Stories

When students were not able to get to school on time, ONE Neighborhood Builders partnered with YMCA of Greater Providence and the William D'Abate Elementary School to start a walk-to-school program.

When Native American students had to endure a long walk for basic student services, NeighborWorks member Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corp. helped shorten the trek.

Created in 2015, Story Time evolved from another educational program Good oversaw called Family Time, which is geared toward preschool-aged children and school readiness.

In 1989, Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford (MHAGH) embarked on what would become a 30-year commitment to restoring a neighborhood named for the frogs that inhabited the banks of the Park River.

CAP Tulsa uses a two-generation approach to address intergenerational poverty.

NeighborWorks Umpqua addressed two issues that faced the Umpqua community, helping commercial builders and residents who need low-cost home repair.

Boulder's decades-old Open Space preservation ordinance and subsequent planning regulations have created a beautiful and well-planned city, but one with little land available for development or growth. As a result, working families are effectively priced out of this real estate market.

Both homeowners and renters can face financial challenges. For renters on limited incomes, a history of bad credit or evictions can limit options, and high-interest debt can limit housing budgets. Homeowners may struggle with mortgage payments and other expenses. Is there a solution to address the issues on both sides?

NeighborWorks Salt Lake developed the Westside Leadership Institute to cultivate and develop leadership in target neighborhoods and engage their diverse residents.

Many homes in the oldest neighborhoods in Lincoln, Nebraska were converted to poorly maintained apartments. Some residents wanted to preserve the old homes and crumbling neighborhoods, but building an effective coalition to effect change in the highly diverse community, where 90 percent of the properties were rentals proved daunting.