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- Early Childhood Education Grants and resources available for ECE projects
- Food Systems Food justice grants serving Philadelphia and the national HFFI program
- PA Coronavirus Small Business Assistance Program
- Social Determinants of Health Initiatives including national Invest Health and regional Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities in NJ
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- About our Financing Investing in projects that are both targeted and transformative
- Loan Products Financing for a variety of project needs
- Clean Energy Loans Financing for a broad variety of projects from solar to energy-efficient retrofits
- Small Scale Developers Financing that supports small scale housing developers
- New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Leveraging private-sector equity and loan capital investment
- Pay for Success Aligning public investment and high impact services
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- What we do & how we work A commitment to build strong, healthy, more equitable communities
- Where we work National reach with offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Philadelphia
- Mission & Values What guides us as an organization
- Background Our founding, history and our industry
- Work with us Current career opportunities
- Governance Meet our Board of Directors
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- How to Invest Invest in people and communities
- Promissory Notes Options for individuals starting at $1,000
- Make an Impact Investment Program-related investments, mission-related investments and private debt offerings
- PhilaImpact Fund Investments toward enhancing the greater Philadelphia region
- Our Investors Meet some of our investors and hear why they invest in us
- Resources Impact and financial information
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OVERVIEW
- Policy Solutions Developing evidence-based, high impact frameworks to effectively deploy capital and resources
- Market Value Analysis Guiding revitalization and equitable development strategies with an evidence-based tool
- Limited Supermarket Analysis A tool to understand inequitable access to healthy food and plan appropriate interventions
- Housing Research and Analysis Quantitative and Qualitative analysis on topics ranging from housing markets to evictions to foreclosures
- Early Childhood Education Analytics A data-driven approach to help cities identify gaps in access to high quality early learning
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In 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created a new requirement that jurisdictions conduct an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) planning process in support of the Fair Housing Act’s mandate to “affirmatively further fair housing.” Policy Solutions—along with Enterprise Community Partners, Abt Associates, and PolicyMap—was part of the technical assistance team that aided the City of Philadelphia with data and analysis to inform the local AFH. The MVA was a critical tool in this effort and I wanted to share just a few of the ways that the City incorporated the MVA into the AFH: https://goo.gl/lmkMnL
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Emily Dowdall
Managing Director for Policy SolutionsAs Managing Director for Policy Solutions, Emily Dowdall guides a team of analysts conducting quantitative, spatial, and qualitative research in support of more equitable communities in Philadelphia and across the country. Ms. Dowdall also oversees business operations for the department and leads cross-departmental collaboration efforts for Policy Solutions. Her research expertise includes affordable housing needs, neighborhood stabilization, fair housing, early child education access, and program evaluation.
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