The VISTA will strengthen systems that support affordable housing lending across Virginia by enhancing storytelling, coordination, and strategic growth for VCDC-Community Lenders (CL) and the Virginia Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Coalition. The VISTA will collect borrower impact stories, build structured data and asset management systems, assist with loan reporting, and conduct needs assessments to identify underserved regions for CDFI investment. They will coordinate coalition events, develop newsletters and outreach materials, organize partner and government engagement, and research national CDFI best practices to inform various strategies. By creating sustainable systems for communication, partnership, and data collection, the VISTA will help expand access to affordable housing capital statewide. Through this experience, the VISTA will gain skills in nonprofit communications, community development finance, policy, and data management.