History

2010
NHSSF partnered with Fannie Mae to open the first Fannie Mae Mortgage Help Center in the nation.

With the success of the Homeownership Realty office, they opened a separate location from NHSSF.

NHSSF was named as the lead consortium member of the Miami-Dade NSP Consortium applying to HUD for $89 Million in NSP2 funds and was awarded the full amount. This was the largest NSP2 award in Florida and the sixth largest nationally.

NHSSF and NeighborWorks® America worked together to create a pilot program to market Brownsville as a neighborhood of “choice.”

NHSSF was one of the first agencies to be approved by the Florida Housing Finance to serve as a liaison for consumers to apply for “Hardest Hit” funds.

Production Stats: 98 total new homebuyers. Counseled 1068 households facing foreclosure and produced 198 successful Foreclosure Avoidance Outcomes. 6 housing units developed.

Production Stats: 334 total new home buyers, 518 Successful Foreclosure Avoidance Outcomes.

2008
Established NHSSF Home Ownership Preservation line of business to assist families with staying in their homes.

NHSSF created Homeownership Realty LLC in FY2008.  As Florida-licensed real estate brokerage, NHSSF will be able to fully serve its market by offering real estate sales services.

New Office Space in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties and a new name took effect in 2008. NHSSF purchased office sites that were centrally located at 300 NW 12th Avenue in Miami and at 2800 W. Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.

A new name to reflect our expansion also emerged: Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida.

Conducted homebuyer orientation in 3 languages for 534 households, counseled 870 families, provided 653 with homebuyer education, and facilitated 49 NHSSF originated loans, for a $27,676,084 value of purchased homes.

We conducted foreclosure mitigation for 853, with 64 successful resolutions.

2007
In late FY2007, NHSSF Housing Development LLC was created with David Harder of Adanac Development and Construction Services, Inc.

Homebuyer’s Club for Women was launched in Brownsville.

Helped 216 families purchase homes worth $39,808,311,

Production Stats: Conducted homebuyer orientation in 3 languages for 1,076 families, counseled 870 families, provided 775 families with homebuyer education, facilitated $9,751,940 in loans, issued $456,210 in second mortgage loans.

NHSSF built organizational capacity to address the anticipated foreclosure crisis in the region. Since 2007, NHSSF has assisted more than 2200 families facing foreclosure.

2006
NHS furthered its outreach by offering services through NANAY community Development Corporation.

NHSSF entered into partnership with BAME CDC.

NHSSF and ADANAC merged forces to create NHSSF Housing Development LLC. Four new homes in West Little River have been built and sold.

NHSSF obtained HOC designation from Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, NRC’s most prestigious designation.

NHSSF held its first annual Paint Day in Brownsville and began to take success measures surveys.
Production Stats: Helped 157 families purchase homes, conducted homebuyer orientation for 1,043 families, provided 678 families with homebuyer education training and counseled 930 families.

2005
NHSSF obtained HOC designation from Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, NRC’s most prestigious designation.

A $1,000,000 line of credit was approved with HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

NHSSF began working in the Brownsville neighborhood and with some of its surrounding areas on a targeted revitalization effort.

NHSSF received a Community Development Champion Award from LISC for a Homeownership Education Partnership with Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc.

2004
Received NeighborWorks® Home Ownership Center designation.
NHSSF joined into a staff sharing partnership with Little Haiti Housing Association (LHHA) in 2004 where LHHA staff members were contracted and supervised by our Director of Homeownership Training in their homebuyer education and counseling services in Creole.

Production Stats: Provided 561 families with pre- and post-purchase counseling, provided 367 families with homeownership education classes, and assisted 76 families become first-time homeowners.

2003
Received certification from the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI); revolving loan portfolio of $2.5 million.

NHSSF became a certified Full-Cycle Lender with NeighborWorks® America.

Production Stats: Provided 450 families with pre- and post-purchase counseling, provided homeownership training for 225 families, and assisted 45 families become first-time homeowners.

2002
NHSSF became a licensed mortgage lender in the state of Florida; directly invested $6,829,424 into the community by leveraging other lenders’ funds.

2001
Arden Shank joined NHSSF as President and CEO.
Weekly seminars and monthly 8-hour home buying educational classes were delivered to over 500 families.

2000
Became an official member of the NeighborWorks® Campaign for Home Ownership.
A major fundraising campaign was inaugurated, with matching funds from NeighborWorks® America.

1998
Services were expanded to all of Miami-Dade County.

1997
Completed 13 units in the Infill Housing Development program.
NHSSF conducted the first onsite Homebuyer Education Workshop. Eight lenders signed up to participate and support this initiative.
Approval came for 80 Home Rehabilitation/ Replacement loans, totaling $1,042,765 in North Central Dade.

1996
NHSSF established a micro-business lending program in affiliation with Working Capital Florida that produced $18K in start-up loans ranging from $500 to $1,000 for 45 small and home-based businesses.

1994
Became a Chartered NeighborWorks® Organization affiliate of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; certified as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO); expanded geographic area to include all of Miami-Dade County.

1992
Completed nine units in the Infill Housing Development program.

A joint venture with Centro Campesino Farm worker Center was established to provide Special Hurricane Initiative Project (SHIP) loan funds for South Dade residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.

NeighborWorks® America and Allstate Insurance Company funded NHSSF $445K to create a pilot revolving loan fund to provide low-interest home rehabilitation, and purchase financing to South Dade residents. An office in South Dade was opened to manage the residential home project.

1990
Operation Youth Empowerment Solutions (OYES) was created to work with high-risk males. A Community Organizing Initiative (COI) was established as part of its community building initiative.

1983
West Little River Gardens was developed and 25 new homes were built. NHSSF became the first non-profit project to receive Dade County Surtax funding.

1981
Designated a community development corporation (CDC) to manage state loans received following “civil disturbances,” expending its service to all of North Central Dade County.

1980
A petition was sponsored to establish a special taxing district for sewers.

1979
“Block Clubs” and “Super Clubs” were formed to promote home maintenance and deter crime.

1978
Organized by residents, lenders, and county government representatives of the West Little River neighborhood of Miami-Dade County as a 501 (c)(3) community revitalization organization, and as part of a national network founded by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, a public corporation chartered by Congress.