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Indiana family with special-needs child swaps cramped apartment for...
2/13/2018
Indiana family with special-needs child swaps cramped apartment for home of their own
The Pathfinder HomeOwnership Center showed a family in Indiana that they could afford their own home, for less than it cost to rent. Staff members create a financial plan for families and walk them through every step in the process.
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Rising from the ashes: HomeStart helps senior return to home destro...
2/12/2018
Rising from the ashes: HomeStart helps senior return to home destroyed by fire
After a fire exposed code violations in a senior citizen's home, she was in danger of becoming homeless. The assistance of a coalition led by HomeStart made it possible to repair her home and bring it up to code.
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Origin helps make homeownership reality for busy single mom
2/9/2018
Origin helps make homeownership reality for busy single mom
Programs available through Origin SC in Charleston, South Carolina, showed a busy college student and single mom that becoming a homebuyer was within reach.
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Social media builds stronger community engagement
2/8/2018
Social media builds stronger community engagement
The HomeOwnership Center implemented a plan to up its social media game and better connect with the community, support local businesses and reach younger homebuyers. More than a year into the organization's new social media outreach, the effort is showing quantifiable results.
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Alabama homeowner works to unite neighbors
2/5/2018
Alabama homeowner works to unite neighbors
Gerrell Jones uses his experiences and lessons to benefit the youth in his community.
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Too cold to play? Not for kids in Fairbanks, Alaska
1/31/2018
Too cold to play? Not for kids in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services recently built playgrounds in two of its communities to build engagement and partnership—and give kids a quality place to have fun, even in the cold.
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Formerly homeless man joins board of Connecticut nonprofit
1/30/2018
Formerly homeless man joins board of Connecticut nonprofit
A series of health setbacks left Morris Mendes jobless and homeless, but after becoming a resident of an affordable housing development run by a NeighborWorks America member in Connecticut, he put his life back on track—and has joined the nonprofit's board.
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Alabama nonprofit's weatherization program helps seniors save money...
1/29/2018
Alabama nonprofit's weatherization program helps seniors save money, improve health
A NeighborWorks member's weatherization program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, helps a senior couple—longtime community residents of Decatur, Alabama—increase the energy efficiency of their home, while also promoting their health and safety.
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Grant allows community health clinic to expand
1/26/2018
Grant allows community health clinic to expand
Grant funding is making it possible for a free public health clinic run in partnership with a NeighborWorks America member in Paso Robles, California, to expand its hours and services.
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Oregon's NeighborWorks Umpqua debuts income tax-prep service
1/19/2018
Oregon's NeighborWorks Umpqua debuts income tax-prep service
With the support of another local nonprofit, a NeighborWorks member in southern Oregon started a free tax-preparation service, in part to help raise community awareness of tax credits available to low- and moderate-income families.
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