The US Department of Agriculture’s Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, Anne Hazlett visited the Pine Ridge Reservation to meet with Four Bands Community Fund, Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, and other regional partners to discuss...
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Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of a new pilot program that will increase access to their home loan products on tribal lands. As a participant in the pilot, we will receive an $800,000 loan and contribute another...
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Congratulations Cora Mae! April 10, 0218 We’d like to congratulate our Asset Development Coordinator, Cora Mae Haskell, for being named a Financial Literacy All-Star by First Nations Development Institute! During April as National Financial...
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Take a look at our profile published by Northwest Area Foundation! December 20, 2017 Four Bands is pleased to be featured by the Northwest Area Foundation as part of their initiative to lift up the great work of Native community development...
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$941,333 Grant Award Will Support Homeowners and Entrepreneurs October 2, 2017 Four Bands has received a $941,333 grant award from the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. In addition to supporting our micro...
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Congratulations Alissa! September 27, 2017 We’d like to congratulate our Program Coordinator, Alissa Benoist, for being one of the 25 individuals chosen for the 9th Cohort of Native Nation Rebuilders! Over the next year Alissa will convene with...
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Native Community Loan Funds Are Engines of Change! August 18, 2017 The Northwest Area Foundation, our dedicated partner and funder, just released their 2017 Annual Report. This year, they are shining a light on Native community development...
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Download your copy today! July 25, 2017 We are pleased to announce the 2017 Cheyenne River Visitors Guide is out and ready for your viewing pleasure. Four Bands publishes the visitors guide each year to support tourism as an economic driver on...
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US Treasury and National Organization Experience Cheyenne River Entrepreneurship July 19, 2017 Four Bands was excited to host guests, Annie Donovan, CDFI Fund Director, Clint Hastings, CDFI Fund Program Manager, and Tanya Fiddler, Executive...
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Four Bands Receives Grant Funding for Business Incubator June 15, 2017 We are pleased to announce that we have received two funding awards totaling $670,000 that will move the development and construction of a business incubator in Eagle Butte...
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Bush Prize for Community Innovation: Case Study on Four Bands March 1, 2017 As an awardee of the Bush Prize for Community Innovation, the Bush Foundation wrote a case study on our organization highlighting our successful and innovative...
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Four Bands Expands Team for Renewed Focus on Youth September 20, 2016 Four Bands recently added two new staff members to support our renewed focus on delivering programs designed to increase financial capability and entrepreneurial skills of the...
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