Rural Neighborhood: Avoids Hurricane Irma's wrath and responds to resident needs

 
Seventy-two hours prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irma — then a Category 4 storm that had carved a destructive path through numerous Caribbean islands — staff members at Rural Neighborhoods Inc. (RNI) worked to shutter nearly 1,000 rental homes on Florida's west and east coasts and urged residents to evacuate.


 


Success in community development often is dependent on one word: comprehensive. When tackling an entrenched or systemic challenge, one approach applied one time simply isn’t enough. That’s why when NeighborWorks member Mutual Housing California decided to “bridge the green divide”—allowing lower-income residents to benefit from the state’s leadership in energy-efficient (and thus cost-saving) technologies—it knew it would have to employ multiple tactics.

A safe place to call home: Successful housing strategies for former inmates


Peggy Hutchison, CEO, Primavera Foundation

Challenge: Every year, approximately 650,000 men and women are released from prisons across the nation. These former inmates face few affordable housing options, making it difficult for them to secure employment, get their lives back on track and become valuable members of the community.


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