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Join LEDC at the 6th Annual Tenant Town Hall on Saturday, May 18th at the All Souls Unitarian Church from 1-4 PM.

The Tenant Town Hall has a strong track record of winning the priorities put forth at the event - including a tenant right to sue for poor housing conditions! Get involved to build a stronger tenant movement in DC.

Saturday, May 18
All Souls Unitarian Church
1500 Harvard St NW
(16th and

LEDC is a finalist for the 2013 Citi Microentrepreneurship Award.Click below to learn how to vote for LEDC and help us win $75,000 in support of our programs!

As part of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity's national conference, the awards celebrate the spirit of innovation, collaboration and imagination in microbusiness.

LEDC applied, and we are one of three finalists in the Microbusiness

Colleen Dailey, the Vice Chair of LEDC's Board of Directors, has been appointed Interim Executive Director of LEDC.

Colleen brings 14 years of experience in the field of community economic development to her new role as LEDC embarks upon a national search for a new executive director.

Click below to read a message from LEDC's Board Chair Jim Taylor on this change in leadership and LEDC’s path

Success Story

  • Bernardo's New Business +

    Bernardo Figueroa's dream of owning his own small business came true in 2011 when a $10,000 business loan from LEDC helped him make a downpayment on his father's grocery store in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. Read More
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