Community First Fund
Joan Brodhead is a board member at various organizations including the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Community First Fund, and EDC Finance Corporation of Lancaster County. Joan is also a small business owner of Jimmy's BBQ in Malvern, PA, alongside their husband, Jim Mog. With a background in consulting services with Brodhead Consulting and experience as Vice President at Meridian Bank, Joan brings a wealth of experience in community development, economic development, and nonprofit management.
Community First Fund
Community First Fund is the premier economic development organization serving the low income communities of central and eastern Pennsylvania, and provides loan capital to real estate developers and businesses in the region. Since 1992, Community First Fund has made more than 1,700 loans and investments totaling more than $208 million to businesses, affordable housing and community based developers and projects throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. Our Mission Community First Fund’s mission is to create financial equity through wealth building opportunities for individuals, families, and business owners, especially Persons of Color, women, and immigrants. We align capital, knowledge, and advocacy to advance access to financial services, business ownership, housing, and community development. Our Vision Community First Fund envisions inclusive, equitable, and vibrant communities where individuals prosper, triumph over poverty, and live free from discrimination.