Seamen’s Bank Long Point Charitable Foundation has awarded the Community Development Partnership $15,000 over three years to support business and credit programs on the Lower and Outer Cape.
The funds from this grant will be used over the next three years to provide critical support to businesses as they adapt and recover from the challenges presented by COVID-19 pandemic as well as helping new enterprises get started and grow.
Among the programs supported are educational workshops to provide businesses with new skills and resources; individualized technical assistance to help businesses start, pivot, stabilize or grow and professional services grants to help offset consulting costs. The grant from Seamen’s Bank Long Point Charitable Foundation will also support micro-loans to startups and existing businesses that are unable to obtain funding through conventional lenders; and administration of $400,000 in CDBG forgivable loans to micro-enterprises owned by low income business owners on the Lower and Outer Cape impacted by the pandemic.
“Supporting small businesses is what Seamen’s Bank has been committed to for our entire 169-year history” said Lori Meads, president and CEO of Seamen’s Bank. “With the CDP providing these much-needed resource programs, this will only further strengthen and create the true connection for our small business customers to thrive and remain sustainable in our communities.”
Since 2015 Seamen’s Bank Long Point Charitable Foundation has given nearly $19,000 to the CDP to support a variety of programs.
The Community Development Partnership leads the Lower Cape in building a diverse year-round community of people who can afford to live, work and thrive here. To accomplish the mission, the CPD promotes, develops and manages affordable housing; nurtures the launch and growth of small businesses; and facilitates collaboration with business, non-profit and government partners.
To find out more information about this organization, go to www.capecdp.org.
