Episode 96: Mission Asset Fund

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Mission Asset Fund Staff and Programs

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“We heard of neighbors helping neighbors, of people dropping off food on their friends’ doorsteps, of mutual aid groups, of people becoming champions and ambassadors in their community and, showing the way to access resources and support”-Elena Fairley

As millions of families accessed and received billions of dollars of financial support from the US Federal Coronavirus Relief CARES Act Fund, millions of immigrant families were excluded from federal COVID-19 relief. Find out in this episode how Mission Asset Fund [MAF] stepped up to create financial programs and support to help stabilize thousands of immigrant families in our community.

Our guests for today's show are the Co-Founder of Mission Asset Fund Jose Quinonez, along with the Director of Programs, Elena Fairley, and the Manager of Financial Education and Engagement, Efrain Segundo.

Jose Quinonez, Co-Founder & CEO

José A. Quiñonez is the founding CEO of Mission Asset Fund. Under his leadership since 2007, MAF has become an award-winning organization offering dynamic models for bringing marginalized communities across the nation out of the financial shadows. From 2012 to 2014, he was the inaugural chair of the Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In 2016, José received a MacArthur “Genius” award for his vision and creativity as a financial services innovator.

Elena Fairley, Programs Director

Elena Fairley is MAF’s Programs Director, where she oversees MAF’s award-winning programs, including Lending Circles, Immigration Loans, and Business Microloans. Elena came to MAF in 2015, bringing a background in social enterprise and economic development. She has served as Co-Chair of the Lending Circles Partner Advisory Council and as a Board Member of Prospera.

Efrain Segundo Orozco, Financial Education & Engagement Mgr

Efrain Segundo Orozco serves as MAF's Financial Education & Engagement Manager and dedicates his time to developing programs to connect with the community. Efrain has been with the organization since 2019, focusing on financial coaching and innovating the ways in which financial education is accessed by low-income and immigrant communities.

Mission Asset Fund

Based in San Francisco’s Mission District, Mission Asset Fund (MAF) is a nonprofit helping people to become visible, active, and successful in their financial lives. Through award-winning financial services and programs, MAF has funded more than 16,000 loans to low-income and immigrant communities across the country, helping people to increase credit scores, pay down debt, and save for important goals like becoming a homeowner, a business owner, or a U.S. citizen. During the pandemic, MAF continued to meet people where they are, raising nearly $100 million to provide more than 65,000 emergency cash grants to workers, students, and immigrant families left out of federal COVID-19 relief. Find out more about the Immigrant Families Recovery Program Universal Basic Income Program. Find out more about how to participate in a Lending Circle

Donation

Get engaged in supporting Mission Asset Fund programs such as the Immigrant Families Recovery Program / Universal Basic Income through one time or ongoing monthly donations

Videos

Watch these videos to find out more about MAF’s 2020 COVID-19 Response Story and their Immigrant Families Recovery Program / UBI Program

Stepping Up in Times of Crisis: MAF's 2020 COVID-19 Response Story from MAF on Vimeo.

MAF: PBS Spot from MAF on Vimeo.

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“Nowadays we all talk about equity, right? Everything’s about equity nowadays. But we were really shocked and surprised that while many people at the policy levels, at the fundraising levels of philanthropy talk about equity, they never really figure out how to implement equity ”

— José A. Quiñonez, Founding CEO of MAF

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