Self-Help Credit Union and CDFI

About

Self-Help’s mission is creating and protecting ownership and economic opportunity for all -- with a focus on under-resourced neighborhoods, low-wealth families, communities of color, women, and children – as well as on clean energy, affordable housing, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits. Self-Help has locations in 10 states, with 8 locations in Florida.

We Provide:

• Responsible financial services for individuals and small businesses, and
• Commercial real estate lending in key areas of community impact, such as affordable and workforce housing.

We Advocate For:

• Economic and environmental justice,
• Health and education equity,
• Fair and inclusive financial services,
• Consumer financial protections.

Self-Help Is:

• a National Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI),
• a Minority Depository Institution (MDI),
• a Low-Income Designated Credit Union (LICU),
• a Partner in Climate United, a designee of the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (NCIF).

Self-Help is a family of nonprofit organizations which includes:

• Self-Help Credit Union (CDFI),
• Self-Help Federal Credit Union (CDFI),
• Center or Responsible Lending (CRL),
• Self-Help Ventures Fund (CDFI) and Self-Help Climate Capital.

Self-Help started in 1980 with a focus on economic inequality especially in communities that have faced systemic barriers in building wealth. At the core of what Self-Help does is a drive to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity. Since our founding, we’ve constantly sought to find new ways to pursue greater economic justice: from providing fair and affordable loans to working with partners to demand that lawmakers change unjust policies. For us, Economic Justice means that all communities have the basic infrastructure they need to thrive, from high-quality schools to grocery stores selling fresh food resources that support opportunity at a neighborhood level regardless of demographics, income, or wealth.