Established in 1979, El Pajaro CDC (EPCDC) recognized a need among Latino Spanish-speaking business owners to gain access to various sources of financial aid. While developing small business and micro-enterprises through a variety of strategies, the organization carries out its mission of promoting equal access to economic opportunity. Based in Watsonville in California’s Pajaro Valley, El Pajaro Community Development Corporation (EPCDC) will use HFFI funding to construct a new food processing and distribution facility. The facility will install equipment to add two production lines to the commercial kitchen and make improvements to the berry cooling and processing space. The project aims to create 32 new, full-time jobs. You can find out more information here.

Source of money: HFFI CED Program