April 2012

Newsletter Archive

In this month’s newsletter, we feature content developed by several of our partners, including a video series produced by Citi Community Development highlighting community development strategies in action, a report from Enterprise Community Partners detailing how states plan to spend their National Mortgage Settlement funds, and a guest post describing how the NeighborhoodLIFT initiative will contribute to community stabilization efforts.

We look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming NeighborWorks Training Institute in New Orleans, where the Stable Communities Initative will host a free workshop on “Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program” on Tuesday May 8, 2012. Click here for the complete event details. Please join us for an interactive discussion with NSP grantees about their successes and challenges in advancing comprehensive community stabilization.

Citi Community Development Video Series

Citi Community Development has produced three videos illustrating different stages of community development in action across the country, including NeighborWorks organization Beyond Housing’s 24:1 Initiative. 24:1 is an innovative comprehensive community development initiative focused on 24 inner-ring suburban communities in St. Louis County, Missouri.

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How States Are Spending the National Mortgage Settlement

Enterprise Community Partners has released a new report detailing states' plans for spending their share of the National Mortgage Settlement. As detailed in the report, 49 states and the District of Columbia will receive $2.5 billion as a part of this state-federal initiative that settles claims against the nation's five largest loan services. While plans are still being finalized, Enterprise found that 26 states are using substantially all of the funds for housing and foreclosure-related activity.

Read the Report >

Down-Payment Programs Critical for Neighborhood Stabilization

In a guest blog post, Marietta Rodriguez, Deputy Director of National Homeownership Programs and Lending at NeighborWorks America, explains how the NeighborhoodLIFT initiative is supporting community stabilization efforts. NeighborhoodLIFT is an alliance between NeighborWorks America, Wells Fargo and Company, and local members of the NeighborWorks network. As Marietta writes, by offering down payment assistance and homebuyer education services, NeighborhoodLIFT can help new homeowners move into neighborhoods that were hardest hit by foreclosures.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

NeighborWorks Training Institute in New Orleans
New Orleans
May 7, 2012

Building Resilient Cities: Reinventing Older Communities
Philadelphia (Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing)
May 9, 2012

2012 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference: "Remaking America for the 21st Century"
Hyatt Regency, New Orleans
June 20, 2012

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