Given our current focus on helping our communities navigate the COVID-19 crisis, 2019 seems like a different lifetime. Yet, we had much to be proud of in 2019, and we hope you will find the stories in this report heartening. As you’ll see, they’re linked by our commitment to local work at a national scale. Our strategy has always been to tailor our work to the unique needs of each community we serve—and we’ve continued to use that approach even as we expand across the country.
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Thirty-five years ago, we saw a need for affordable housing in Boston. We have built on that, forging new products, supporting wider ranging initiatives, spanning the country. Yet, wherever we go, we never forget our roots.
A recipe to support food entrepreneurs across the country: Combine expertise in financing commercial mixed-use properties with an understanding of critical requirements for food production. Mix thoroughly.
It’s how we started. And after decades of supporting all kinds of affordable housing projects in the Boston area, it was natural to join trusted partners in putting that knowledge to work across the country.
We know school financing. So, we took that knowledge to Memphis. Six schools later, we know the Memphis communities we serve. Now we’re investing in affordable housing for Memphis families.
Clean, affordable electricity is a key driver in the fight against climate change. Low-income communities deserve to be part of the solution.
It started with a crisis. Foreclosures were everywhere; our connections were local. So, we developed a program designed to keep people in their homes. Tested the premise. Then moved into states around the country.
Affordable housing units built, preserved or enhanced
Students served by schools and youth programs
Square feet of new and renovated commercial real estate and community facilities
BlueHub Capital and its affiliates provide a wide range of debt and equity products for low-income communities and individuals.
BlueHub thanks its board of directors, loan and venture committees, staff, professional support, contributors, investors and borrowers.