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Seattle Benefits from the Creation of State of the Art Community Learning Center

In a city where Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom and Costco are all headquartered, you wouldn’t expect 30 percent of students of color to drop out of high school. However, that is the reality facing minority students throughout the Seattle region. In coordination with the Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Enterprise and other partners recently invested $12.5 million in changing that statistic. This investment is financing the construction of a state of the art educational facility where students will focus on science, technology, engineering and math education.

Technology Access Foundation:

  • 3 floor and 24,000 sq ft. community learning center
  • 50-70 Construction Jobs 
  • 16 full-time and 25 part-time instructional jobs
  • Will serve 20,000/year by 2020; their current capacity is 475/year
To help TAF bring high quality education to minority students in Seattle, Enterprise Community Investment provided $12.5 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation. A $2.9 million bridge loan was financed by Enterprise Community Loan Fund, which used proceeds from the sale of its Enterprise Community Impact Note to fund part of the loan. We are also pleased to work with a number of fantastic partners on this project, including: 
Read the Official Press Release.
Technology Access Foundation
Advanced Educational and Increased Employment Opportunities Benefit Seattle through the Creation of State of the Art Community Learning Center
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