At NHS of Southern Nevada, staff members and residents are breaking bread and spotlighting homeownership.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Oklahoma is hosting a tea with a focus on strategies for financial planning.
And in Massachusetts, Nuestra Communidad Development Corp. is hosting a Summer Fest and Resource Fair.
Welcome to NeighborWorks Weeks – this year, expanded to two full weeks of groundbreakings, block parties, painting parties, neighborhood celebrations, homebuyer education and more. Nearly 200 organizations are taking part this year, lifting up what it means to be part of the NeighborWorks network. And they’re lifting up the work they do, highlighting how local organizations and residents work together to create opportunity, strengthen neighborhoods and build a better future for all.
NeighborWorks Weeks takes place this year from May 23-June 7. The theme, “Creating Homes, Building America” (Creando Hogares, Construyendo América), underscores the importance of expanding housing access, strengthening communities and driving economic growth.
“NeighborWorks Weeks is a celebration of partnership and performance,” said Marietta Rodriguez, president & CEO of NeighborWorks® America. “Across the country, our network organizations are working side by side with residents to expand housing supply, preserve affordability and strengthen financial stability. When we align local leadership with national resources, we create homes and we build a stronger America.”
How?
In fiscal year 2025, the NeighborWorks network:
- Created 17,600 homeowners, with more than 90% of those buyers purchasing their first home at a time when the national share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to 21%.
- Provided 216,800 rental homes, the largest number in the network’s history.
- Constructed, acquired or preserved 11,500 rental homes.
- Repaired 66,900 homes.
- Counseled or educated 102,900 customers on housing and financial capability.
- Created and supported 48,700 jobs in communities nationwide.
For every dollar Congress appropriated to NeighborWorks America in fiscal year 2025, the network leveraged that investment 74 times, spurring additional public and private sector funding.
“We are grateful for the trust Congress places in NeighborWorks America,” Rodriguez said. “We take our stewardship of federal resources seriously, and our results demonstrate what is possible when local expertise and national support are aligned.”
“NeighborWorks Weeks shines a light on something NeighborWorks® Boise has believed for 44 years: Neighbors take care of neighbors,” said NeighborWorks Boise CEO Bud Compher. “What began here in Boise with our very first Paint The Town™ has grown into a lasting tradition of community care. Paint The Town™ is our local expression of the nationwide NeighborWorks Weeks campaign, led by NeighborWorks America, where communities across the country come together to serve.”
In Boise, that spirit has resulted in more than 3,400 homes painted by volunteers over the years—each one a tangible reminder that the community is stronger when people show up for one another. “This is the heart of who we are and why this work continues to matter,” Compher said.
Throughout NeighborWorks Weeks, network organizations will host volunteer events, home repair initiatives, educational workshops and community celebrations that reflect the strength of local leadership and resident engagement.
“Our network is the heart and soul of NeighborWorks America,” said Kathryn Watts, NeighborWorks’ senior vice president of Field Operations. “NeighborWorks Weeks provides the opportunity to come together and show the strength of the network through the work being done every day in communities across the country to provide economic opportunity, stability and the ability to have a place to call home.”
NeighborWorks Weeks traces its origins to 1983, when Congress established Neighborhood Housing Week to recognize the work of community-based housing organizations. Today, the observance continues to spotlight the leadership of the NeighborWorks network and its commitment to expanding housing opportunity nationwide.
Watch for more NeighborWorks Weeks coverage in the weeks ahead!
