NeighborWorks Stories - NeighborWorks America

3/15/2016

Women's History Month: Dora Leong Gallo

For more than 35 years, our network of more than 240 nonprofit organizations provide a number of services to their communities, including access to homeownership and safe, affordable rental housing. At the helm of 40 percent of these organizations are female leaders. During Women's History Month, we celebrate these women and their accomplishments in community development.

3/14/2016

New board member helps AHEAD better serve veterans

NeighborWorks member AHEAD is refocusing its efforts to serve New Hampshire veterans, and it has the perfect new board member to assist: local resident and retired Brig. Gen. Peter Corey.

3/7/2016

Women's History Month: Patricia Garcia Duarte

For more than 35 years, our network of more than 240 nonprofit organizations provide a number of services to their communities, including access to homeownership and safe, affordable rental housing. At the helm of 40 percent of these organizations are female leaders. During Women's History Month, we celebrate these women and their accomplishments in community development.

3/1/2016

Re-entry easier with help and a home

Emerging from incarceration, Andre Thomas never thought he we be a homeowner. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago helped him get on the right path and now he's in a position to help others.

2/24/2016

Homesight surmounts challenges, keeps Seattle homes affordable

In Seattle's pricey housing market, homeownership can seem as difficult as climbing nearby Mt. Ranier. NeighborWorks member Homesight is keeping the dream alive through development of affordable homes.

2/23/2016

Future success depends on youth leadership

CommunityWorks West Virginia knows young leaders are essential to the future of community development, and its internship program is paving the way for the next generation.

2/22/2016

Boom goes the oil and population

A recent oil boom in western North Dakota caused a 17% increase in population and severely strained available housing stock across the state. That's when CommunityWorks North Dakota stepped in with a solution.

2/19/2016

Experience the next reinvestment in Edgewood

Edgewood Terrace was once a segregated community separated by physical barriers like fences and walls, and its residents were further disconnected by race, age, culture and language. NeighborWorks member CPDC is changing that with help from the residents themselves.

2/18/2016

Residents learn how to positively impact their neighborhood

The Community Leadership Institute, a three-day, invitation-only training event held annually, aims to strengthen the voices and skills of resident leaders. It helps foster the sharing of best practices and solutions to challenges in low- and moderate-income communities.

2/17/2016

Indiana woman finally finds her way ‘home’

Lori Rassi is almost home. A long-time resident of the Chamberlain, IN, she’s excited to finally, officially put down roots. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that those roots will be in a new, energy-efficient house built by LaCasa.

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