Miami-Dade County Homeowner & Homebuyer Expo to Help Residents Achieve Homeownership

NHSSF announces the Virtual Homeowner & Homebuyer Expo – Housing the Future Together! In partnership with the Miami-Dade County department of Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD), this consumer-oriented housing expo will offer Miami-Dade County residents a wide range of informational workshops and a vendor exhibit under two learning tracks; a Future Homebuyer track that will provide valuable resources to help put prospective homebuyers on the right path and a Current Homeowner track that will give existing homeowners the tools they need to uphold their investment. The virtual event, created to promote economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 9:15AM to 5PM EST. Registration is free and open to the public.

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New loan program to help residents create more resilient, energy efficient homes

September is National Preparedness Month, a time to prepare for disasters or emergencies that could happen at any time. Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) is spending the month putting the finishing touches on a new loan program that will help families prepare their properties for emergencies, says Juan Carlos Gordillo, marketing and communications manager for the NeighborWorks network organization. The focus will be on creating more resilient and energy-efficient homes. Hurricane Ida, which recently brought a deluge of rain to the Gulf Coast, highlights the need for that resiliency.

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Americorps and CDFI Fund Launch Economic Mobility Corps (President's Message)

Today, the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund, a division of the United States Treasury announced its awardees to participate in a new initiative between the CDFI and AmeriCorps an agency known for making “service to others” part of our national culture. NHSSF is honored to be among just three organizations selected from a nationwide grant process selected to deploy 10 AmeriCorps members in localities facing gentrification pressures, affordable housing shortages, poverty, financial services and food deserts among other pressing social and economic challenges.

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Americorps and CDFI Fund Launch Economic Mobility Corps (Press Release)

AmeriCorps and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today (8/11/21) three Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) were awarded more than $2.5 million through the inaugural round of the AmeriCorps CDFI Economic Mobility Corps (EMC) program. NHSSF is one of the CDFI among the awardees!

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Volunteers of America National Services Selected Development Partner for New Affordable Senior Housing Site in Little Havana

Volunteers of America National Services was selected by Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) to partner on a senior affordable residential housing project to be known as Freedom Pointe in Miami, Florida.

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For over 40 years Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) has worked to strengthen communities in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties by:

Empowering individuals

Creating affordable housing opportunities

Revitalizing neighborhoods in South Florida

Our Mission

To collaborate with residents and other stakeholders to stabilize neighborhoods and develop sustainable housing.

We commit to:

Increasing the availability of affordable, for-sale and rental housing.
 Bringing strategies to assist residents to navigate a complex and competitive housing market.
 Educating residents to become informed consumers in their housing choices.
 Offering a range of responsible mortgage products and Financial Wellness programs to put area residents on the path to property.
 Building aesthetically pleasing housing with interiors designed for the way we live today.
 Offering housing that is sensitive to the needs of protecting our environment while offering energy saving measures.
 Resident-driven revitalized neighborhoods where residents, businesses and local government choose to invest their time, money and energy.
 A holistic approach to affordable housing and community development that connects housing to other important systems such as transportation, health, food security, and the arts.

List of Services

 Covid Foreclosure Prevention webinars
Managing Personal Finances webinars
One on One Counseling for Homeowners
One on One Counseling for Renters
8 Hour Homebuyer Certification Workshop
PHCD Housing Counseling and Financial Fitness Counseling
Financial Capability Coaching
Construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing
Homebuyer Loans
Residential Refinance Loans
Referral and Linkages to Covid Relief