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."

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

Housing and community developers came together this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Los Angeles.

The work of NeighborWorks America started with visionary leaders who set out to pave a new path forward against redlining, disinvestment, and marginalization of people and communities. Those leaders were driven to build organizations in partnership with residents to strengthen their neighborhoods. Their legacy is NeighborWorks America and their values – equity, inclusion, integrity, and service – remain at the core of the organization. 

The work of NeighborWorks America started with visionary leaders who set out to pave a new path forward against redlining, disinvestment, and marginalization of people and communities. Those leaders were driven to build organizations in partnership with residents to strengthen their neighborhoods. Their legacy is NeighborWorks America and their values – equity, inclusion, integrity, and service – remain at the core of the organization. 

The work of NeighborWorks America started with visionary leaders who set out to pave a new path forward against redlining, disinvestment, and marginalization of people and communities.

The work of NeighborWorks America started with visionary leaders who set out to pave a new path forward against redlining, disinvestment, and marginalization of people and communities.

NeighborWorks America has its foundation in resident leadership, the idea that those living and working in a community know best how to make their community stronger – and how to lead others in the effort. Each year, NeighborWorks honors some of those leaders with the Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership while also bringing attention to the work of resident leaders everywhere.