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| NeighborWorks
Network to Assist in Post-Hurricane Rebuilding With a
$1 Million Contribution From The Home Depot |
| Neighborhood
Reinvestment is distributing funds to NeighborWorks organizations
to assist with the rebuilding effort following the recent
string of hurricanes and severe storms in the South. The
Home Depot committed $1 million to NeighborWorks organizations
involved in the recovery effort. In addition, Neighborhood
Reinvestment is providing more than $300,000 in financial
assistance, as well as technical support. View
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New 'Winning
Strategies' Database on nw.org Features More Than 250
Best Practices in the NeighborWorks Network
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Winning Strategies in the NeighborWorks Network is
a new searchable database on nw.org. It describes and
records the innovative approaches that NeighborWorks organizations
use in revitalizing neighborhoods and serving families,
while offering community development practitioners the
opportunity to replicate this work in the field. Visit
Winning Strategies. |
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| Lawrence
Community Works Wins Historic Preservation Award |
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Lawrence Community
Works, a NeighborWorks member, won the National Trust
/HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation
at a recent award's ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky.
The organization's innovative $3.3 million Reviviendo
project combined green building technology and affordable
housing with historic preservation to transform three
abandoned, historic houses and a vacant parking lot
into 17 units of affordable, high-quality housing for
Lawrence families. Read press
release. Information is also available on Lawrence
Community Works' Web site.
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| USA
Today: 'Suburbs Grass Isn't Always Greener' |
| Suburban
poverty is the focus of an article in USA Today. NeighborWorks
member Pasadena NHS is mentioned as an organization helping
struggling suburban families become homeowners. View
article. |
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| Shelterforce
Article on Section 8 to Homeownership |
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recent Shelterforce article analyzes HUD's Sec
8 to Homeownership effort including the voucher NeighborWorks
program administered by Neighborhood Reinvestment. NeighborWorks
member NHS of Toledo's program is featured. View
article. |
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| Community
Strategies represents the shared experience of the NeighborWorks
network and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation in various topics
of community development and affordable housing. |
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| The
NeighborWorks Training
Institute is dedicated to providing the highest quality training
for community development practitioners. Learn about the latest
classes and symposia on leading-edge topics. |
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| Neighborhood
Reinvestment, working closely with members of the NeighborWorks
network and partners, produces a wide-variety of publications. Most
are free and others cost a nominal fee to order. For a complete
listing and order forms, go to NeighborWorks Publications. |
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| Find lists
and charts on Neighborhood Reinvestment and the NeighborWorks
network organizations. |
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| Illinois,
Colorado Nonprofits Join NeighborWorks Network |
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Mid Central Community
Action (MCCA), located in Bloomington, Illinois, has joined
the 230-member NeighborWorks network. This is not only an
important event for MCCA, which will gain additional capacity
through its NeighborWorks affiliation, but also for State
Farm Insurance. Headquartered in Bloomington, State Farm has
been a long-time supporter of MCCA, the NeighborWorks network,
and the NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance. View
article.
Neighbor to Neighbor
(N2N), a Fort Collins, Colorado, nonprofit, is another new
NeighborWorks member. Founded and incorporated in 1970 by
a resident activist, today N2N has grown to 20 employees and
serves two counties that have seen rapid residential growth.
In addition to comprehensive housing counseling, with which
it began, the organization now administers all grants for
the homeless in the region, owns and manages transitional
and multi-family rental properties and is notably embedded
in and supported by its community. View
article.
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Community Development Corporation of Long Island Receives Second
Million Dollar Line of Credit From Fannie Mae |
A new line of credit from Fannie Mae is making homeownership
possible for Long Island residents receiving services from CDC
of Long Island. The NeighborWorks organization's Home Buyer
Fund is capitalized by Fannie Mae’s line of credit and
a $1.4 million grant from Neighborhood Reinvestment. This fund
provides second mortgages to the homebuyer, which is then repaid
by the families using their homeownership voucher. View
article.
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Interfaith Housing Alliance and
NHS of Asheville Featured in Fed Publication
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Interfaith Housing
Alliance, a new NeighborWorks member, is featured in Marketwise,
a community development magazine published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond. Interfaith, started by community
religious leaders in 1990, uses self-help housing and other
strategies to create affordable housing in Western Maryland.
Jim Upchurch, president of Interfaith, says the "real
heros" in the work are resident volunteers who build
their homes. “... In addition to their jobs, they work
30 hours a week whether it’s in the heat of summer or
the cold of winter."
In the same issue
of Marketwise, network member NHS of Asheville, North
Carolina, is commended for working with the city of Asheville
to turn around the Montford neighborhood. According to NHS
of Asheville’s executive director, Chris Slusher, “Montford
was drug-ridden, red-lined and no one wanted to be in it.”
During its 15 years in Montford, NHS rehabbed 14 homes that
would have been demolished, built 22 new single-family homes,
produced 11 new apartment units and developed a mixed-use
commercial/ residential project through low-income housing
tax credits and public/private
View
publication. [PDF]
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| House
and Senate Approve a Long-Term Continuing Resolution |
On September 29, the House of Representatives formally
introduced HJ RES 107, a continuing resolution which funds
all federally-appropriated programs (including Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation) from October 1 through November
20. This is an acknowledgement that the Congress will
not be able to complete its work on spending bills until
after the November elections, during a "lame-duck"
session.
House Appropriations Chairman C.W. Bill Young (FL) had
wanted to pass all 13 appropriations bills in an omnibus
measure prior to November 2. With this stopgap spending
measure, the Congress recesses earlier and representatives
return to their home districts to campaign.
Please contact Neighborhood Reinvestment's Office of Public
Policy and Legislative Affairs if you have questions or
concerns. mailto:mbutchko@nw.org
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Last Chance to Comment on CRA; October 20 Deadline |
The FDIC will accept comments for proposed changes to
the Community Reinvestment Act up until October 20. You
can view the proposed rule AND submit your comments on-line
simply at Submit
comments.
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| Nickelodeon
'Let’s Just Play' Grants, November 1 |
Nikelodeon
is offering up to 50 grants (from $5,000 - $10,000) to
create or expand physical play in schools and after-school
programs. Community organizations serving urban, rural
and suburban areas are eligible. A 1:1 match is required
at the $10,000 level. View application
information.
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| J.
Jill Compassion Fund, December 15 |
As a nationwide retailer of women’s clothing, J.
Jill Group, focuses its philanthropic efforts on issues
affecting disadvantaged women and children, including
affordable housing, emergency shelter, education, job
training, and transitional housing. Grants are for existing
housing and in the $250 to $15,000 range. View application
information.
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NeighborWorks Training Institute: December 13-17, New
Orleans |
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New Orleans is the site for the next NeighborWorks Training
Institute, to be held December 13-17, 2004. Featuring
expanded homeownership and community lending training
offered by the NeighborWorks Center for Homeownership
Education and Counseling (NCHEC), courses in Spanish and
an array of networking and idea-sharing opportunities,
New Orleans is one of the year's most popular NeighborWorks
Training Institutes venues. Register now! Registration
information. |
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| Unleash
the Power of Your Board! Rejuvenate and Realize Your Board's
Optimal Potential: NeighborWorks Training Institute Symposium,
December 16, New Orleans |
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special symposium on board development will take place
at the New Orleans NeighborWorks Training Institute on
December 16. This interactive event will provide the forum
for you to: . Take a fresh look at your board -- how you
work together and how to bring your board's work to the
next level of excellence . Hear from other board members
and governance experts about resources and methodology
that can work for you . Work with other participants to
explore and develop creative, innovative approaches that
make board work more fun, value-driven and effective .
Leave with ideas, skills, tools and techniques to unleash
the power of your board! Symposium
information |
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| Regional
Training Institute in Denver, February 2005 |
The
Rocky Mountain district’s Regional Training Institute
will be held February 7-11, 2005 in Denver, Colorado.
Featuring intensive core and specialized education in
all aspects of affordable housing and community development,
the Rocky Mountain RTI will offer a symposium and other
content related specifically to issues facing the region.
While the event focuses primarily on Rocky Mountain states
and Texas, courses in the Native American, homeownership
and community lending, and rural subject areas are open
to a national audience. View
information. Download information on Native
American community development training. [PDF]
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| Pew
Hispanic Center Report Cites Widening Wealth Gap for Blacks,
Hispanics |
| A
report issued today by the Pew Hispanic Center indicates
a widening gap in the net worth of whites compared to
black and Hispanic families. As reported in the Washington
Post, as of 2002, the median Hispanic household had
a net worth of $7,932 and the median black family had
$5,998. The median white family, by contrast, had more
than 10 times either amount -- $88,651. The report concludes
that minority families by and large do not benefit from
the passing down of assets to the next generation. Consequently,
they have far fewer assets to pay for such major expenses
as retirement and college tuition, despite strides in
narrowing the income gap. A press release and report are
available at the Web site of the Pew
Hispanic Center. |
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| Design
Advisor: Doors Make A Good First Impression |
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The Design
Advisor Web site illustrates how important front doors
are to the success of your affordable housing developments,
and how to design a great entry, with several attractive
examples. Thoughtfully designed front doors can go a
long way toward improving a street’s character
and giving your clients a prideful place in their community.
To learn more, visit www.designadvisor.org.
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| NeighborWorks
Bright Ideas Fall Issue |
Community
development activities in Jackson, Mississippi, and Hawaii
are featured in the latest bright ideas as well
as a special section on resident leadership. View
issue.
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| Moving
Youth from Risk to Opportunity: Essay and Database |
The
Kids Count project has published extensive resources on
on youth at risk.
See Resource
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