NHSSF is one of the awardees of the Dismantling Energy Inequity in Communities of Color (DEICC) initiative by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC)
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NHSSF is one of the awardees of the Dismantling Energy Inequity in Communities of Color (DEICC) initiative by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC)

Earlier this year, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida was selected as a member of the Dismantling Energy Inequity in Communities of Color (DEICC) initiative by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC). The Institute for Sustainable Communities’ (ISC) Dismantling Energy Inequity in Communities of Color (DEICC) initiative is an 18-month program, funded by the Tides Foundation with resources from Wells Fargo, that will activate community resilience and dismantle energy insecurity in 10 communities of color across the United States through the development of solar community resilience hubs.

The grant received will support the development of two community-serving resilience bubs in South Florida to augment existing support and services to our customers in the surrounding neighborhoods. These Resilience Hubs aim to increase social, health and economic outcomes and enhance the quality of life for some of South Florida’s most vulnerable residents and communities.

Community resilience hubs are equitably-designed community centers that support community residents by coordinating communications, providing social and educational programs, distributing resources, and reducing carbon pollution. While a resilience hub can take many shapes, most hubs are solar-powered with energy storage provided by battery backups, thereby producing less greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional buildings.

The clean energy component ensures that hubs can be used as temporary shelters during climate disasters such as flooding and power outages and can serve as cooling centers in summer and heat shelters in the winter, particularly in communities impacted by energy-inefficient housing. Hubs exist at the intersection of climate change mitigation, social and racial equity, community resilience, and emergency management, particularly in divested communities seeking self-actualization.

As part of this initiative, NHSSF seeks to engage and empower community-based organizations, South Florida residents, local historically Black colleges and universities in South Florida, as well as local government and other key stakeholders to create community-driven climate mitigation solutions, including resilience hubs.

Do you want to learn about the NHSSF-DEICC resilience hubs initiative? Do you want to partner with us in supporting our neighborhoods with community-driven climate mitigation solutions?

Email us or call!

Natasha Campbell
Energy Consultant at NHSSF
hbcucleanenergycoalition@gmail.com

Juan Carlos Gordillo
Marketing & Communications Coordinator at NHSSF
juang@nhssf.org
786-237-2122

 

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Open House at NHSSF. March 30, 2023
45th Anniversary • News

Come to our Open House on March 30 – In celebration of NHSSF’s 45th Anniversary

This year, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida is celebrating 45 years of existence, serving residents across South Florida with achieving homebuying & homeownership services and products. A monumental milestone like this one, deserves a celebration to mark the occasion. To this end, we will host a series of events with the participation of the community and partner institutions and stakeholders looking forward to the NEXT 45 – Building Future Communities!

The first event launching NHSSF NEXT 45 – Building Future Communities will take place at the end of this month. On Thursday, March 30, from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we invite all South Florida residents looking to start their homebuying journey, in need of help to regain control of their personal finances, or in search of an affordable loan to buy their first home, to reserve a spot at our Open House event.

Once you reserve a time slot and step into our office on March 30, NHSSF staff will help you open your account on our client’s portal and complete your profile. This is the first step to register for our virtual classes or request a counseling session with our housing experts.

During our Open House we will showcase NHSSF’s current services and programs and, more importantly, share the exciting projects we are launching to positively impact the future well-being of our communities.

Finally, all those clients who reside in Miami- Dade who already started the home buying process with us and need help notarizing the Counseling Intake Package, can visit us on the Open House and our notaries in house will gladly provide the service for free. [Please remember to bring a valid ID with you to notarize the Counselling Package].

 

We are opening the doors of NHSSF for you, join us launching NHSSF Next 45 celebrations!

What: OPEN HOUSE – NHSSF Next 45 / Building Future Communities!

When: Thursday, March 30, from 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Where: At NHSSF headquarters, located at 300 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33128

Who:  

  • Potential homebuyers looking to start their journey with us!
  • Partners, stakeholders & NHSSF friends who want to know what we’ve prepared for NHSSF Next 45 celebrations!
  • Current clients who need help with notarizing their Miami Dade Counseling Package!

 

RESERVE A TIME SLOT NOW!

 

SEE YOU HERE!

NHSSF Next 45 - Building Future Communities
45th Anniversary

NHSSF Next 45 – Building Future Communities

It is said quickly but getting to celebrate 45 years of existence requires considerable resilience and a lot of work and sacrifices behind it. On the other hand, as it happens on an individual level, when you reach a certain age, although one is grateful for what rests in the past and contributed to forging the character that we show in the present, a more imminent and existential question rises on the horizon of our selves: how do we want to live the next 45 years that await us in the future?

In the same spirit, this is precisely the question about the future that drives the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida 45 Anniversary celebrations: How do we want to live out our next 45 years? And the answer came organically as a result of the work we’ve been doing in recent years (including, of course, the shock to our entire community fabric from the the 2020-2022 pandemic: The next 45 years, NHSSF wants to build the communities of the future!

 

[Kim’s quote on what it means the 45 years for NHSSF]

 

Over the last 4 decades, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) has collaborated with residents and stakeholders to forge a more equitable and income diverse landscape across South Florida’s Community Development and Affordable Housing markets. NHSSF is uniquely suited to helping residents survive and thrive in the face of everyday challenges. Through our Homeownership Education and Counseling, Lending, Housing Development and Community Building and Engagement lines of business, we are able to fill and remediate crucial gaps within the underserved landscape.

NHSSF is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency, a direct to consumer Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a certified Community Housing Development Organization for the City of Miami. And each year, our “one-stop-shop” of comprehensive services allows us to guide nearly 2,700 households down the path of financial literacy and stability, homeownership and generational wealth building.

This 2023 marks an especially significant celebration, as we commemorate NHSSF’s 45th Anniversary. In honor of this momentous occasion we will host several events to celebrate NHSSF Next 45 – Building Future Communities. The events range from an Open House to an Academic Lecture on Black Hip Hop Architecture.

 

[Board member’s quote on the goal to have various events]

 

We are inviting the South Florida community (business owners, nonprofits, government and community organizations) to join NHSSF NEXT 45 Anniversary and becoming sponsors. Additional information about what we plan for this year and how to sponsor the anniversary can be found here:

NHSSF NEXT 45 – BUILDING FUTURE COMMUNITIES

 

If you want to become a sponsor, please contact NHSSF at

 

Nicolle Murphy | Board Liaison and Programs Development Associate | nicollec@nhssf.org