BlueHub Capital

Wrapping up OFN strong! 🚀 At the Pathways to Prosperity: Building Resilient Immigrant Communities session, One Percent For America and Brenda Loya joined Yanki Tshering from Accompany Capital, Laura V. Arce from UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) and Zachary Bezold from IRC's Center for Economic Opportunity communities. The session focused on tailoring financial products for citizenship financing, homeownership and small business lending. Participants collaborated in small groups to address common barriers immigrants face when reaching financial milestones, followed by a dynamic discussion where insights were shared with the group. Attendees gained valuable, actionable strategies for fostering financial resilience and supporting immigrant communities. #OFNConference #CDFIs #ImmigrantInclusion #PathwaysToProsperity #CommunityFinance #ImpactInvesting #OFN40

Kicking off an exciting week in LA at OFN! The room was packed for our session on Active Portfolio Management to Meet the Moment at the OFN Conference. Arunabha Uxa-Chakravarty and Lisa Zappala from BlueHub Capital, Pavlin Buchukov from Genesis LA and John-Paul Campbell from Bank of America discussed how CDFIs can maintain low loan loss and delinquency rates amid rising interest rates and reduced funding.
 The conversation focused on practical strategies to help borrowers navigate financial challenges while balancing portfolio performance and investor expectations. It also explored how banks assess loan loss rates and how factors like size and credit ratings influence their evaluations. Attendees walked away with valuable, actionable insights on how to manage portfolios more effectively in today’s challenging environment.
 #OFNConference #CDFIs #PortfolioManagement #CommunityFinance #ImpactInvesting #OFN40

🎉 Check out BlueHub borrower Kids' Meals, Inc. on Good Morning America! Kids' Meals is doing incredible work, delivering nutritious meals to preschool-aged children in Houston, TX. Their dedicated team of 20,000 volunteers ensures over 9,000 children receive meals every weekday—and their mission continues to grow. We’re proud to have supported Kids' Meals with a $32.5M in New Markets Tax Credit investment, helping fund their new 50,000 square foot Building Hope Campus. This expansion will allow them to increase the number of meals served annually from 2.7 million to over 7 million, while also providing essential social services to families in need. Check out their heartwarming feature and surprise on GMA: https://lnkd.in/gW2PgACR Here’s to ending childhood hunger, one meal at a time. 💙 #BlueHubImpact #EndChildHunger #KidsMealsHouston #BuildingHope #CommunitySupport #FeedingFutures

🔋 BlueHub is proud to support the Climate Beacon 2024 Conference – New England's premier global climate gathering! Our CEO Elyse Cherry and Loan Fund President Karen Kelleher shared their insights alongside industry leaders in two impactful panels: 💡 Powering Better: Funding the Future of Power with Diverse, Innovative Sources Elyse Cherry joined Melissa Lavinson, Liz Anderson, Ivan Frishberg and Jeremy McDiarmid to discuss bold investment strategies essential for building a clean energy future. 💡 Building Better: Opportunity Cost > Cost Karen Kelleher explored the opportunities and multi-bottom-line models for resilient community investments with Steven M. Rothstein, Keith Mahoney, Gustavo Quiroga, Donald Alexis and William B. Xia. Climate Beacon 2024 brought together leaders, decision-makers and experts to forge partnerships for a more sustainable, livable future. We were thrilled to see participation from organizations like the Office of Energy Transformation Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Amalgamated Bank, Advanced Energy United, Ceres, LISC Massachusetts, Caribbean Integration Community Development, Inc., The Boston Foundation and NYSERDA. 🤝🌍 #ClimateBeacon2024 #BlueHubCapital #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction #ResilientCommunities

🏘️🏳️🌈 In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we're spotlighting Pennrose, a BlueHub borrower recently featured by AARP for its work in creating inclusive, affordable housing for older LGBTQ+ adults. Projects like The Pryde in Boston, MA, John C. Anderson Apartments in Philadelphia, PA, and John Arthur Flats in Cincinnati, OH, provide safe, welcoming communities where residents can live authentically, without fear of discrimination. These developments address a vital need for housing that fosters connection, support and dignity, ensuring LGBTQ+ seniors have spaces to truly feel at home. 🔗 Learn more about their work via AARP: https://lnkd.in/e6ca3NnF #BlueHubCapital #AffordableHousing #LGBTQHousing #CommunityDevelopment #InclusiveCommunities #SeniorLiving #AARP #LGBTQHistoryMonth

🎉 We're excited to welcome Andrew Ericksen, our new BlueHub Loan Fund team member! As a Loan Officer, Andrew works to generate, structure and underwrite community development loans. His efforts support affordable housing, community health centers, education facilities, healthy food initiatives, commercial development projects and community facilities. We're excited to have you on the team, Andrew! #newhire #cdfi #nonprofit #loanfund #communitydevelopment #impactinvesting

In celebration of Mass Humanities' 50 years of impact, BlueHub supported their 10th Annual Governor's Awards, honoring those who elevate the humanities. Mass Humanities has spent the past five decades fostering civic dialogue, amplifying diverse voices and supporting programs that explore history, literature, philosophy and the arts. Their work has empowered communities across Massachusetts to engage with critical issues and contribute to a more equitable Commonwealth. Three BlueHub team members— Galina Kim, Thaïna Serelus & Shelley Hough —attended this milestone event, where they celebrated the power of storytelling and the cultural sector’s vital role in creating a more equitable and inclusive society. This year's honorees included: Cheryll Toney Holley, Bob Rivers, Jackie Jenkins-Scott, and #MartínEspada. 📸 Photo credit: Jon Crispin #MH50 #MassHumanities #GovernorsAwards #CulturalImpact

📰 Check out the latest from BlueHub Capital! BlueHub Capital is hitting two major milestones: this summer, we surpassed $3 billion in lending since our founding in 1985. And next year, we will celebrate BlueHub's 40th anniversary. To help propel us into an increasingly successful future, we welcomed two new team members to our staff this fall.  Read the full newsletter. #BlueHubCapital #Leadership #Milestone #CommunityImpact

BlueHub COO, Brenda Loya, and Director of Construction Loan Management, Galina Kim, attended the 2024 Dignity, Community and Power Awards Gala, where they recognized the incredible work of BlueHub Loan Fund borrower Make the Road New York (MRNY). MRNY has been advocating for immigrants and economically disadvantaged communities for over 20 years, providing essential services such as food relief, English classes, legal counseling, and advocacy for immigrant and workers' rights. BlueHub, in partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund and Partners for the Common Good, provided $16.6 million in financing to support the construction of MRNY's new 24,000-square-foot community center in Queens, NY. The new center will allow MRNY to serve an additional 4,500 individuals annually, create 25 full-time jobs, and offer vital resources like classrooms, meeting spaces and a community garden. BlueHub staff had the opportunity to tour the building, witnessing firsthand the incredible space that will serve the community. #CommunityImpact #ImmigrantRights #MRNY #BlueHubCapital #NonprofitFinanceFund #DignityAndPower #NonProfitSupport #BuildingCommunities

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: Monica Sevy has been named BlueHub’s first Chief Information Officer (CIO)! Monica has served as CIO at several nonprofit and advocacy organizations over her career and has ample experience developing IT and security strategies. "Monica's proven track record in leading IT transformations and building partnerships will help BlueHub better serve our staff, partners and communities," said CEO Elyse Cherry. Monica will work closely with Cherry and the executive team to implement a comprehensive IT vision for the organization. "I believe effective IT leadership starts and ends with listening," said Sevy. "I’m excited to bring BlueHub to the next level by making the workplace more collaborative and efficient." Welcome, Monica! Read more about Monica's background and experience: https://lnkd.in/ezr75MBk #NewHire #CIO #TechnologyLeadership #CDFI #BlueHub #CommunityDevelopment