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Unified in support of affordable housing, 250 DC residents sent a strong message to the DC Council at the 6th Annual Citywide Tenant Town Hall this past Saturday afternoon at the All Souls Unitarian Church: "Vote for Affordable Housing Programs in the DC budget!"

Challenging the DC Council to stop raids on the Housing Production Trust Fund and adequately fund programs designed to help tenants pay

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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