Building and creating homes. That’s the foundation of the mission of NeighborWorks America and its network of excellence. And when we build homes, we also build America. 

“The NeighborWorks network continues to be one of the top builders of affordable rental and for-sale homes,” says Michael Butchko, vice president of Business Intelligence at NeighborWorks. “They are a critical part of this country’s infrastructure.” 

When Robert “Bobby” Calvillo, president and CEO of Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. (AHSTI), walks into work to share a middle-of-the-night brainstorm, his coworkers are ready to listen – and to follow-up. 

To meet the growing need for housing and services for lower-income seniors, NeighborWorks network organization Nevada HAND (Housing and Neighborhood Development) is developing its latest senior housing development, the Buffalo Cactus Senior Apartments, in Las Vegas. When it opens in mid-2025, this senior living community will provide 125 new affordable housing units for seniors with annual incomes between 30% and 60% of the area median income.

This week, NeighborWorks America welcomed more than 1,200 community development practitioners from across the country to the NeighborWorks Training Institute, the premier professional learning event for community development and affordable housing professionals in the country. The event was held in Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. 

The following is a transcript of Episode 5 of The Community Effect Podcast.

Listen here: https://thecommunityeffect-nw.podbean.com/e/episode-5-the-future-now-forecasting-strategies-for-community-building-and-affordable-housing-in-2025-and-beyond-part-1/

Last month, I had the chance to join NeighborWorks America staff and network members for the NeighborWorks Rural Revitalization Clinic in Millersburg, Kentucky. Hosted by Community Ventures Corporation (CVC), a NeighborWorks network organization with a mission to strengthen communities by helping people achieve their dreams of greater economic opportunity, the four-day event centered on comprehensive community development (CCD) — a strategy that focuses on people, places and systems to create lasting, community-driven change.

It’s a brand new year and NeighborWorks America is moving forward with plans and strategies for the months ahead, including a new, three-year strategic plan. Today, we hear from some of NeighborWorks America’s leaders as they look forward to what 2025 has in store.