Approximately 170 NeighborWorks organizations hosted 340 events nationwide during National NeighborWorks Week, which was held from June 6-13, 2009. NeighborWorks Plants!, this year’s thematic event, attracted 100 NeighborWorks organizations to beautify their neighborhoods with trees, flowers and shrubs. By the end of the week, thousands of people from across the country had donated their time and labor to help make their communities better places to live, work and play. See pictures and stories of the volunteers at work.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
National NeighborWorks Week Engages Thousands in Volunteer Community Service
Approximately 170 NeighborWorks organizations hosted 340 events nationwide during National NeighborWorks Week, which was held from June 6-13, 2009. NeighborWorks Plants!, this year’s thematic event, attracted 100 NeighborWorks organizations to beautify their neighborhoods with trees, flowers and shrubs. By the end of the week, thousands of people from across the country had donated their time and labor to help make their communities better places to live, work and play. See pictures and stories of the volunteers at work.
Friday, June 12, 2009
New Fact Sheet Available in Four Languages
Did you know:NeighborWorks America's tips on How to Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams are now available in four languages: Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and English.
To download the fact sheet, visit NeighborWorks America's web site (http://www.nw.org/) or click on the following links to download NeighborWorks' tips in the available languages.
How to Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams:
Thursday, June 11, 2009
RUPCO Celebrates Five Years of Success
On Monday, June 8, Rural Ulster Preservation Company (RUPCO), a NeighborWorks organization based in Kingston, N.Y., marked their fifth anniversary and a myriad of accomplishments.
From co-founding a collaboration that has provided foreclosure prevention education to 1,300 New York residents to helping 33 homebuyers become first-time homeowners in 2008, RUPCO has so much to celebrate.
Watch the story from MidHudsonNews.com and learn more about this inspiring organization.
Congratulations to RUPCO on five years of success!
From co-founding a collaboration that has provided foreclosure prevention education to 1,300 New York residents to helping 33 homebuyers become first-time homeowners in 2008, RUPCO has so much to celebrate.
Watch the story from MidHudsonNews.com and learn more about this inspiring organization.
Congratulations to RUPCO on five years of success!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Podcast: Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Home for the First Time?
Housing Industry Funding Opportunities
A new page on nw.org features funding opportunities, arising from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Stimulus Bill). On the page you will find current ARRA and other federal funding opportunities that you may be able to tap as you develop your housing projects and programs. See funding opportunities.
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