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Success Stories

Villa Myriam and The Brew

Villa Myriam & The Brew

by Loan Fund Staff

http://www.villamyriam.com  /  http://www.thebrewabq.com  Brothers David and Juan Certain grew up in Colombia knowing great coffee. Coffee is a three-generation old family business that dates back to the mid 1960s when their grandfather founded Villa Myriam Coffee.  As children, the brothers would run through the fields of their grandfather’s coffee plantation …

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Santa Fe Exclusive Honda & Acura Repair

Santa Fe Exclusive Honda & Acura Repair

by Loan Fund Staff

Jose Ocampo moved to the United States from Nicaragua in 1980 after his family was granted political asylum here. Following a tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps and a few years at the University of New Mexico, he set his sights on being a mechanic and eventually opening …

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Frost Gelato - ABQ Uptown

Frost Gelato – ABQ Uptown

by Loan Fund Staff

2201 Q St NE, Suite 9A, Albuquerque, NM Opening a business that sells authentic, made-from-scratch Italian gelato requires substantial startup capital, which is why Daniel Romero and Lori Griego worked hard to get the right ingredients to finance their Frost Gelato Shoppe franchise. While approval was quick from The Loan Fund, …

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SSC Construction - Doris Sandoval

SSC Construction

by Loan Fund Staff

(San Felipe Pueblo, NM) Doris Sandoval works in an industry hard hit by the recession and lagging recovery, yet by following a strategic plan of borrowing through lines of credit, the owner of SSC Construction has kept her business going strong. SSC Construction is based in San Felipe Pueblo in …

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YMCA of Central New Mexico

YMCA of Central New Mexico

by Loan Fund Staff

www.ymcacnm.org The YMCA was founded in 1844 to put the Christian principles of respect, honesty, caring and responsibility into practice, while working to strengthen the spirit, mind and body of its members. Over time, its programs have expanded steadily to meet social and community needs. Today, it is the largest …

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Quemado Rito Convenience Store

Quemado Rito Convenience Store

by Loan Fund Staff

Tommy Padilla does not have a lot of time on his hands. He works full time for the state Livestock Board and owns a 2,000-acre cattle ranch near Quemado (population 781). But he saw an opportunity to provide a needed service to the traveling public. Quemado is on Route 60 …

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Millie's Center

Millie’s Center

by Loan Fund Staff

600 N. HudsonSilver City NM   88061 575-534-9172 www.milliescenter.com 84-year-old Margaret “Peg” Aker was in difficult straits after her husband died in 2004: grieving and coping with diabetes, she was increasingly unable to take care of herself, had no children, and her only nearby relatives were an older sister and a …

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Sawmill Community Land Trust

Sawmill Community Land Trust

by Loan Fund Staff

PO Box 25181Albuquerque, NM 87125505-764-0359 www.sawmillclt.org Josie and Charlie Pflieger raised their three grandchildren here. Retiree Judy Gallegos found an active, involved community here. “Here” is the Sawmill neighborhood, a former industrial area north of Albuquerque’s Old Town. Under the leadership of executive director Debbie O’Malley, and her successor, former …

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Tierra Madre Land Trust

Tierra Madre Land Trust

by Loan Fund Staff

Three Catholic nuns working in southern New Mexico envisioned building a community with affordable, environmentally sustainable housing for low-income people. When Sisters Joan Brown, Jean Miller and Jean Durel founded Tierra Madre Land Trust in Sunland Park with 18 local families in 1995, they translated this vision into reality and …

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Rio Grande Community Development Corporation

Rio Grande Community Development Corporation

by Loan Fund Staff

318 Isleta Blvd. SWAlbuquerque, NM 87105505.217.2473 www.rgcdc.org Based in Bernalillo County’s unincorporated South Valley, the nonprofit Rio Grande CDC was created in 1986 to articulate community concerns about the neglect of the area’s infrastructure, environment, and economic development. Under the leadership of its present and former executive directors, Tony Gallegos …

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Working Classroom

Working Classroom

by Loan Fund Staff

Founder: Nan Elsasser212 Gold Ave. NWAlbuquerque, NM (505) 242-9267www.workingclassroom.org  Working Classroom provides academic and artistic education to talented young artists and actors from historically ignored communities. “The arts both mirror who we are as a nation and help us interpret where we are headed and what we want to become,” says Nan …

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Southwest Creations Collaborative

Southwest Creations Collaborative

by Loan Fund Staff

Owner: Susan Matteucci1308 Fourth St. NWAlbuquerque, NM (505) 247-8559 www.southwestcreations.com  Women who have children and those who do not speak English face unique challenges when looking for work in the United States. To address these obstacles, Susan Matteucci founded Southwest Creations Collaborative (SCC) in 1994. SCC is a nonprofit that helps Spanish-speaking …

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