Stories of Impact

While lending is a primary activity at Capital Impact Partners, it is a means to an end: we use capital as a tool to effect positive change in underestimated communities across the country. As a mission-driven lender, our true impact is felt when we finance projects that create jobs or provide needed services or opportunities for those most in need.


  • Integrative & Innovative Health Care for Vulnerable California Residents

    OLE Health – Napa Valley, California

    OLE Health started as a humble clinic for farmworkers, but now they’re offering quality team-based care to all of Napa Valley’s vulnerable residents employing an innovative integrated behavioral health model.

    See Ole’s Team In Action

  • Residents Take Ownership over their Community…“Cooperatively”

    Takesa Village Housing Cooperative – Mead, Washington

    Their neighborhood in a constant struggle with drugs and nuisance houses, the residents of this mobile home park take action to control their future and take back their community.

    Join the Takesa Village Residents on Their Ownership Journey

  • Taking the Longview: 40 Years in Detroit’s Cass Corridor

    Developer Spotlight: Joel Landy – Detroit, Michigan

    In 1977, Joel Landy purchased his first vacant home in Detroit. With a lot of sweat-equity, Landy became a defacto not-for-profit economic development agency and a key figure in the city’s revitalization.

    Tour Detroit’s Cass Corridor with Joel

  • Nourishing the Neighborhood for 20 Years

    Imperial Fresh Market – Detroit, MI

    Amidst the economic turmoil facing Detroit, five brothers have continued to defy the odds for 20 years by expanding their grocery store…creating a healthy investment in the neighborhood and their neighbors.

    Stroll the Aisles of Imperial Fresh Market’s Healthy Offerings

  • Filling the Gap for Washington D.C.’s Uninsured

    Unity Health Care – Washington, D.C.

    Without health insurance, Michele Reynolds’ options for quality care were limited. But that all changed when Unity Health Care built a brand new facility in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 5.

    Witness how Unity’s New Health Center is Transforming Lives

  • Surmounting the “Boulders” on the Path to College

    Equitas Academy – Los Angeles, CA

    When Malka talks about removing boulders, images of a quarry may fill your mind. But in reality, it’s the barriers to college that this tireless Executive Director is attempting to remove from the path of her elementary school students in downtown Los Angeles. See how she inspires her kids.

    Meet the (Future College) Students of Equitas Academy