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South Carolina Community Loan Fund Awarded $50M in New Market Tax Credits, One of Three Awardees in the State
The South Carolina Community Loan Fund (SCCLF) is thrilled to announce its award of $50 million in New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations from the...
SCCLF invests $3.5 Million to Claflin’s Student Center
A South Carolina HBCU is extending its mission of elevation and transformation to include its surrounding community. Next year, Claflin University,...
SCCLF Invests $7 million into Allen University project
South Carolina Community Loan Fund (SCCLF) invested $7 million of New Markets Tax Credit into a community-based project that will breathe life back...
Women-led Business Builds South Carolina’s First Package Free Grocery Store
If you talk to Hailee about starting an ecofriendly lifestyle, she’ll mention the benefits of reducing your...
A Letter from Nate Barber
Community development is the thread that runs run through my professional life. Because of that, I could not be more pleased to introduce myself as...
Grateville Acres – Paxville, South Carolina
Kate and Chris stand inside of the greenhouse on their farm Grateville Acres. The farm is located in Paxville, South Carolina. Chris and Kate are...
Visa Now LLC
In the last decade, more than 10 million people have obtained permanent resident status in the United States, according to the Department of...
Meet Tabitha, the strategist supporting South Carolina’s BIPOC entrepreneurs
Tabitha James isn’t afraid of telling it like it is. Through her own entrepreneurial journey, Tabitha discovered the ins and outs of building a...
SCCLF Executive Transition
SCCLF Chief Executive Officer Anna Lewin Steps Down Anna joined SCCLF in 2013 and has led the organization as Chief Executive Officer since 2019....