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10/4/2016

My own space

Seniors and people with disabilities increasingly seek independent living, a more private option to living in group homes and significantly less costly than institutions. But many don’t have the means to live on their own.

9/22/2016

Building engagement in immigrant communities through the arts, culture and food

In small cities and neighborhoods across the country, immigrant communities have taken up residence in vacant and blighted downtowns. As we work to revitalize these areas, how do we effectively engage immigrant communities?

9/19/2016

Around the world with 150 Seattle businesses

From learning the healing powers of Chinese herbal remedies, to experiencing the hustle and bustle of a Laotian market, more than 50 local travelers sampled their way across the globe this summer without ever leaving Seattle. How?

9/10/2016

Centsible Families: A comprehensive approach to financial literacy and asset building

In November 2015, after years of research and developing and testing curriculum, AHEAD and its partners, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Passumpsic Savings Bank, launched the Centsible Families initiative.

9/6/2016

Leveraging partnership to reach dispersed populations

How can you cost-effectively educate residents who live across a large area? The executive director of this Oregon nonprofit tells how he has partnered with local media to solve the problem.

8/29/2016

Creating Opportunities: CommonBond’s Compliance Intern Program

CommonBond used a technical assistance grant from NeighborWorks to establish a Compliance Internship Program that trains individuals to complete resident interviews, review housing applications and complete eligibility certifications.

7/21/2016

Loan and education helps rural farm go to the 'next level'

Calvin and Caria Hawkins, owners of Abundant Harvest Farm, are partners in marriage and in business. They have been farming as a business in Glen Saint Mary, Florida, since 2014. The 38-acre sustainable farm in rural north Florida grows organic vegetables, fruit and pecans. Calvin, a veteran, and Caria take their products from seed to sale.

7/18/2016

Debra Stanley: reaching out to 'the other'

This South Bend, Indiana, woman makes is a point to identify who is vulnerable in her community and how to help them. If others aren't doing it, do it yourself, she says!

7/15/2016

Nonprofit takes homeownership education into prison

While most services that support individuals released from prison start when they return to their community, Robert Corley, executive director of NeighborWorks Southern Mass, decided to start much earlier. Corley recently visited a local prison to teach a two-session class on how to buy a house—to a very engaged audience.