Referral
1. Village Capital Corporation/Neighborhood Progress, Inc. (NPI)
Purpose: A nonprofit organization committed to restoring the health and prosperity of Cleveland’s neighborhoods through a broad array of catalytic programs and services.
Contact: Barb Hofsetter
1956 W. 25th St.
Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-3458
Phone: 216.830.2770
www.neighborhoodprogress.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
2. Columbus Compact
Purpose: Equity and loans for economic development in Columbus Empowerment Zone.
Contact:
Engine House No. 11
1000 E. Main Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Phone: 614.251.0926
3. Community Capital Development Corporation
Purpose: Make loans to businesses throughout Ohio, specifically for land, building, and equipment.
Contact:
900 Michigan Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.645.6171
Toll Free: 888.756.2232
4. Home and Communities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Purpose: to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
Contact:
Federal Office Building
200 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.469.5737
5. Enterprise Foundation
Purpose: Loans, grants, pre-development activities, New Markets Tax Credits
Contact:
Enterprise Foundation
88 East Broad St.
Suite 1800
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.241.5942
Fax: 614.241.5938
www.enterprisefoundation.org/cities/columbus/index.asp
6. Fannie Mae
Purpose: Via participating banks, e.g. green mortgage program, mortgages for target audiences up to 120% AMI
Contact:
Midwest Regional Office
One South Wacker Drive,
Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60606-4667
Phone: 312.368.6200
Resource Center: 1-800-732-6643
7. Federal Home Loan Bank/Cincinnati
Purpose: Affordable Housing Programs
Contact:
Phone: 513.852.7666
8. First Link Inc.
Purpose: to strengthen and enhance the quality of life in our community by mobilizing volunteers and connecting people to critical community resources.
Contact:
First Link
195 North Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Information and referral line: 2-1-1 (or 221-2255)
Administrative line: 614.221.6766
Fax: 614.224.6866
9. Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Purpose: Loans, grants, pre-development resources, New Markets Tax Credits
Contact:
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
6 East Fourth St.
Suite 1225
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
10. Ohio Department of Development
Purpose: HDAP, LIHTC, down payment assistance, Trust Fund grants, operating grants, Office of Minority Business Financial Incentives
Contact:
Ohio Department of Development
77 South High St.
Suite 1300
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 800.848.1300
11. USDA Community Facility Programs
Purpose: Used to construct, enlarge, extend or improve community facilities providing essential services in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less. Offer Direct Community Facilities Loans, Community Facility Loan Guarantees, and Community Facilities Grants.
Contact:
USDA Community Facility Programs
Phone: 614.255.2391
www.rurdev.usda.gov/oh/comfacil.htm
12. Adena Ventures
Purpose: Provides equity capital and operational assistance to high-growth businesses, primarily in Appalachia.
Contact:
Adena Ventures
20 East Circle Drive
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone 740.597.1470
Fax 740.597.1399
13. Appalachian Regional Commission
Purpose: Funds education and workforce training programs, highway construction, water and sewer system construction, small business start ups and expansions, and development of health care resources.
Contact:
1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009-1068
Phone (202) 884-7700
14. United State Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Purpose: Loans made by private lenders to businesses and industries involving manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and services.
Contact:
Federal Building, Room 507
200 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Fax: 614.255.2562
15. Small Business Administration
Purpose: aids, counsels, assists and protects the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
Contact:
Phone: 1-800-827-5722
16. Action For Children
Purpose:Child care resource and referral agency emphasizing child care and early learning information, career resources, workshops and technical assistance, parenting resources and classes, etc. Serves Franklin, Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.
Contact:
Phone: 614.224.0222
Fax: 614.221.5437
17. Friends of the Homeless, Inc.
Purpose: Provides programs, services, and housing that enable people in Central Ohio to move out of homelessness.
Contact:
Men’s Shelter,
Phone: 614-253-7341
Women’s Shelter,
Phone: 614-251-2940
18. Ohio Department of Education
Purpose:Educational resource for students and educators throughout Ohio.
Contact:
Phone: 1-877-644-6338
Fax: 614.221.5437
www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDefaultPage.aspx?page=1
19. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Purpose: Family Support and workforce development
Contact:
20. Columbus Housing Partnership
Purpose: provides quality, affordable housing and related services to low to moderate income households in Columbus and the surrounding area.
Contact:
Phone: (614) 221-8889
Fax: (614) 221-8904
21. Ohio Help Me Grow
Purpose: Help Me Grow is Ohio’s birth to 3 system that provides state and federal funds to county Family and Children First Councils to be used in conjunction with state, local and other federal fund to implement and maintain a coordinated, community-based infrastructure that promotes trans-disciplinary, family-centered services for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers and their families.
Contact:
Phone: (614) 614-644-8389
22. School Readiness
Purpose: Ensures that any child has access to high quality early learning opportunities.
high-quality early learning opportunities
Contact:
Phone: (614) 614.466.3218
23. Ohio Treasury Small Business Loan Interest Reduction Program
Purpose: Linked Deposit program Provides Small Business Low Interest Loans for Job Growth or Retention
Contact:
Phone:
24. Community Voicemail (CVM)
Purpose: Provides free, 24-hour nationwide voice mail to people in crisis.
Contact:
Phone:
25. Lutheran Social Services
Purpose: Food pantries, homeless shelters, senior living residences, affordable housing communities, etc.
Contact:
Phone:
Note: Lutheran Social services has available funds for rental/mortgage assistance for Franklin County residents. Contact Lisa Sowards at 224-6617 ext 2190.