Recently, SERCAP’s Certified CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Loan Fund Program assisted a low-income single woman in Nelson County, VA, to have the well at her home repaired, and her well-pump and filters replaced. The existing well had been struggling to maintain sufficient water pressure, and had even been losing pressure completely, leaving the client without reliable access to clean, safe drinking water in her home.
However, due to the client’s low-income status, she was unable to afford the cost of completing the repairs on her own, without causing serious financial hardship. Fortunately, SERCAP was able to step-in and provide financial assistance, through a low-interest (1%), affordable loan in the amount of $3,280.00, covering the full cost of the necessary repairs. As stated above, SERCAP assisted the client with completing the necessary repairs to her well, and having her well-pump and filters replaced. Additionally, SERCAP’s Loan Fund set-up an affordable monthly payment for the client, further reducing the potential for financial hardship. Now, she once again has reliable access to clean, safe drinking water at her home.
Without SERCAP’s Certified CDFI Loan Fund Program, and other similar services, many low-income families and communities would be forced to go without such necessities as reliable access to clean drinking water, indoor plumbing, safe and affordable housing, community development and infrastructure needs, water/wastewater infrastructure solutions, and more. It is important to remember that even in the US in the 21st Century; there are those who do not have reliable access to clean, safe drinking water, environmentally sound septic facilities, and affordable housing. In order to help SERCAP continue to provide assistance to both the individuals and communities in need, please consider making a donation to SERCAP’s Water Life! Fund!
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*Funding for SERCAP’s Certified CDFI Loan Fund is primarily made possible by USDA Rural Development, and SERCAP’s own Agency Revolving Loan Fund. Additionally, all of SERCAP’s programs in Virginia, are leveraged by a Budget Appropriation granted to SERCAP by the Virginia General Assembly, and administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).