Our Philosophy

We believe communities are ecosystems compromised of many interconnected parts supporting both the neighbor and the neighborhood.
Accordingly, it is our philosophy, small business development and investment focused in a specific community creates a circular flow of currency, localizes jobs, encourages homeownership, and supports public schools.
We believe the overall economic health of the low-income community is synchronized with the quality of education and livelihood its residents possess. The economic infrastructure of the community has a direct impact upon a public school’s ability to provide the quality education students deserve.
Borrower Services
Investing In The Next Middle Class
It’s Our Professional Opinion…
Est. 1999
The Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-based Developers (AHAND) is a coalition of nonprofit housing developers. AHAND established the Atlanta Micro Fund (AMF) April 1999. AMF is a nonprofit revolving loan fund providing entrepreneurs and small businesses access to capital. Through our business support services, we aim to provide high quality technical assistance and entrepreneur development resources that include accounting, marketing, graphic design, managerial, operational and financial support. As purveyors of opportunity and provocateurs of change we endeavor to economically revitalize communities through the development of commercial corridors.