Peg Malloy, Executive Director, Portland Housing Center

Challenge: In 2010, the Portland Housing Center saw a 50 percent drop in the proportion of African Americans using our homebuying services compared to other demographics. We needed to find a way to bridge the gap with that group.

Dawn O'Neill, a single mother living in a Wyoming Housing Network (WHN) affordable housing property, wanted to give her two daughters a permanent home of their own.

Kara Hay, President & CEO
Dana Ward, Loan Officer, MainStream Finance

Challenge: Habitit for Humanity of Waldo County, Maine, wanted to help a low-income couple obtain safe, stable housing, but local banks couldn’t offer an affordable option.

Lou Tisler, Executive Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland

Jenna Johnson, Marketing & Development Director, Origin SC
Kristin Bastian, Financial Education Manager, Origin SC

Debe Mahoney, Executive Director, NeighborWorks Alaska

Challenge: Alaska's native cultures span tens of thousands of years with a rich history of subsistence and affinity for community. However, the state's economy is changing, and both urban and rural areas are reassessing their models for economic and community sustainability.

Albert Epps has been a client of NeighborWorks network member Origin SC since 1998. He was one of the first 200 clients to participate in its Representative Payee Program that offers financial management assistance to individuals whose physical or mental illness restricts their ability to manage their own money.

Matthew Manning, HomeOwnership Center Director, AHEAD, Inc.