Press Releases

10/12/2017

NeighborWorks lending efforts get boost from more than $18 million in CDFI funds

Twenty-five NeighborWorks organizations around the country have received more than $18 million as part of grants from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) program.

10/5/2017

NeighborWorks America awards $800,000 in grants to nonprofits in communities impacted by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

NeighborWorks America (formally known as the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.) announced that it awarded $800,000 in grants to 20 organizations in communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

10/2/2017

More than 60 percent of adults say ‘the rent is too high’ where they live to save for a home purchase, but wide variations exist across the country

Results from the fifth America at Home surveyshow high rent as an obstacle to saving for a down payment on a home.

9/25/2017

Lack of down payment, credit concerns and student loan debt prevent many from achieving homeownership, finds NeighborWorks America survey

Although nearly every American adult considers homeownership a key component of the American dream, thousands of would-be homebuyers—especially people of color and millennials—are shut out of the market because of confusion about down payment requirements, lack of information about credit standards and the burden of student loan debt.

9/8/2017

Jeffrey Bryson named acting president and CEO of NeighborWorks America

NeighborWorks America Board of Directors announced today that Jeffrey Bryson will serve as acting president and chief executive officer following the Board's acceptance of Paul Weech's resignation.

8/8/2017

Philadelphia symposium on economic empowerment addresses financial challenges facing low- and moderate-income families

NeighborWorks Training Institute will attract 1,800 community-development professionals, nearly $4.3 million in economic impact.

7/6/2017

NeighborWorks America awards $31.58 million in financial capability grants to 66 nonprofit organizations

NeighborWorks America announced that $31.58 million in financial capability grants have been awarded to 66 nonprofit organizations to assist individuals to stabilize their finances, rebuild their credit and establish savings.

6/16/2017

NeighborWorks America says affiliates are poised to grow realty services as focus on social enterprise increases

NeighborWorks America vice president of homeownership and lending said that she expects the number of NeighborWorks network nonprofits that provide realty services to grow over the short- to medium-term.

5/30/2017

NeighborWorks America celebrates 34th annual week of service

On June 3-10, NeighborWorks America and its network of local organizations will kick off the 34th annual NeighborWorks Week, when thousands of volunteers, businesspeople, neighbors, and local and national elected and civic leaders come together for a week of neighborhood change.

5/26/2017

NeighborWorks America awards $27.5 million in neighborhood stabilization grants to 55 nonprofit organizations

NeighborWorks America announced that $27.5 million in neighborhood stabilization grants have been awarded to 55 nonprofit organizations.

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