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Collaboration, Coalitions, Connections

In an interview, Heather Hood - Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for Northern California - spoke about ways she is working to build coalitions and foster collaboration to advance affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
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Uniting Voices Across Tribal Communities

Close to 300 people gathered in Boise for the National Tribal Housing Ecosystem Summit. The event, the first of its kind, brought together Tribal, government, finance, and community leaders from across the country to inspire new ideas, partnerships, and investment opportunities to support Tribal housing development, homeownership, and economic and workforce development.

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‘Making Things Happen’ in Ohio

As Enterprise’s Ohio market leader for nearly three years, Ayonna Blue Donald oversees coalitions and partnerships aimed at repairing homes in Cleveland, addressing homelessness, and creating housing and economic opportunity for Ohioans across the state.

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A Path to Independence: Shirley Sherrod on Racial Justice and the Value of Land

Civil rights leader Shirley Sherrod and her late husband Charles devoted their lives to advancing voting rights, solidarity, and wealth building through land ownership. But for a new generation of housing leaders like Devin Culbertson of Grounded Solutions Network, a Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge winner, their story is much more than a history lesson. It’s an urgent call to action.
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A Place to Breathe in Harlem

Homeward Central Harlem, which opened its doors in late 2023, is the nonprofit Homeward NYC’s third supportive housing development tailored to LGBTQ+ young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The compact and modern nine-story building, sandwiched between two larger apartment buildings on a quiet street, includes 50 studio apartments as well as common gathering spaces with brightly colored furniture and accent walls. Staff provide services ranging from mental health counseling to job search training. Homeward Central Harlem also offers something less tangible: A place to recover, breathe, and chart a fresh start.