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12/2/2016

Serving those who have served our country

The Alamo Community Group saw a growing number of veteran families facing homelessness and launched its House Our Heroes Program.

12/1/2016

Safe return: Preventing veteran homelessness

For over 20 years, NeighborWorks Southern Mass has supported this underserved population by developing properties specifically intended to house homeless veterans.

11/30/2016

Expanding the reach of housing services via the internet

When residents are scattered over wide distances in rural states, the internet is indisensable in providing education, finds this Wyoming nonprofit.

11/21/2016

Financial-management program facilitates independent living

Origin SC, formally Family Service Inc., empowers individuals to achieve financial and housing stability through advocacy, counseling and education

11/17/2016

The Tropical Foods Project: Making access to healthy food a reality

In many minority communities, access to healthy foods can be a challenge. Residents are sometimes forced to forgo healthy options due to cost and convenience. Network member Madison Park Development Corp. worked with its community to renovate a 50-year-old grocery store into a supermarket.

11/17/2016

Neighborhood goes from food desert to shopping central

When the owner of the only grocery store in a low- and moderate-income neighborhood decided to leave, residents decided to fight back. After an 11-year battle, a new grocery store and retail shopping plaza opened its doors. Learn how it was done.

11/17/2016

'Unlikely' partnerships bring unexpected benefits

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition has discovered that partnering with “unlikely bedfellows” has multiple benefits for residents.

11/14/2016

Event brings home message that ‘race matters’

When youth and other community residents feel confused and disenfranchised by racial strife and cultural debates, how can you bring them together? In Utah, a unique forum has emerged: Race Matters.

11/4/2016

Build pride among youth by celebrating the past

How do you engage youth in their communities, building character by connecting them to their area’s “roots”? It’s a challenge faced by all neighborhoods, and the Troy Rehabilitation & Improvement Progam has found a successful way to do it by partnering with two other community “anchors.”

11/3/2016

Operation Renovation: Helping veterans save their homes

Homelessness is a critical problem for many former service members. Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks brough together a coalition of nonprofits, government agencies and volunteers to provide help for veteran homeowners in need.

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