Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) is proud to recognize the John R. Jurgensen Company as a 2025 Hall of Fame Honoree at The Homes That Hope Built: Building Futures celebration on Thursday, October 30, at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati. John R. Jurgensen Co. has a history of investing in South Cumminsville. In 2014, the company donated the materials
Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) proudly welcomes Misha Houston to its Board of Directors. As Sales Vice President at RE/MAX Preferred Group, Misha brings over two decades of real estate experience and a deep commitment to helping families build intergenerational wealth through homeownership. "I highly respect the important work that WIN does for our community," Misha
In March, WIN elected three new members to its Board of Trustees: Rev. Saundra Davis, Lizzie Miller, and Sierra Mercer. Each will serve a three-year term, bringing valuable expertise and passion to WIN's mission of empowering individuals through homeownership, economic learning, and community building. Rev. Saundra Davis A legacy homeowner in South Cumminsville for 38 years,
Crane presented Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) Executive Director S. Barbara Busch with a $5,000 check on July 18, 2024 in support of WIN's monthly Drive-Thru Produce Pop-Up. The long-standing partnership between the two organizations began in 2006 when Steve Kirk, a WIN volunteer and Crane employee, made the introduction. Since then, the company has donated
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
“I just show up, that’s half the job,” said long-time Working In Neighborhoods board leader Ellen Frankenberg, Ph.D. In reality, Frankenberg does far more than show up. A tireless connector, Frankenberg, a retired family psychologist, has held numerous leadership roles in her more than 40-year volunteer career, serving as board chair, vice chair, and chairing
A demolition project on campus that was on WIN’s wish list for over a decade is now complete thanks to a generous Sharonville company. In February 2024, the John R. Jurgensen Company generously donated the labor and equipment to level a century-old structure on WIN’s campus. Built in 1910, for former church served as the
Brenda Busch, SC a former Catholic school principal and a key member of WIN's family, started volunteering at WIN during the housing crisis caused by the “Great Recession”. After helping thousands of families during her 13 years at WIN, she is retiring from her volunteer housing intake post. Busch supported WIN’s
