Working In Neighborhoods empowers people to make informed choices for themselves and their neighborhoods through community building, home ownership, and economic learning. During 2013, WIN staff and volunteers, working with our community partners, carried out that mission in a variety of ways. Here are some highlights of accomplishments during our 35th Anniversary Year.
Economic Learning
- Provided energy education to nearly 600 families
- Conducted financial literacy workshops for 60 clients
- Provided Ohio Benefits Bank Assistance to 63 clients
Community Building
- Trained new neighborhood leaders and provided additional training for established leaders
- Worked with the South Cumminsville Community Council and trained a core of leaders
- Worked with the South Cumminsville Action Team to recruit 184 people to work on the Beekman Street Corridor Project
Homeownership
- Conducted homebuyer classes for 160 clients
- Provided individual counseling to 85 people to prepare them for homeownership
- Conducted a Homebuyers Club for 22 clients
- Through WIN’s housing counseling and the Save the Dream Ohio program, saved 340 homes from foreclosure
- Started construction on 4 new units and sold 6 completed units to first-time homebuyers
- Over 400 volunteers provided nearly 2,000 hours of service for WIN’s programs