How City First is Working to Promote Economic Equity and Opportunity

The mission of City First is to promote economic equity and opportunity by providing increased access to responsible capital and complementary financial services to underserved communities. This means that City First works hard to ensure the long term well-being and resilience of individuals, families and institutions. Let’s take a closer look at how they are doing this.

City First Capital Solutions

City First offers capital solutions by making investments in businesses, real estate projects, and other initiatives that have a positive impact on the local community. These investments help create jobs, build wealth, reduce poverty, provide access to essential services, revitalize neighborhoods, protect the environment, and support affordable housing for low-income residents. Examples of their investments include financing for small businesses with limited access to traditional lenders; providing debt financing for affordable housing development; offering grant funding for job training programs; investing in energy efficiency upgrades; supporting neighborhood revitalization efforts; and more.

In addition to making capital investments, City First also provides financial services such as technical assistance grants, loan guarantees, business advisory services, tax credit expertise, access to capital markets through bond issuances, asset management services and more. By offering these financial services in addition to their capital investments, City First is able to increase their impact in underserved communities.

Financial Empowerment Programs

City First also provides financial education programs designed to empower individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their financial future. They offer classes on budgeting basics as well as more advanced topics such as long-term savings strategies or starting a business. They also partner with local organizations such as schools or libraries that serve underserved populations in order to reach more people with their programs. In addition to these classroom-style sessions, City First also offers one-on-one counseling sessions with certified Financial Coaches who can provide tailored advice based on an individual’s needs and goals.

The mission of City First is clear – they are working hard every day to promote economic equity and opportunity by providing increased access to responsible capital and complementary financial services so that individuals, families and institutions can thrive in underserved communities now and into the future. Through their various investment opportunities, financial empowerment programs and more they are creating lasting change that will benefit generations of people throughout our nation's cities! Community leaders looking for ways they can make a difference should consider partnering with City First – together we can create a brighter future!

Contact Information

Brian E. Argrett

President and CEO

1432 U Street. NW

Washington, DC 20009--391

https://www.cityfirstbank.com/

info@cityfirstbank.com