Community First Fund
Christopher Styers is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Community First Fund since November 2022. Prior to this role, Christopher served as the Chief Operating Officer/Assistant Scout Executive at New Birth of Freedom Council for six years and as the Chief Operating Officer/Field Director at Pennsylvania Dutch Council for four years. With a BA in Political Science and English from Bucknell University, Christopher has extensive experience in organizational leadership, project management, employee management, and executive board 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.