ELEVATE DAYTON
COVID Can't Stop Us
Elevate Dayton
COVID Can't Stop Us
How faith institutions continue to lift up Dayton’s entrepreneurs during the pandemic
Churches provide support, social capital for entrepreneurs, yet they are missing from the small busi...
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund prioritized funding for socioeconomically disadvantaged businesse...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
Dayton’s food banks rise to the COVID-19 challenge, coping with fluctuating supply and demand
The Dayton Foodbank adapted to the pandemic by doubling its workforce to around 50 staff members and...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
Growth of at-home businesses is benefitting women and people of color
During the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of women left the labor force specifically because t...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
Dayton’s service providers continue to help BIPOC- and women-owned businesses survive the pandemic
Many women- and minority-owned businesses rely on specialized aid, including loans made possible by ...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
More money and mentorship are key to helping veteran-owned businesses thrive
A year into the pandemic, Black veteran entrepreneurs were asked to take stock of their experiences....
Modeled after Black banks and immigrant guilds of the 1880s, CDFIs funnel much-needed capital to und...
“Dayton is a melting pot of a lot of different genres of music. If we all work together it will be...
Paige and Tiffany Scott launched Beautique 143 to give curvy women options and promote body positivi...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
A Primer on Redlining: Racial gaps in lending persist despite CRA
More than half a century after redlining was abolished, the discriminatory policy continues to dicta...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
Reinventing the Community Reinvestment Act: What’s at stake for Dayton?
Advocates say expanding the definition of community development under CRA to include financing for c...
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COVID Can't Stop Us
It’s not impossible to start a community bank in a disinvested neighborhood during a recession
A for-profit institution can be a force for good if that’s what they set their minds to do. B...
