Nearly 80 community-based lenders, bankers, advocates, regulators and legislators travelled to the New York state capital on Thursday, May 8 for the first-ever New York Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Statewide Conference, organized by the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation), the Coalition’s long-time sponsor and a federally-certified CDFI intermediary.
Participants came from all corners of the state to highlight the important work of CDFIs and to voice their support for the New York State CDFI Fund, a recently expanded program administered by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) that will support the full range of CDFI activities engage in.
In addition to keynote presentations, the event also featured two practitioner panels addressing the state of community development finance in New York and showcasing the impact of CDFIs in their communities. The panels framed the incredible need for increased consumer protections and access to affordable financing in low-income communities, while providing concrete examples how CDFIs are already making a difference.
Conference organizers hope the conference will help educate legislators on the important work ok CDFIs and that it encourages CDFIs to become more involved in reaching out to their local representatives in support of this program.
Conference agenda and presentations are available by clicking here.
Major sponsorship for this event was provided by:
Event Details
New York CDFI Statewide Conference
Thursday May 8, 2008 - 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn Express - Downtown Albany
300 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Conference agenda and presentations are available by clicking here.
To become a member of the New York Coalition of CDFIs, please click here.
For any questions regarding this conference, please contact Rafael O. Morales at rmorales@cdcu.coop, or (212) 809-1850, x206.
