Working In Neighborhoods is collaborating with Hamilton County and community partners LISC Greater Cincinnati and Habitat for Humanity to implement the Lead Safe Ohio program. The initiative, rolled out by Hamilton County Commissioners on May 16, provides $5.3 million to help eligible homeowners living in houses constructed before 1978 in Hamilton County and the City
June is National Homeownership Month, a time for current homeowners to celebrate their investment and for those who want to own a home to begin planning. Homeownership offers a lot more than just a place to live. It provides financial stability, community development, and personal well-being. Unlike renting, where you never know when the rent
WIN’s youth program coordinator, Cozy Evans, is putting the finishing touches on plans for this year’s Bringing the World to Our Backyard 8-week summer camp that kicks off June 11. “Keeping kids engaged in learning is very important because they can lose up to 30% of what they learned during the school year over summer,”
On April 4th, the Beekman Community Market hosted an Entrepreneurship Enrichment Workshop with Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative (GCMI) in Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) Community Room. Representatives from GCMI taught a group of 10 about the entrepreneurial mindset, problem solving, and marketing a business. In 1998, Community Action Agency and United Way collaborated to create GCMI
“There’s not a day that goes by that I wonder, how did God give me everything I needed in this house? This to me is a miracle,” said 65-year-old Mark Stenson. In less than a year, Stenson changed his financial reality from “living disability check to disability check” to having financial stability. At 58, the
Thanks to your support, a lot was accomplished in 2023. We completed construction on and sold our 20th home in College Hill to a first-time homebuyer. New housing development opportunities are in the works, including a new rehab in South Cumminsville and WIN’s Near Net Zero Urban Village. Volunteers have been hard at work preparing
“I believe in WIN’s mission of providing people with the ability to own their own home, rebuilding neighborhoods, and creating community,” said Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) volunteer Steve Schulten. For more than twenty years, Schulten has helped set up WIN’s holiday parties. At first, it was a family volunteer activity. WIN board member Kathy Lutz
Identity theft is when someone uses your personal information to do things like open accounts, steal your tax refund, or file fake health insurance claims. There are simple steps that you can take to reduce the risk of it happening to you. Here are five tips from the Federal Trade Commission
The 5-room house built in 1922 is lit only by an overcast sky. Volunteers have emptied it of debris, except for 3 bags of concrete, a tripod, and a rake. The wall-to-wall carpeting has been removed, exposing its original solid wood floors. This marks the start of WIN’s next home rehab project that’s designed
The difference between the price of your home and what you pay over the life of your mortgage is substantial. Making additional principal-only payments on your mortgage can reduce your interest and help you pay your loan off sooner. There are different methods for making additional annual principal payments. For example:
