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Community Loan Center: Small dollar loan program

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Nick Mitchell-Bennett, Executive Director and Jeremy Stremler, Resource Development and Strategic Planning, Community Development Corp. of Brownsville

For youth who attend this program, ‘money rocks’

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Youth crowd around to learn about finances at Money Rocks.

According to one study, nearly three-quarters of parents to feel “reluctant” to discuss financial topics with their ch

Financial capability programs make 'cents' for renters

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Financial security is critical for both the residents served by NeighborWorks America network member Community Housing Partners (CHP) and the greater area. Thus, the nonprofit organization focuses its resident-services program on the financial capability of its multifamily residents — access to financial education, coaching and the products necessary to act on what they learn.

Read more about Help American workers start saving with myRA

Important update: The U.S. Department of the Treasury decided in July 2017 to phase out the myRA program, and the program is no longer accepting new enrollments. Savings in existing accounts remain safely invested.

Many people know it's important to save for retirement, but haven’t found an easy way to get started.

Read more about Joining hands across sectors: developing community potential together

Within NeighborWorks and among professionals who look to us for training and support, the debate rages about the extent to which we should be defined as “housers.” After all, providing housing that is affordable to those with lower incomes was NeighborWorks’ founding “reason to be,” and is the basis of continued funding by the U.S. Congress.

Read more about Living on $2 a day: the role of nonprofits

Reading “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” both reinforces the critical service provided by NeighborWorks’ network and serves as a stark reminder of how much more is needed.

Indiana woman finally finds her way ‘home’

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Lori Rassi is almost home. A long-time resident of the Chamberlain, Indiana, neighborhood, she’s excited to finally, officially put down roots. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that those roots will be in a new, energy-efficient house built by LaCasa.