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Webster believes strongly in empowering people and strengthening communities by expanding access to capital. Webster is proud to support culturally vibrant communities by providing loans, investments, technical assistance and financial services to individuals and small businesses in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
We are proud to announce the launch of our 2022–2024 Community Investment Strategy (CIS) Final Report, which highlights our continued investment in creating economic vitality in the communities we serve.
Webster Bank believes strongly in empowering people and strengthening communities by expanding access to capital and resources. As part of our comprehensive Community Investment Strategy, we’ve established Community Advisory Councils in our New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island/Massachusetts markets. These collaborations help us to strengthen meaningful community connections, and to set impactful short- and long-term goals. Our Councils are comprised of leaders of 30 nonprofit organizations that span the arenas of affordable housing, small business, CDFIs, workforce development and economic revitalization.
Abode Alliance, fka as The New York Mortgage Coalition, is a nonprofit collaboration of financial institutions and community housing agencies focused on expanding the opportunity for responsible and sustainable homeownership to minority, and low and moderate income individuals and families in the five boroughs of New York City, and the surrounding counties.
ANHD builds community power to win affordable housing and thriving, equitable neighborhoods for all New Yorkers. As a member organization of community groups across New York City, we use research, advocacy, and grassroots organizing to support our members in their work to build equity and justice in their neighborhoods and city-wide.
Through community development, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) advances racial, social and economic justice for Asian Americans and other systematically disadvantaged communities, guided by our experiences as Asian Americans and our commitment to civil rights.
BOC’s mission is to improve the economic prospects of entrepreneurs and community business owners, with a focus on low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs and their communities, thereby creating genuinely brighter futures.
Chhaya builds the power, housing stability, and economic well-being of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities in New York City.
The CHLDC mission is to build a strong, equitable East New York, where youth and adults achieve educational and economic success, secure and preserve affordable housing, and develop leadership skills to transform their lives and community.
Founded in 1966, Housing Help Inc. is a not-for-profit organization helping families access safe, decent affordable housing and to develop the financial skills necessary to maintain their home.
HVEDC works closely with a mosaic of business, academic, government and community leaders to collaboratively navigate and shape a brighter economic future for the Hudson Valley by driving business innovation, attraction and expansion throughout the region.
WHEDco’s mission is to give the South Bronx access to all the resources that create thriving neighborhoods: from high-quality early education and after-school programs, to fresh, healthy food, cultural programming, and economic opportunity.
The Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) opens doors to business ownership for low-to-moderate income women and minorities in Westchester and the Hudson Valley.
BBA provides Black business owners with access to funding, personalized business guidance, and a supportive community, aiming to turn challenges into opportunities. Our focus is on creating a path that’s clear of the financial and systemic hurdles historically placed in the way of Black-owned businesses.
Career Resources, Inc. provides job search assistance, occupational skills and credentials training, reentry services, workforce readiness, and employer opportunities offering resources and services to employers.
The Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF) mission is to strengthen neighborhood economies by providing flexible financing, technical support and educational opportunities to businesses, community organizations and initiatives in communities throughout Connecticut.
The Community Partners in Action mission is building community by providing services that promote accountability, dignity and restoration for people affected by the criminal justice system.
The Hartford Community Loan Fund provides and promotes just and affordable financial services that benefit low-wealth residents of the communities we serve.
The Housing Development Fund’s (HDF) mission is to facilitate the development of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities by helping households become and remain owners of affordable homes, as well as financing affordable rental opportunities for low- and moderate-income households.
LISC works in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven and Waterbury, helping local organizations develop affordable housing and create partnerships that strengthen neighborhoods by enhancing resident quality of life, expanding economic opportunity, and closing racial, wealth, health, and opportunity gaps.
Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford, Inc. creates communities of opportunity by developing and managing high-quality affordable housing, while engaging residents in educational and leadership opportunities.
Nest, formerly NHS of Waterbury, builds strong neighborhoods and communities of choice through affordable and comprehensive housing development, financial education, and furthering home and community ownership.
The mission of the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is to support economic prosperity for women and strengthen communities through entrepreneurial and financial education services that create and grow sustainable jobs and businesses across Connecticut.
Allston Brighton CDC leads initiatives that create and preserve affordable homes, foster community leadership, and provide first-time homebuyers with the tools and resources to reach their goals.
Dorchester Bay EDC works collaboratively with residents, businesses, and our many partners to bring about long-lasting positive change to our Dorchester communities.
LEAF’s mission is to promote human and economic development by providing financing and development assistance to cooperatives and social purpose ventures that create and save jobs for low-income people.
LISC tackles the issues that have the greatest impact on community, family, and individual stability—affordable rent, living-wage jobs, good physical and mental health, having a voice in matters that affect their future—all at once, so that progress in one area is not undermined by neglect in another.
LISC Rhode Island tackles the issues that have the greatest impact on community, family, and individual stability—affordable housing, financial literacy and workforce development, health equity, early learning and child care environments—and ensuring residents have a voice in matters that affect their future.
MAHA’s mission is to educate and mobilize to increase affordable homeownership opportunities, break down barriers facing first-time and first-generation homebuyers, and close the racial wealth and homeownership gaps.
NeighborWorks Housing develops housing, and provides housing resources and education in collaboration with partners in the public and private sectors to promote the health and well-being that is made possible by having a safe and affordable home in a stable and opportunity-rich community.
Social Enterprise Greenhouse creates positive social and economic impacts by supporting social entrepreneurs and enterprises with the tools and networks they need to thrive. We are a network of business and community leaders who contribute time, expertise and money to create jobs and support positive change through social enterprise.
Urban Edge is dedicated to strengthening communities and families and, together with their partners, build affordable housing and vibrant, prosperous neighborhoods.
We are proud to have launched Webster’s Multifamily Lending Best Practices, utilizing input from our long-time partners University Neighborhood Housing Program and Association for Neighborhood Housing Development.
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