CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND INC

Technical assistance and lending: cif provides a full range of financing, training, and technical services options for early education and out-of-school time providers seeking to construct or improve their facilities. Cif's signature training, the building stronger centers institute, is a four-day, intensive training designed for childcare centers that are planning a major renovation or construction project. Content includes information on the development process, financing strategies, high-quality design, and examples of successful projects. In addition to providing technical expertise and training, cif offers predevelopment, site acquisition, construction loans, and term loans to help finance the cost of developing larger capital projects, leasehold improvements, and equipment on flexible loan terms that meet the needs of childcare providers of all sizes. In 2018, cif extended this support to affordable housing developers that are creating family units in massachusetts.