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SOURCE: NeigborWorks America
The community development field began with the rehabilitation of existing housing. One leading example can be seen in the story of Dorothy Richardson. In the 1960s, Richardson and a small group of her neighbors in Pittsburgh's Central North Side, banded together in a fight to save their ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
Sponsored by NeighborWorks America and the National Housing Institute/Shelterforce
SOURCE: YourAlaskaLink.com, 9/28/11
NeighborWorks Anchorage opened its NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center after 14 years of assisting Alaskans with homeownership services. This one-stop shop will help residents learn more about becoming homeowners — providing education about purchasing a home as well as maintenance and ...
SOURCE: The Pueblo Chieftain (chieftain.com), 9/18/11
Volunteers numbering 540 and organized by NeighborWorks Pueblo, Colorado’s, Operation Paintbrush helped spruce up 30 houses in one day. Volunteers, residents and organization staff note how improving one house leads to improvements in nearby homes, enhancing the whole neighborhood. Each ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
SOURCE: Idaho State Journal, 7/31/11
NeighborWorks organization Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services has just redeveloped vacant lots into two affordable homes. Boulders deposited by the Lake Bonneville Flood were dug up -- and some were used to enhance the landscapes of these new homes. The projects are a joint effort between ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
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SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
Here is an overview of the 2011 State of the Nation’s Housing report, which was recently released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and shares demographic, economic and social trends that are affecting the housing industry. For those who don’t have time ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
One of the most important strategies for stabilizing and revitalizing rural communities like Slayton, Minnesota, is developing broad partnerships. This case study highlights the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership (SWMHP), a multiservice nonprofit and NeighborWorks organization working to ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
Using a holistic approach to promote revitalization in high-poverty areas is a priority for the Primavera Foundation in Tucson, Arizona — and requires that groups come together for a common cause. A holistic approach must involve broad partnerships as well as integrated stabilization ...
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