> .

 

Thank you,

 

CDFI Coalition
3240 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 220
Arlington, VA 22201
703.294.6970 phone
703.294.6460 fax
www.cdfi.org <http://www.cdfi.org> 

 

Join us March 1-3, 2009 in Washington, DC for the CDFI Institute! <http://cdfi.org/index.php?page=institute-a>  

 

The CDFI Coalition is the unified national voice of community development financial institutions. Our mission is to encourage fair access to financial resources for America's underserved people and communities.

 

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