LEAF’s Mission
To promote human and economic development by providing financing and development assistance to cooperatives and social purpose ventures that create and retain jobs for low-income people.

LEAF is a Cooperative Lender
LEAF provides financing for food, housing, and worker cooperatives across the United States.
LEAF Leads in Massachusetts
LEAF provides access to financing and advising to underserved businesses and healthy food enterprises in Massachusetts with the Mass Food Trust Program and Elevate. Click below- learn more.

(L-R) Nubian Markets, Comfort Kitchen, Bay State Banner, Bonnie's Place

LEAF Aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Economic Inclusion

Healthy Foods

Cooperatives, Economic Inclusion

Economic Inclusion

Housing

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