CEF Documentary
Be sure to check out the Documentary Kit that includes a full timeline of CEF’s founding story,
an epilogue to the documentary, and a list of discussion questions to consider after viewing the Documentary!
Archive | Research + Publications
Using Local Microfinance to Assist Transitions Out of Homelessness: Report on the Pilot Launch of the CEF
By: Maggie West, (UNC Class of 2010) for Office of Undergraduate Research, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This report documents CEF’s initial pilot launch as a microfinance program in 2009, exploring case studies of our first members and lessons learned which informed CEF’s future programmatic shifts and development. View Here
"Banking, Saving, & Transitions out of Homelessness: How CEF Can Expand Assets and Access through Savings Services.”
By: Maggie West (UNC Class of 2010), Public Policy Independent Study, May 2010. This research paper documents CEF during our transition away from micro-lending as we were learning why and how to focus on micro-savings as a tool for assisting families in overcoming homelessness.
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