Deborah White, Executive Director, Mid Central Community Action
 
Challenge: In Bloomington, Illinois, West Bloomington lags economically. After years of disinvestment, the area suffers from complications related to housing, education, unemployment, crime and overall neighborhood quality. 

 

Resident surveys carried out by NeighborWorks Pocatello in its Old Town neighborhood successfully strengthened the organization’s community engagement efforts and created an effective platform for marketing the neighborhood to new and prospective homeowners.

As a resident of the College Park neighborhood in Las Vegas for 54 years, RaeAnn Peterson with NHS of Southern Nevada didn’t stand around and wait for someone else to fix problems in her neighborhood.

Matthew Bowers speaks at the opening of Amistead Apartments.

Resident representation is a hallmark of the NeighborWorks approach to community development and affordable housing. The idea is that residents know their communities best, and that nonprofits serving the community should allow residents to play a key role in their strategic decision-making. NeighborWorks affiliates also concentrate on underserved populations, including U.S.

Young talent is needed to address community development challenges for the next generation. The West Virginia Housing Internship Program at CommunityWorks of West Virginia (CWWV) focuses on building that leadership pipeline.

As part of its commitment to help stabilize and revitalize the communities it serves, Community Housing Partners (CHP) hosted five residents from The Summit Apartments in Hopewell, VA, at NeighborWorks America’s October Community Leadership Institute in Louisville, KY.