While NeighborWorks America officially got its start 45 years ago, the first big NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) wasn't held until 1987, with the goal of offering affordable housing and community development staff a concentrated way to learn more about the things they knew — and the things they didn't. NeighborWorks' classes helped staff hone their skills and do more. So many people — 79,000 both inside the NeighborWorks network and out of it — have attended NTIs and stand-alone courses since NeighborWorks started keeping track in 2003.

While NeighborWorks America officially got its start 45 years ago, the first big NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) wasn't held until 1987, with the goal of offering affordable housing and community development staff a concentrated way to learn more about the things they knew — and the things they didn't. NeighborWorks' classes helped staff hone their skills and do more. So many people — 79,000 both inside the NeighborWorks network and out of it — have attended NTIs and stand-alone courses since NeighborWorks started keeping track in 2003.

At Military Warriors Support Foundation, the mission is to provide support services to gold star families and military veterans who were wounded in combat. A big part of that support is homeownership, and the organization has awarded more than 900 mortgage-free homes to veterans across the country, many of which were donated out of foreclosure.

Since 2017, with generous support from the Kresge Foundation, NeighborWorks America has strategically invested in creative community development within its network of nearly 250 nonprofits. 

When Sean Spear interviewed to join Community HousingWorks (CHW), he told the board of directors that his priority was to foster an inclusive organization that better represents the communities and residents it serves. Based in San Diego, CHW has 45 development communities throughout California and is now expanding to the Houston area.  
 

Houston resident Alex Zelaya wanted to purchase a home and stop paying rent. But with rising real estate prices, he wasn't sure what he would be able to afford. He began working with a real estate agent, who told him about the NeighborhoodLIFT program, a collaboration between NeighborWorks America and Wells Fargo that provides down payment assistance and homebuyer education to qualified homebuyers.

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

With expanded child tax credits providing additional dollars for qualifying families, NeighborWorks network organizations doing tax preparation are working to get the word to as many families as they can. Staff and volunteers want to ensure eligible clients receive that money, along with the earned income tax credit, a tax break for low- to moderate-income earners, says Kori Hattemer, director of Prosper Programs for Foundation Communities.