Network leaders representing 48 states and Puerto Rico gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the annual NeighborWorks Executive Symposium (NES). The two-day event, Reshaping Tomorrow: Investing in People & Transforming Communities, was a time for candid conversations and peer learning as the leaders talked about the most important issues facing their community development nonprofits.

For many aspiring homeowners, securing financing can be a challenge — especially for self-employed individuals navigating fluctuating income and strict lending requirements. Greg’s journey from small business owner to homeowner showcases how manufactured housing and access to flexible financial solutions can turn dreams into reality.

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Championing Homeownership: Dee Williams’s Commitment to Expanding Access in Maine 

In Tulare County in the Central San Joaquin valley, above the almond blooms and rows of orange trees, sits the Tule River Reservation. 

Nobody wins when the family feuds.

Let me tell you a story about a house. 

Not just any house — but the big house. The house where my cousins spent summers running barefoot through the yard, where Sunday dinners stretched late into the evening, filled with laughter and the smell of southern cooking and my great-aunt’s White Diamonds perfume. A house full of memories, history and love. 

And then, it became a legal battlefield.