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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         M. Colyer Crum, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually, his true
and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution,
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which
said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Access Capital Strategies Community Investment
Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof and any state filings,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Fund any and all such documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any and all such
documents filed with the state authorities, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                /s/ M. Colyer Crum
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                                                    M. Colyer Crum

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Terry K. Glenn, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually, his true
and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution,
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which
said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Access Capital Strategies Community Investment
Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof and any state filings,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Fund any and all such documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any and all such
documents filed with the state authorities, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                      /s/ Terry K Glenn
                                                          -----------------

                                                          Terry K. Glenn

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Stephen B. Swensrud, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Access Capital
Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any
rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof and any state filings, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as a director and/or officer of the Fund
any and all such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under said Acts, and any and all such documents filed with the state
authorities, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents,
or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                  /s/ Stephen B. Swensrud
                                                      -----------------------

                                                      Stephen B. Swensrud

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Peter J. Blampied, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Access Capital
Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any
rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof and any state filings, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as a director and/or officer of the Fund
any and all such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under said Acts, and any and all such documents filed with the state
authorities, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents,
or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                   /s/ Peter J. Blampied
                                                       ---------------------

                                                       Peter J. Blampied

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Ronald A. Homer, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually, his true
and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution,
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which
said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Access Capital Strategies Community Investment
Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof and any state filings,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Fund any and all such documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any and all such
documents filed with the state authorities, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                    /s/ Ronald A. Homer
                                                        -------------------

                                                        Ronald A. Homer

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Kevin J. Mulvaney, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Access Capital
Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any
rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof and any state filings, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as a director and/or officer of the Fund
any and all such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under said Acts, and any and all such documents filed with the state
authorities, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents,
or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                   /s/ Kevin J. Mulvaney
                                                       ---------------------

                                                       Kevin J. Mulvaney

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         David F. Sand, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Martin E. Lybecker and Brant K. Brown, each individually, his true
and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution,
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which
said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Access Capital Strategies Community Investment
Fund, Inc. ("the "Fund"), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, ("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof and any state filings,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Fund any and all such documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any and all such
documents filed with the state authorities, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2002                                          /s/ David F. Sand
                                                              -----------------

                                                              David F. Sand