Release date: 10/21/2021
In the face of a mounting housing affordability crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 leading affordable housing organizations today urged the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to substantially improve their Duty to Serve proposals before the regulator approves them.Contact:
Will Jason
415-475-9554
Release date: 8/26/2021
As National Preparedness Month approaches, NeighborWorks America urges homeowners and renters to apply some essential tips to prepare for potential emergencies and natural disasters.Contact:
NeighborWorks America Media
202-760-4097
[email protected]
The Tableau Fellows, a cohort chosen from among NeighborWorks America's network organizations, work to tell new stories about their nonprofits through the information they collect, with the help of mentors, using Tableau, which helps organi
In the laundry room of White River Estates in Hesperia, Michigan, the colors are in the baskets that sit on top of the washing machines. They're also on the wall, thanks to a new mural project meant to bring people together. The project, painted by local artist Renae Wallace, draws on in the rural community's river and surroundings.
One valuable tip for counselors to share with clients opting for a disaster-related mortgage forbearance? Keep a careful log of the people you talk to, say Jen Harris and Patty Brown, trainers for "Foreclosure Intervention Services During Disaster Recovery," a course hosted during the NeighborWorks Virtual Training Institute (Aug. 17-21).
When the new residents came to Manchester, New Hampshire – from Nepal, from Somalia, from Sudan, from Bhutan – they wanted to farm, growing food that would allow them to be self-sufficient in their new home. Some of them lived in apartments, with no gardening space. The Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) found them that space. And since 2011, farmers have grown and sold crops through Fresh Start Farms.