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officer chuck wehrwein chief operating officer products counselormax organizational assessment services success measures training financial capability financial coaching operating income us 312 437 291 fy 2015 slogan neighborworks america creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes improve their lives and strengthen their communities . website 1 the neighborhood reinvestment corporation doing business as neighborworks america is a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that supports community development in the united states and puerto rico . the organization provides grants and technical assistance to more than 240 community development organizations . neighborworks america provides training for housing and community development professionals through its national training institutes . 1 since 2007 neighborworks america has administered the congressionally created national foreclosure mitigation counseling program . 2 the neighborworks network comprises more than 240 community development organizations working in urban suburban and rural communities across the country . the neighborhood reinvestment board of directors consists of the assistant secretary of housing and urban development a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system a member of the chief counsel office of the comptroller of the currency the director of the office of thrift supervision and a member of the board of the national credit union administration . the chairman of the board is the comptroller of the currency mr. thomas curry . 3 contents 1 history 2 community leaders 3 leaders in neighborworks history 4 see also 5 notes 6 external links history edit early origins of the nonprofit neighborworks america are traced to 1968 when dorothy mae richardson a central north side resident of pittsburgh started a campaign for better housing in her neighborhood . 4 5 6 7 dorothy mae richardson worked with city bankers and government officials to convince 16 financial institutions to give out conventional loans in the community . 8 her legacy was an organization named the neighborhood housing services nhs of pittsburgh . 9 eventually neighborhood housing services of pittsburgh became the national model for community based housing initiatives throughout the country . 10 11 12 in 1970 the federal home loan bank board became involved with neighborhood housing services nhs of pittsburgh and started expanding the program by training savings and loan officers for urban areas nationally . 13 in 1978 congress chartered neighborhood reinvestment corporation with a mission to recreate neighborhood housing services of pittsburgh s housing program throughout the nation s cities . 14 in 1984 the first neighborhood housing week 15 now called neighborworks week was congressionally established . president ronald reagan proclaimed a national observance . during the 1980s the ad council worked with neighborhood reinvestment corporation and created neighborworks . neighborhood reinvestment corporation began doing business as neighborworks america in 2005 . 16 in 2007 congress selected neighborworks america to administer the national foreclosure mitigation counseling program . in a continuing effort to assist in recovery from the housing crisis in 2009 neighborworks launched the loan modification scam alert campaign and stable communities initiative . in june 2011 the u.s. department of housing and urban development in partnership with neighborworks america launched the emergency homeowners loan program to assist homeowners across the country at risk of foreclosure . 17 there are now more than 240 neighborworks organizations operating in urban suburban and rural communities in all 50 states the district of columbia and puerto rico . in the past five years neighborworks organizations have generated more than 19.5 billion in reinvestment in these communities . neighborworks america has become a leading trainer of community development financial capability and affordable housing professionals . neighborworks america has helped more than 1.7 million homeowners through our congressionally funded national foreclosure mitigation counseling program . 17 community leaders edit in honor of its namesake neighborworks america nationally offers the dorothy richardson award for resident leadership . 18 dorothy richardson continued to live in pittsburgh pennsylvania as an active community member and supervisor of the pittsburgh housing clinic until her death on april 28 1991 at allegheny general hospital . she lived to 68 . she graduated from allegheny high in 1940 . leaders in neighborworks history edit bill whiteside first executive director of neighborhood reinvestment corporation from 1978 to 1990 george knight executive director from 1990 to 2000 inducted into the affordable housing hall of fame 19 ellen lazar executive director from 2000 to 2003 kenneth wade ceo from 2004 to 2011 eileen fitzgerald ceo from 2011 to 2014 see also edit title 24 of the code of federal regulations notes edit http www.neighborworks.org training services training professional development http www.neighborworks.org homes finances foreclosure foreclosure counseling % 28nfmc % 29 http www.neighborworks.org about us leadership board members thomas j curry roger stuart february 1967 . our housing crisis cash carries the ball in war . article . the pittsburgh press . retrieved 20 december 2012 . rightsgroup in blast at rosenbloom . article . november 1967 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . 2 blacks added to housing authority board . article . november 1968 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . housing group reelects officers . article . october 1974 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . squires gregory 1992 . redlining to reinvestment conflicts in urban and regional development . temple university press . p. 288 . isbn 0877229856 . 2 advocates of better housing are outlived by efforts . article . june 1991 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . dorothy richardson . article . june 1991 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . city woman s volunteer work honored with national award . article . november 1997 . retrieved 20 december 2012 . james erickson david 2009 . the housing policy revolution networks and neighborhoods . the urban institute press . p. 260 . isbn 0877667608 . philadelphia city planning commission report . retrieved 21 december 2012 . fdic law regulations related acts . retrieved 21 december 2012 . gerhard peters and john t. woolley . national neighborhood housing services week . retrieved 20 december 2012 . neighborhood reinvestment corporation . a b http www.neighborworks.org about us what we do history dorothy richardson award for resident leadership . retrieved 20 december 2012 . five who shaped the industry . affordable housing finance . retrieved 29 august 2011 . external links edit official website neighborhood reinvestment corporation in the federal register v t e contemporary social welfare programs in the united states transfer payments temporary assistance for needy families social security supplemental security income social security disability insurance unemployment insurance public housing section 8 housing office of public and indian housing food supplemental nutrition assistance program wic child and adult care food program nutrition assistance for puerto rico school meal programs in the united states school breakfast program farmers market nutrition program summer food service program special milk program nutrition assistance grants reduced price meal food distribution program on indian reservations education head start program federal supplemental educational opportunity grant grants & subsidies community development block grant child care and development block grant home investment partnerships program housing trust fund mutual self help housing neighborworks america urban partnership bank hope vi government national mortgage association fha insured loan hud neighborhood 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