Founded in 1979 by Japanese American activists, Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) provides social services and community development services in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo Historic District and neighboring Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. LTSC serves about 10,000 clients – 90% of whom identify as low income – in Southern California annually through counseling, case management, senior services, and more. In partnership with the City of Los Angeles and the Go for Broke National Education Center, a nonprofit organization that educates people about Japanese-American veterans who served in World War II, LTSC will develop a vacant lot into a mixed-use development including over 200 affordable housing units and 45,000 square feet of commercial space. NFF’s loan participation will help finance the commercial portion of the project, which will preserve several legacy businesses in the surrounding Little Tokyo community and create a permanent headquarters and exhibit space for the GFB Center. Additionally, the new building will provide office space for LTSC’s growing supportive services department.