Corporation for Enterprise Development
1200 G Street, NW Ste 400
Washington
DC
20005
Phone: 2024089788
Fax: 2024089793
CFED is a multi-faceted organization working at the local, state and federal levels to create economic opportunity that alleviates poverty. Through our federal policy efforts, we seek to expand our current policies that build the wealth of families to families at the lowest incomes currently excluded from current policies. We focus our efforts to enable low-income children and adults to pursue college education and homeownership and start small businesses.
Ask your legislator to cosponsor the Foster Youth Financial Security Act (H.R. 2953)
Successful economic mobility program preserves 83% of its funding
Ask your Representative to cosponsor H.R. 3571!
Director enables agency to assume full powers to protect consumers in the financial marketplace
Add your organization to support workforce participation and reduce savings disincentives!
Efforts avoided deeper cuts
Programs that promote economic mobility have fewer resources
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