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My JIFFI Story: Sean Seidl

UncategorizedBy adminMarch 7, 2023Leave a comment

1) Tell us a little about yourself (Where you’re from, major, on-campus involvements, hobbies, etc.) My name is Sean Seidl, and I’m a Finance and Applied Math major from the suburbs of Chicago. I’m a senior and excited to be graduating in the next two months. Notre Dame has been a great platform for me…

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My JIFFI Story: Lizzy Steffensmeier

Blog Posts & UpdatesBy adminFebruary 28, 2023Leave a comment

Tell us a little about yourself. I’m an economics and political science major from Columbus, Ohio. In my free time I like to simply be with friends, cook and bake, golf, make pottery, and hang (literally) in my hammock when the weather is nice. My love for golf has led me to join the Notre Dame…

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My JIFFI Story: Dylan Rose Elledge

Blog Posts & UpdatesBy adminFebruary 16, 2023Leave a comment

  Hi everyone! My name is Dylan Rose Elledge, and I’m honored to be sharing my JIFFI story. Tell us a little about yourself. I am a senior at the University of Notre Dame double majoring in Spanish and Marketing. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, embracing the weather of Northern Indiana was a tough challenge to…

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Staff Service Day at Green Bridge Growers

Blog Posts & UpdatesBy adminNovember 18, 2021Leave a comment

On a brisk Sunday in November, seventeen members of JIFFI’s staff caravanned to Green Bridge Growers to spend the morning volunteering.  Green Bridge Growers is a sustainable farm whose mission is to create jobs that harness the skills of young adults with autism.  Essentially, they grow organic vegetables for locals, while providing jobs for people…

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Payday Lending facts: Learn something new about who and why we serve

UncategorizedBy Dylan ElledgeOctober 21, 2020Leave a comment

Over the past week, JIFFI has posted different facts related to poverty and payday lending nationwide and within the South Bend community. From research on these topics coming from the South Bend Tribune as well as Indiana Institute for Working Families’ Financial Drain: Payday Lenders extract millions from Hoosier communities report, we were able to…

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JIFFI & Traci’s Neighborhood Podcast

UncategorizedBy Grace CondonOctober 6, 2020Leave a comment
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Intern 2020 Spotlight #1: Jack O’Leary

Intern UpdatesBy adminMay 29, 20201 Comment

Hear from one of our interns, Jack O’Leary, as be begins his summer journey with JIFFI!   Jack O’Leary May 29, 2020   This summer the JIFFI internship, like everything else, is different than usual. There are actually three of us: Sean McConville, Edward Brunicardi, and myself, Jack O’Leary. The other guys will post on…

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TedX Talk from JIFFI’s Founder

UncategorizedBy adminApril 21, 2020Leave a comment

In 2014, JIFFI’s founder, Peter Woo delivered a TEDxUND talk where he discusses the dangers of payday lending and JIFFI’s alternative mission to deliver fair credit to the financially vulnerable.

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Growing the Good, One-Micro Loan at a Time

UncategorizedBy adminApril 19, 2020Leave a comment

JIFFI members were interviewed for Mendoza’s “Grow the Good in Business” Initiative.

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5 Ways You Can Get Financial Benefits from COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

UncategorizedBy adminApril 8, 2020Leave a comment

5 Ways You Can Get Financial Benefits from COVID-19 Stimulus Bill By Edward Brunicardi    *** This article is sponsored by the Jubilee Initiative for Financial Inclusion (JIFFI) and is the first installment of a three-part series intended to inform South Bend residents about the financial resources available to them during the COVID-19 emergency. ***…

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