Our Vision
The Disability Opportunity Fund will be the largest Community Development Financial Institution exclusively focused on addressing the gap in housing solutions for the disability community throughout the United States.
Provide Innovative Capital
Our suite of products include:
- co-lending with existing CDFI's
- creating new financial products
- distributing existing financial products
Organize the market:
We act as a communication conduit for banks, insurance companies, CDFI's and service providers who wish to do more to support the disabilities market but lack the know how.
Engage in Public Dialogue
We will provide technical assistance and advocacy related to housing and the disabilities market.
Our Mission
People with disabilities and their families will be able to obtain affordable, accessible and supportive housing through a seamless and rewarding process.
Why We Should Care
54 million Americans consider themselves "disabled" (and that doesn't count children.) This statistic is from the 2000 US Census and does not take into account:
- The 300,000 returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who experienced either physical or mental disabilities
- 1 in 150…the number of children in the U.S. who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum
- The "graying" of the Baby Boom Generation... by 2030, 1 out of every 5 Americans – some 72 million people will be 65 or older
The needs in housing and other goods and services are critically underserved.
We invite you to partner with us to overcome the disparity of capital and information and support this important segment in this market.
News/Events
tdof and Families of American Military (FAM) partner to deliver housing solutions to our nation’s disabled military.
Click here to learn more about Families of American Militarytdof and St. Mary's are hosting an advocacy workshop, "Parent Empowerment Training – Voice 4 Kids"
Click here for more information and registrationtdof introduces its Technical Assistance and Community Outreach Program
Please direct all inquiries to tech.assist@thedof.orgtdof rings the Opening Bell
In honor of the tdof New York Roundtable, hosted at the New York Stock Exchange, Nanci Freiman, co-founder and board member of tdof and Mark Pinsky, President & CEO of Opportunity Finance Network, ring the opening bell.tdof is thrilled with the success and outcome of the San Francisco, Chicago and New York Roundtables. More info can be found here.
