The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for new & improved workforce training systems to support our workers in times of instability. Proud to reintroduce the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act with Senator Amy Klobuchar. More here: adamsmith.house.gov/2021/7/congres…

.Capital Impact Partners & National Coop Bank are excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Co-op Innovation Award: Co-op Cincy @customcolab Collective REMAKE Co-op Dayton, and Cooperation Humboldt! Learn more about the winners: #CoopInnovationAward bit.ly/3if9xlY

Nourish DC is now offering flexible loans, technical assistance, & catalytic grants to food businesses in the District. Find out how Nourish DC can support your food business Capital Impact Partners @wacif @ledcmetro @DOLDC EatsPlace CDC Small Business Finance DMPED #NourishDC bit.ly/3iFmIN7

Learn a/b the #NourishDC Catalytic Grant application, which opens Oct. 26! Join a Nourish DC webinar, or DSLBD office hours. Find out all you need to access Nourish DC resources! Webinars: bit.ly/3mkPYtJ Office hours: bit.ly/NourishAtMLK

Our Wells Fargo Open for Business initiative is focused on providing targeted business training services to small real estate developers and entrepreneurs of color, esp. to help with pandemic recovery. Learn how we can help your business! bit.ly/3oi4Gnp

Announcing the winners of the Nourish DC Catalytic Grant! Through a $1 million award from Mayor Muriel Bowser, nine food businesses in the District received grants totaling $400K to establish or grow their food-based businesses and create jobs: bit.ly/35GEDQ4 #NourishDC

Exciting news to share!

“In addition to increasing food amenities in underserved Wards, Nourish DC is focused on assisting existing small local food businesses, and providing the resources for them to grow and serve more D.C. residents," said Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio. bizjournals.com/washington/new…

Today, Mayor Bowser, DMPED & Capital Impact Partners awarded $400k in Nourish DC grants to 9 minority-owned food businesses to increase food access in DC. Congrats to all of the grantees! 👏 Check out our feature in the Washington Business Journal: bit.ly/NourishWBJ

Announcing the winners of the Nourish DC Catalytic Grant! Through a $1 million award from Mayor Muriel Bowser, 9 food businesses in the District received grants totaling $400K to establish or grow their food-based businesses and create jobs: bit.ly/35GEDQ4

Nourish DC Catalytic Grantees are located in Wards 5, 7, & 8, fostering a more equitable food system in DC communities underserved by grocery stores & food businesses. Learn how the grants will help them transform healthy food access and job opportunities: bit.ly/35GEDQ4

Excited to spend the morning with Pinke's E.A.T.S, one of our #NourishDC grantees! "I think I should be able to own a business in the District and thrive." -Pinkie #blackownedbusiness #smallbusiness #DC FLAVORTURE LLC

"Food as medicine, food for our culture, and food for our future" Words to live by at 🍅 Three Part Harmony Farm 🌽! So great to see the amazing way that #NourishDC grantee Gail is impacting the food system and #foodaccess in the District #blackownedbusiness #urbanfarm

Tariq Seriff from the DC Office of Planning calls out Nourish DC as a avenue for food business in Ward 7 and 8 to have access to grants and build wealth at the Urban Agrocology food summit at UDC. Capital Impact Partners dcfoodpolicy Food Tank DMPED #nourishdc

An exciting roundtable and tour at Market 7, an innovative project in Ward 7 that will provide access to healthy food and quality jobs. Proud to have provided funds through Nourish DC! Capital Impact Partners @wacif @ledcmetro @DOLDC EatsPlace CDC Small Business Finance DMPED #NourishDC

I just signed on to support the California Employee Ownership Act! Join us in our call to expand employee ownership: worccoalition.org

#Coops sent in their applications and now we are proud to announce the newest #CoopInnovationAward winners! Congratulations Northside Residents Redevelopment Council NASCO Cooperatives, Pilsen Housing Cooperative, The Industrial Commons, and Beloved Community Incubator! Learn more about the winners: bit.ly/3Sm8aSa

Enjoyed seeing all my #CDFI colleagues at the OFN conference #2022OFNConf and presenting on expanding financing for employee owned businesses with partners Apis & Heritage The Democracy at Work Institute Cooperative Fund NE

Do you own a local food business in the District? Are you interested in learning more about Nourish DC and how it can support your local food business w/ flexible loans, tech. assistance, or grants, join our webinars on Oct. 27. Register here: bit.ly/3EF3Vgz #NourishDC

Great turnout at the Nourish DC launch event! Many thanks to the hosts at Mechos and DMPED @ledcmetro City First Wacif @DOLDC EatsPlace for the collaboration! Capital Impact Partners Momentus Capital CDC Small Business Finance Alison Powers