Stories

Some Las Vegas neighborhoods lack after-school programs that help youth learn. To expand, Nevada HAND worked with a local Boys and Girls Club to bring on-site after-school care and education to its housing communities. 

Challenged with some of the the highest rates of foreclosures in the country, New Jersey Community Capital launched a home preservation program to assist families in need.

The surge of urban renewal in the Roxbury neighborhood means many residents were threatened with displacement. Nuestra responded with plans for Bartlett Place, a “creative village” with affordable rentals.

The surge of urban renewal in the Roxbury neighborhood means many residents were threatened with displacement. Nuestra responded with plans for Bartlett Place, a “creative village” with affordable rentals.

Returning citizens face few affordable housing options, making it difficult for them to secure employment, get their lives back on track and become valuable members of the community. The Primavera Foundation set out to change that. 

Following Hurricane Katrina, neighborhoods in New Orleans were targeted for one of the largest urban renewal projects in U.S. history. This opportunity for revitalization could only succeed by bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders.

Housing units around Hillsboro’s Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon have been mostly luxury homes priced out of reach for working class residents. REACH set out to secure an affordable housing in the area for its clients.

Fresh Express is run by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to deliver fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as nonperishable items, to individuals who are food-insecure.

Following the 2008 housing crisis, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. set out to address problems associated with the homeless population in San Francisco, one of the most expensive housing market in the country. 

The smallest city in Massachusetts also is the state's second-most densely populated, with a high poverty rate. TND partnered with the city government to revitailze the downtown with a particular focus on crime.