A new local partnership aims to help create homeownership opportunities for individuals and families experiencing disproportionate wealth and racial disparities in Marion County.

Donna Gambrell spent the years following the meltdown of the American housing market at the helm of a Treasury Department fund that makes loans to a small but important part of the financial system. They're called Community Development Financial Institutions - or CDFIs -- specialized lenders that provide affordable capital, credit and financial services to low-wealth, low-income communities.