¡APARTEN LAS FECHAS! TERCERA TEMPORADA (2021 – 2022) ¡PRÓXIMAMENTE! South Central Mercado (SCM) es un centro comercial local y multicultural al aire libre, en el corazón de South Phoenix. Existe para conectar, educar y empoderar a los artistas y empresarios locales para que contribuyan al desarrollo de esta vibrante economía local y Comunidad floreciente de South Phoenix. SCM es donde se unen la comida, las artes y la cultura para forjar nuestra comunidad. 6 de noviembre – Primer evento 20 de noviembre – Evento especial de la comunidad: (Gran Inauguración de la Sede Mundial de Raza Development Fund). 4 …

Committed to supporting small businesses, RDF takes an active role in promoting the success of our clients by tailoring financial solutions that work for your business.       Francisca Montoya, Director | Community Development & Special Projects   Overseeing the PPP program, Francisca manages all aspects of program operations, including policy and quality improvement to achieve department goals. Previously, Ms. Montoya was employed with Friendly House, Inc., as Director of Strategic Development.  Her recent experience includes working with MALDEF as Regional Director for the 2010 Census and Arizona Regional Director of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation where she was responsible for community relations, corporate fundraising, and program and grants management.        Cesar Verduzco, Co- Director | Small Business …

Con el compromiso de apoyar a los pequeños negocios, RDF desempeña un papel activo en fomentar el éxito de nuestros clientes al personalizar soluciones financieras que funcionen para su negocio. Francisca Montoya, Directora | Desarrollo Comunitario y Proyectos Especiales    Al supervisar el Programa de Protección de Pago (PPP), Francisca maneja todos los aspectos de operación del programa, incluso normas y mejoramiento de calidad para lograr los objetivos del departamento. Anteriormente, la Sra. Montoya trabajó para Friendly House, Inc. como directora de Desarrollo Estratégico. Su experiencia reciente incluye trabajar con MALDEF como directora regional para el Censo de 2010 y como directora …

We’re coming home! The Raza Development Fund looks forward to moving our corporate headquarters to South Phoenix, serving from the heart of our community. To do that, we partnered with Gould Evans, a Phoenix-based studio that knows the RDF mission and history, to design our new home. “We’ve had a great partnership. They do good work, and we trust them. It was kind of a no brainer to choose them because they know us well and could understand the dynamics of what we’re trying to do and what we’re trying to create within the community,” shares Star Reyes, RDF’s Client Services Manager who has worked closely with the Gould Evans team on the …

A Big Thank You to Focus Group Business Owners:  To better understand how small business owners have had to navigate the unprecedented challenges of operating through a pandemic, with the economy’s ups and downs while facing the changing dynamics of a changing work environment, Raza Development Fund hosted focus group sessions to hear directly from small business owners.        This May, RDF in conjunction with Vanderbilt University conducted a series of five in-person focus group sessions with Phoenix metro area based small business owners.  The purpose of each session was to hear from business owners how they were impacted by the …

  SAVE THE DATES! SEASON 3 (2021 – 2022) COMING SOON!   The South Central Mercado (SCM) is an outdoor multicultural local marketplace, in the heart of South Phoenix. It exists to connect, educate, & empower local artists & entrepreneurs to contribute to the development of this vibrant local economy and a thriving South Phoenix Community. Raza Development Fund is the proud sponsor the South Central Mercado!  SCM is where food, arts, and culture meet to build community.  2021 – 2022 Schedule:  November 6 – First Event   November 20 - Special Community Event - (Grand Opening of Raza Development Fund headquarters)   December 4   December 18   January 15   …