Housing

February 3-5, 2011 - Charlotte, NC

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NeighborWorks America is a member-based organization with 237 members working in more than 2,700 urban, suburban, and rural communities.  Members consist of nonprofit community-based organizations that focus on community revitalization and production of affordable housing for lower-income people. Nationally, the organization has two agendas that focus on or are related to aging adults.  These programs involve civic engagement and housing.  With regard to civic engagement, the group holds a conference called Community Leadership Institute Seminar in a new location each year.   This conference, or seminar, has many different talking points, one of which is titled Growing in Grace and Wisdom: Tapping the Strength of Seniors in Your Community.   This workshop explores ways to work with seniors and how to benefit from their talents and skills while helping them learn how to age in place.

An organization that works with the existing cultural and historical strengths of Rocky Mount to revitalize the community’s economic health.

Paducah, KY

A planning strategy that brought local artists back into a declining neighborhood, changing the face of an entire city.