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Lesley Krone, Community Engagement Consultant, NeighborWorks Boise
Lesley Krone, Community Engagement Consultant, NeighborWorks Boise
Unlikely partners, collective impact
David Adame, President and CEO, Chicanos Por La Causa
Health and housing: A vital collaboration
Gloria Ortiz-Fisher, Executive Director, Westside Housing Organization
Building entrepreneurs feeds community revitalization
By Endya Watson, communications and outreach fellow
In NeighborWorks America’s new, five-year strategic plan (2017-2021), one of the most significant transitions in our direction is our recognition that many members of our network are increasingly broadening and deepening their cross-sector collaborations. We want to support them in advancing this new paradigm to create more opportunities for low-income people and communities.
Redefining a neighborhood through place-based initiatives
Kerry P. Quaglia, Executive Director, Home HeadQuarters
Housing managers help contain community infections
Puerto Rico has confirmed more than 34,000 persons infected with Zika, a virus spread via mosquito bites, since it was first detected on the island in November 2015. Although the number of new cases now has dropped to a little more than 200 per week from the peak of 2,000 in August, the risk of transmission continues.
The difficult road to 'communities of opportunity'
Stuart J. Mitchell, President/CEO PathStone Corporation
Senior citizens get fit while chair sitting
When deciding whether to exercise, many people think a long jog or an intense weight-lifting session is required. But for the residents of Trinity House and St. Peter apartments in Columbia, Pennsylvania, exercise as simple movement while sitting down is effective. The apartments are operated by Housing Development Corp. MidAtlantic.
New-business support program in rural Maine helps jump start local-food hub
Business owners Sarah Morneault and Lindsey Levesque, co-owners of Tiller & Rye, are passionate about increasing the demand for local food. They believe in offering high-quality products and building relationship with the producers, farmers and craftsmen who make them.
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