Paint Your Heart Out: Giving a home and a life a lift
Diane Heslington, Housing Coordinator and Counselor, PROVO
In 2014, NeighborWorks America launched its Catalytic Grant Program to demonstrate that measurable results at the community level could be exponentially increased with comprehensive, cross-sector, resident-driven approaches to revitalizing places. Grants of $125,000-$500,000 each were awarded to 14 organizations across the country, and the funds were supplemented with technical assistance and peer networking. Eighteen months later the results were in: success.
Margarita de Escontrias, CEO, Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.
It's the job of Glenn Harris to look for policies and procedures that—often inadvertently—result in inequity among residents in cities and counties across the United States.