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.  
 

A cohort of a dozen NeighborWorks network organizations is assessing the benefits of community health workers. Since September of 2021, the organizations have learned from one another, all while innovating and exploring the way community health workers fit in with their community and their goals. 

A cohort of a dozen NeighborWorks network organizations is assessing the benefits of community health workers. Since September of 2021, the organizations have learned from one another, all while innovating and exploring the way community health workers fit in with their community and their goals. 

America's veterans have given their service to the country, and across the nation, NeighborWorks network organizations are working to ensure they have a safe place to call home. In the last fiscal year, 145 NeighborWorks network organizations created or preserved at least one home where the client was a veteran or active duty service member. Ninety-two network organizations reported set-aside units for veterans or active duty service members in their rental portfolio in the last quarter of the year.

For decades, the Mission District in San Francisco has been a hub for working-class Latino immigrants. As immigrants from other places arrived, too, the district maintained its Latino centricity  with a supportive, vibrant ecosystem. Then, gentrification, arm in arm with the tech industry, began to change the neighborhood – both the people who could afford to live there and the businesses they frequented.
 

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.

Chinatown's alleyways in San Francisco are a link to its history and Chinatown CDC's youth participants knows this. They've provided tours and connected to that rich history for decades. "It started in 2001 as a neighborhood advocacy project," shares Veronica Seng, community organizer. "The alleyways in this neighborhood were not very clean or safe. The kids graded the alleyways and brought it to the city's attention."