Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help (Washington C.A.S.H.) is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a Community Development Entity, and a small business administration microloan program intermediary lender. Washington C.A.S.H. was founded in 1995 to transform people’s lives and communities by creating a pathway out of poverty using small loans and business training to build individuals’ confidence, credit, knowledge and assets. It’s lending and business training and support model is based primarily on the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. Washington C.A.S.H. provides business development training, one-on-one coaching, collateral-free microloans, peer support, mentorship, Individual Development Accounts and computer lab access.