TCA Health Center

In March 2025, CDF provided $9 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to TCA Health, Inc. (TCA), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to finance the renovation of TCA’s existing 22,100-square-foot health center and the construction of a 10,000-square-foot Nutrition Innovation Center located at 1029 East 130th Street in Riverdale on Chicago’s South Side. The updated existing space will include 21 exam rooms, 4 behavioral health consultation rooms, 4 dental operatories, a reception area, and offices and staff support space. The new Nutrition Innovation Center will include a client choice food pantry and market, a teaching kitchen, wellness and community meeting spaces, offices, and a healthy choice café.

This Project is intended to improve health outcomes for Riverdale residents and the broader community by co-locating the healthcare facility with access to healthy food, a known social determinant of health. TCA’s expanded health center will serve more than 10,700 patients annually with high-quality healthcare services, including primary care, behavioral health, dentistry, and care coordination services. The new Nutrition Innovation Center will provide 1,500 clients annually with free food via a client choice food pantry and VeggieRx program, healthy cooking classes and nutrition education, wellness programs such as yoga and Zumba classes, and employment and training services.

In coordination with CDF’s financing, IFF provided a total of $7 million in NMTC allocation. NMTC equity was provided by JPMorgan Chase.