Community Kitchen Archives

Junos Fruitvale (2023)

Oakland, CA

Community Kitchen, Nonprofit Hub
CDEs: Chase, Ecotrust

Founded in 1964 and established as a nonprofit in 1967, the Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, Inc. (“The Unity Council or TUC”) is a social equity development corporation

D’Youville College Health Professions HUB (2020)

Buffalo, NY

Business Development, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, FQHCs, Healthcare, Incubator, Nonprofit Hub, Recreation, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Vocational Training, Youth and Families
CDEs: Brownfield Revitalization, Urban Research Park CDE

NMTC financing supported a hub for education, training, and community health center on Buffalo’s West Side.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes – Community First Village Phase II (2021)

Austin, TX

Addiction Treatment, Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health, Community Center, Community Kitchen, FQHCs, HFFI, Homeless Services, Nonprofit Hub, Vocational Training
CDEs: Urban Development Fund (Aries Capital)

Mobile Loaves will use UDF’s investment to finance the new construction of a campus providing affordable housing and supportive services for Austin’s homeless community.

Ottawa YMCA Healthy Living Campus (2021)

Ottawa, IL

Community Kitchen, Recreation
CDEs: Central States Development Partners

Finances the construction of a new 65,000 sq. ft. YMCA on a three-acre parcel. The new facility includes a Healthy-Living Campus featuring a competition pool, space for group classes and

D.C. Central Kitchen: The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice (2022)

Washington, DC

Community, Community Kitchen, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Homeless Services, Homeless Shelter, Mixed-use, Shelters and Community Food
CDEs: CAHEC, Chase, The Reinvestment Fund

The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice will allow DC Central Kitchen to triple its capacity and scale its ability to provide job training and healthy food at

Lower East Side Girls Club (2010)

New York, NY

Affordable Housing, Boys and Girls Clubs, Community, Community Kitchen, Housing, Mixed-use, Recreation, Retail, Youth and Families, Youth Program
CDEs: Bank of America, Carver National Bank

Financing supporting the Lower East Side Girls Club.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes: Community First! Village Phase 2 (2020)

Austin, TX

Addiction Treatment, Adult Education, Arts, Behavioral Health, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, Food Bank or Pantry, FQHCs, Healthcare, HFFI, Homeless Services, Housing, Incubator, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Shelters and Community Food, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces, Youth and Families
CDEs: PeopleFund NMTC

Community First! Village: 312 housing units, support services, and facilities for individuals coming out of chronic homelessness.

Union Rescue Mission (2020)

Los Angeles, CA

Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, Dental Services, Food Bank or Pantry, Healthcare, HFFI, Homeless Services, Housing, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Shelters and Community Food, Youth and Families
CDEs: Genesis LA CDE, Los Angeles Development Fund, Wells Fargo

With homelessness in Los Angeles continuing to rise at alarming rates, community development financial institution Genesis LA partnered with service provider Union Rescue Mission to construct a new 74,866 square

Kalamazoo Gospel Mission (2020)

Kalamazoo, MI

Adult Education, Behavioral Health, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, Dental Services, Food Bank or Pantry, Healthcare, HFFI, Historic Rehabilitation, Homeless Services, Homeless Shelter, Housing, LGBTQ, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Shelters and Community Food, Targeted Populations, Youth and Families
CDEs: Cinnaire New Markets, PNC

A newly constructed and rehabilitated facility features 242 beds, multipurpose rooms, community rooms, a medical recovery room, day room, offices, reading room, and an elevator for increased accessibility.

Akron Food Bank (2020)

Akron, OH

Community, Community Kitchen, Food Bank or Pantry, Grocery and Fresh Food, HFFI, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Shelters and Community Food
CDEs: Capital One, Development Fund of the Western Reserve

Construction of a 40,000 sq. ft. “food campus” consisting of a small-scale food market or free food distribution point, plus a community kitchen, meeting rooms for local nonprofits and an

San Antonio Food Bank Phase 2 (2020)

San Antonio, TX

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Food Bank or Pantry, Food Manufacturing, HFFI, Homeless Services, Manufacturing, Shelters and Community Food
CDEs: MBS Urban Initiatives, PeopleFund NMTC, Texas Mezzanine Fund

Financing for a new 50,000 sq. ft. facility will house a production kitchen, an expanded area for culinary training, a vegetable prep plant, and a seasonal venison processing plant.

La Casa Norte 2 (2017)

Chicago, IL

Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, Food Bank or Pantry, FQHCs, Healthcare, HFFI, Homeless Services, Housing, Mixed-use, Shelters and Community Food, Youth and Families, Youth Program
CDEs: Chicago Development Fund, IFF, PNC

New construction of a mixed-use supportive housing and community wellness center.

Washington City Mission (2017)

Washington, PA

Adult Education, Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Food Bank or Pantry, FQHCs, Healthcare, HFFI, Homeless Services, Homeless Shelter, Housing, Mixed-use, Retail, Shelters and Community Food, Veterans Services, Vocational Training
CDEs: Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, PNC

Improvements to four buildings and related site work to create a men's shelter, women's shelter, veteran's shelter and a vocational training center.

Harvesters – Topeka (2017)

Topeka, KS

Community, Community Kitchen, Food Bank or Pantry, HFFI, Homeless Services, Homeless Shelter, Shelters and Community Food
CDEs: Central Bank of Kansas City

CBKC provided $5 million of NMTC allocation to support the acquisition and redevelopment of 43,519 sq. ft. of community service space to serve as the permanent food bank in Topeka,

The ReFresh Project (2013)

New Orleans, LA

Community, Community Kitchen, Food Manufacturing, HFFI, Manufacturing, Mixed-use, Retail, Schools
CDEs: Chase, GS New Markets Fund

As part of an overall neighborhood vision for the Broad Street Commercial Corridor in New Orleans, the ReFresh Project is helping to drive revitalization.

Odyssey House Louisiana (2017)

New Orleans, LA

Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health, Community, Community Kitchen, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Disaster Recovery, Food Bank or Pantry, FQHCs, Healthcare, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Tax Credit, Homeless Services, Katrina, Shelters and Community Food
CDEs: Enterprise Community Partners, GS New Markets Fund

Abandoned automotive facility transformed into health center, empowering people to overcome addiction.

The Woodward Opera House (2015)

Mount Vernon, OH

Arts, Community, Community Kitchen, HFFI, Retail, Rural, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces
CDEs: Finance Fund

Historic Ohio Theater Nears Completion of 25-Year Restoration

United Teen Equality Center (2015)

Lowell, MA

Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, HFFI, Retail, Youth and Families
CDEs: AI Wainwright, MassDevelopment

UTEC creates several new businesses to create new jobs and contribute to community revitalization in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Union Gospel Mission (2012)

Coeur D’Alene, ID

Addiction Treatment, Adult Education, Behavioral Health, College or Vocational Training, Community, Community Kitchen, Daycare and Early Childhood, Food Bank or Pantry, FQHCs, Healthcare, Homeless Services, Shelters and Community Food, Vocational Training, Youth and Families
CDEs: CCG Community Partners, USBCDE

The Center for Women and Children provides transitional housing, therapy, counseling and education.

University Hospitals Rainbow Center for Women & Children and Dave’s MidTown Market & Eatery (2017)

Cleveland, OH

Behavioral Health, Community, Community Kitchen, Grocery and Fresh Food, HFFI, Retail, Retail and Commercial
CDEs: Capital One, Cleveland Development Advisors, Development Fund of the Western Reserve

In Cleveland’s MidTown neighborhood, the emerging HealthTech corridor provides a holistic campus-style social service hub for area residents conveniently located along a world-class BusRapid Transit line and a major thoroughfare.