Members of Catalyst Miami, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida and Miami Worker's Center pose for a photo with representatives of JP Morgan Chase and Mayor Cava

JPMorgan Chase Commits $5 million to Unlock Economic Opportunities for Black and Latina Women in Miami’s Care Economy

Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, Miami Workers Center and Catalyst Miami will work together to empower domestic workers and build worker-led business models

 

MIAMI, February 9, 2022—JPMorgan Chase today announced Miami is one of six cities receiving a $5 million philanthropic investment to advance economic opportunities for Black and Latina women. Three women-led organizations, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF), Miami Workers Center and Catalyst Miami, will partner to build worker cooperatives. The worker cooperatives - businesses that are owned and run by the people who work there- will provide good jobs and workplace conditions, as well as wealth-building opportunities for Black and Latina women in Miami-Dade county.

Over the course of the three-year commitment, the collaborative will help launch at least six worker cooperatives with 150 members each. Through these cooperatives, the collaborative partners will build the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of domestic workers, increase pathways toward stable and high-quality employment and promote “fair care” standards among consumers.

“Our vibrant and resilient workforce is Miami-Dade’s greatest strength. But the growth of our economy has not always been as inclusive as it should be,” said Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor. “With this commitment, we have the opportunity to empower Black and Hispanic women working in the care economy to take control of their careers and businesses and help them thrive financially."

The pandemic disproportionately impacted women of color and their participation in the work force.[1]  Moreover, women and people of color experience wage theft and exploitative working conditions at higher rates and are more likely to work low-wage jobs.[2] According to a study recently completed by Miami Workers Center, 84% of Black domestic workers in South Florida lost their jobs due to the pandemic.[3] With support from JPMorgan Chase, the collaborative will equip Black and Latina women in South Florida’s care economy with the tools to launch and develop worker cooperatives. The care economy includes professions in childcare, home health, cleaning and related fields.

Through this commitment, the organizations will:

  • Provide financial capability training and technical assistance to support care economy workers in growing, formalizing and expanding their businesses;
  • Offer asset-building and investment opportunities, including term loans, lines of credit, and grants at different stages to help members build assets and credits through NHSSF’s CDFI platform; and
  • Engage Black and Latina care economy workers to support public policy for reformed county-level human rights ordinances that extend anti-discrimination and anti-harassment protections to domestic workers

[1] [1] https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Feb-Jobs-Day-v2.pdf

[2] https://www.epi.org/press/new-report-finds-that-more-than-3-billion-in-stolen-wages-was-recovered-for-workers-between-2017-and-2020/

[3] https://ips-dc.org/black-immigrant-domestic-workers-covid-19/

 

“We know local communities have the best insights and expertise on their unique needs and are best poised to develop solutions to address them. Our role is boosting those local leaders,” said Demetrios Marantis, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility at JPMorgan Chase & Co. "In Miami-Dade, our collaboration with NHSSF, Miami Workers Center and Catalyst Miami will focus on the challenges faced by Black and Latina domestic workers, and ultimately, strengthen the collective community and local economy.”

This commitment is part of JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion, five-year commitment to advance racial equity and it’s also an extension of a $500 million initiative that JPMorgan Chase announced in 2018 to invest in solutions to drive equitable through community-based strategies.

”To nurture an inclusive economy, NHSSF and our partners Catalyst Miami and Miami Workers Center bring a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to connecting low-wealth employee owners to capital. Funding for that is crucial to empowering Black and Latina women that largely make-up and propel Miami’s Care Economy. NHSSF is honored to be a part of this innovative and much needed approach to supporting small, women-led businesses,” said Kimberly T. Henderson, President and CEO of Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida.

This is the second time that a Miami collaborative has been selected. In 2019, JPMorgan Chase awarded $3 million to an initiative led by The Miami Foundation to connect workers and small businesses with technical support, as part of the broader Resilient305 initiative. Leveraging the learnings from the Greater Miami Workforce Asset Mapping (GMWAM) report, The Miami Foundation created LaborMiami.org, a one-stop workforce and small business resource database. To date, 27 partners have joined to share data and support portal outreach. The Miami-Dade County Office of Diversity and Inclusion has formalized a partnership LaborMiami.org and is leveraging the database to drive business recovery.

 

About JPMorgan Chase’s $500 million commitment to drive growth

In 2018, JPMorgan Chase created a $500 million five-year initiative that combines the firm’s lending capital, philanthropic capital and expertise to support innovative solutions to challenges that have limited equitable and inclusive economic growth. The program includes large scale commitments where deeper investments are needed to drive inclusive growth, as well as a challenge to source innovative cross-sector solutions for U.S. cities. What started as the Advancing Cities Challenge launched in September 2018 has since attracted more than 600 proposals over three cycles; in 2021, we received more than 200 applications from nearly 80 communities across 34 states.

Media contacts:

Allison Reed
Allison.reed@jpmchase.com

Juan Carlos Gordillo
juang@nhssf.org


JPMorgan Chase anuncia $5 millones para generar oportunidades económicas para mujeres afroamericanas y latinas en la economía doméstica de Miami

Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, Miami Workers Center y Catalyst Miami trabajarán juntos para empoderar a las trabajadoras domésticas y construir modelos de negocio dirigidos por las trabajadoras

 

MIAMI, 9 de febrero de 2022—JPMorgan Chase anunció hoy que Miami es una de las seis ciudades para recibir una inversión filantrópica de 5 millones de dólares para avanzar oportunidades económicas para las mujeres afroamericanas y latinas. Tres organizaciones dirigidas por mujeres, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF), Miami Workers Center y Catalyst Miami, trabajarán juntas para crear cooperativas de trabajadoras. Las cooperativas de trabajadoras —empresas que están dirigidas por las personas que trabajan allí— proporcionarán buenos trabajos y condiciones laborales, así como oportunidades para el desarrollo de riqueza para las mujeres afroamericanas y latinas en el condado de Miami-Dade.

Durante los tres años que durará el programa, estas organizaciones ayudarán a lanzar al menos seis cooperativas de trabajadoras con 150 miembros cada una. Mediante estas cooperativas, las participantes desarrollarán habilidades emprendedoras y de liderazgo, aumentarán  oportunidades de acceder empleos estables y de alta calidad y promoverán los estándares de “cuidado justo” entre los consumidores.

“Nuestra fuerza de trabajo vibrante y resiliente es la mayor fortaleza de Miami-Dade. Pero el crecimiento de nuestra economía no siempre ha sido tan inclusiva como debería ser”, dijo Daniella Levine Cava, la alcaldesa del Condado de Miami-Dade. “Con este programa tenemos la oportunidad de empoderar a mujeres afroamericanas e hispanas que trabajan en la economía doméstica para que tomen el control de sus carreras y negocios y de ayudarlas a prosperar económicamente”.

La pandemia afectó de forma desproporcionada a las mujeres afroamericanas y latinas y a su participación en la fuerza laboral.[1]   Además, están expuestas a situaciones de  pago injusto,  a condiciones de trabajo no dignas, y es más probable que obtengan trabajos con bajo salario.[2]  Según un estudio realizado recientemente por el Miami Workers Center, el 84 % de las trabajadoras domésticos afroamericanas del sur de Florida perdieron su trabajo debido a la pandemia.[3]  Con el apoyo de JPMorgan Chase, las organizaciones  que liderarán el programa equiparán a las mujeres afroamericanas y latinas de la economía doméstica del sur de Florida con las herramientas para lanzar y desarrollar cooperativas de trabajadores. La economía doméstica incluye profesiones en el cuidado de niños, la salud domiciliaria, la limpieza y campos relacionados.

Con este programa, las organizaciones:

  • Proporcionarán educación financiera y asistencia técnica para apoyar a las trabajadoras de la economía doméstica en el crecimiento, la formalización y la expansión de sus negocios;
  • Ofrecerán oportunidades de acumulación de activos e inversión, incluidos préstamos a plazo, líneas de crédito y subvenciones para ayudar a los miembros a construir activos a través de la plataforma de crédito de NHSSF; e
  • Involucrarán a las trabajadoras afroamericanas y latinas de la economía doméstica en el apoyo de políticas públicas para reformar las ordenanzas de derechos humanos a nivel del condado que extiendan las protecciones antidiscriminación y contra el acoso a los trabajadores domésticos

[1] https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Feb-Jobs-Day-v2.pdf

[2] https://www.epi.org/press/new-report-finds-that-more-than-3-billion-in-stolen-wages-was-recovered-for-workers-between-2017-and-2020/

[3] https://ips-dc.org/black-immigrant-domestic-workers-covid-19/

 

“Sabemos que las comunidades locales conocen sus necesidades únicas y están mejor preparadas para desarrollar las soluciones que las aborden. Nuestro papel es impulsar a esos líderes locales,” dijo Demetrios Marantis, Director Global de Responsabilidad Corporativa, JPMorgan Chase & Co. "En Miami-Dade, nuestra colaboración con NHSSF, Miami Workers Center y Catalyst Miami se centrará en los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las trabajadoras domésticas afroamericanas y latinas y, en última instancia, fortalecerán la comunidad colectiva y la economía local".

Este programa forma parte del compromiso de cinco años y $30 billones de dólares que JPMorgan Chase realizó  para avanzar la equidad racial, y también hace parte de la extensión de una iniciativa de $500 millones de dólares que JPMorgan Chase anunció en 2018 para invertir en soluciones para impulsar la equidad a través de estrategias comunitarias.

“Para fomentar una economía inclusiva, NHSSF y nuestros socios Catalyst Miami y Miami Workers Center aportan un enfoque multidisciplinar y holístico para conectar a trabajadores de bajos ingresos con el capital que necesitan. La financiación para ello es crucial para empoderar a las mujeres afroamericanas y latinas que en gran medida forman e impulsan la economía doméstica de Miami. NHSSF se enorgullece de formar parte de este enfoque innovador y muy necesario para apoyar a pequeñas empresas dirigidas por mujeres”, dijo Kimberly T. Henderson, Presidente y Directora Ejecutiva de Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida.

Esta es la segunda vez que se selecciona un proyecto en Miami. En 2019, JPMorgan Chase otorgó $3 millones de dólares a una iniciativa dirigida por The Miami Foundation para conectar a los trabajadores y pequeñas empresas con soporte técnico, como parte de la iniciativa Resilient305. Aprovechando las lecciones del informe de Greater Miami Workforce Asset Mapping (GMWAM), The Miami Foundation creó LaborMiami.org, una base de datos integral de recursos de trabajo y de pequeñas empresas. Hasta la fecha, 27 socios se han unido para compartir datos y dar soporte al portal. La Oficina de Diversidad e Inclusión del Condado de Miami-Dade ha formalizado una alianza con LaborMiami.org y está aprovechando la base de datos para impulsar la recuperación de los pequeños negocios.

 

Acerca del compromiso de JPMorgan Chase de $500 millones de dólares para impulsar el crecimiento

En 2018, JPMorgan Chase creó una iniciativa de cinco años de $500 millones de dólares que combina el capital de préstamo del banco, el capital filantrópico y su experticia apoyando soluciones innovadoras a retos que han limitado el crecimiento económico equitativo e inclusivo. El programa incluye compromisos a gran escala en ciudades en las que se necesitan inversiones más profundas para impulsar el crecimiento inclusivo, así como una competencia  para obtener soluciones multisectoriales innovadoras  en diferentes  ciudades de Estados Unidos. Lo que comenzó como el AdvancingCities Challenge lanzado en septiembre de 2018 ha atraído desde entonces más de 600 propuestas a lo largo de tres ciclos; en 2021, recibimos más de 200 solicitudes de más de 80 comunidades en 34 estados.

 

Contactos:

Allison Reed
Allison.reed@jpmchase.com

Juan Carlos Gordillo
juang@nhssf.org

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Why refinancing may be a fantastic opportunity for you!

Refinance With NHSSF

What is refinancing?

Refinancing replaces your existing mortgage loan with a new loan that may allow you to change your mortgage's terms and/or interest rate, or draw out cash from the equity in your home. Refinancing gives you the opportunity to bring down your mortgage payments whenever it’s possible.

Refinancing is a lot like applying for a mortgage. But, some steps do not have to be carried out, such as the inspection of the property. In some cases, there is no need to do a new appraisal or even get a home insurance policy.

 

Why refinancing might be a fantastic opportunity for you?

Advantages of Refinancing:

  • Reduction of the monthly payment of your home mortgage (PITI).
  • Reduction in interest rate.
  • Change from a variable or fluctuating rate to a fixed rate.
    You can have a permanent rate so you always know what you will pay.
  • Pay off your home faster. Change the mortgage loan term: from 30 years to 25, 20, or 15 years.
  • Refinancing to withdraw money based on the value and current debt of the property (equity).
    You can acquire the funds to consolidate debts, make home improvements, pay medical-educational expenses or invest in a business.

Disadvantages of Refinancing:

  • If you refinance to a 30-year loan term again, you will pay more interest overall.
  • You will have to pay a part of the closing costs.

 

Refinancing - Factors to think about

If you are considering the option of refinancing your home mortgage with us, you should take into consideration the following:

  • How old is my current mortgage?
  • Will I be penalized if I refinance?
  • How long will I stay in this house? (if you like the house, it's worth the process; otherwise, there is a future risk)
  • If the net value of the home is less 80% or less of the loan amount (LTV-loan to value) then you might avoid having to pay mortgage insurance
  • What credit score do I have to acquire the best rate on the market today?
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Refinancing 101

Refinancing is a win-win scenario when you can take advantage of the financial benefits such as a reduction in the monthly payments, a decrease in the interest rate, a reduction in the monthly terms of the loan, or acquiring money for any personal needs or to make improvements on the home.

 

Do you need more information and want to speak with a Refinance Expert?
Fill out the simple form below and Alcides Vargas, our refinance expert, will get back to you in less than 24 hours.

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Alcides Vargas
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Office: 786-237-2123 | Mobile: 786-848-1181
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NMLS ID 1415837
NHSSF NMLS ID 291479

 

Refinancia Con NHSSF

¿Qué es el refinanciamiento?

El refinanciamiento sustituye tu préstamo hipotecario actual con un nuevo préstamo que puede permitirte cambiar las condiciones de tu hipoteca y la tasa de interés, o sacar dinero del capital acumulado (equity) de tu vivienda. El refinanciamiento te brinda la oportunidad de reducir los pagos de tu hipoteca siempre que sea posible.

Refinanciar es muy parecido a solicitar una hipoteca. Pero no es necesario realizar algunos de los pasos, como la inspección de la propiedad. En algunos casos, no es necesario hacer una nueva valuación o tan siquiera obtener una póliza de seguro de vivienda.

 

Por qué el refinanciamiento puede ser una oportunidad fantástica para ti

Ventajas del refinanciamiento:

  • Reducción del pago mensual de la hipoteca de tu vivienda (PITI, las siglas en inglés equivalentes a "capital, interés, impuestos y seguro").
  • Reducción de la tasa de interés.
  • Cambio de una tasa variable o fluctuante a una tasa fija.
    Puedes tener una tasa permanente para saber siempre lo que vas a pagar.
  • Pagar tu casa más rápidamente. Cambia el término del préstamo hipotecario de 30 años a 25, 20 o 15 años.
  • Refinanciar para sacar dinero en función del valor y la deuda actual de la vivienda (capital acumulado).
    Puedes obtener los fondos para consolidar deudas, hacer mejoras en la vivienda, pagar gastos médicos o educativos, o invertir en un negocio.

Desventajas del refinanciamiento:

  • Si vuelves a refinanciar a un plazo de 30 años, pagarás más intereses en general.
  • Tendrás que pagar una parte de los costos de cierre.

 

Refinanciamiento - Factores a tener en cuenta

Si estás considerando la opción de refinanciar la hipoteca de tu casa con nosotros, debes tener en cuenta lo siguiente:

  • ¿Cuántos años tiene mi hipoteca actual?
  • ¿Me penalizarán si refinancio?
  • ¿Cuánto tiempo voy a permanecer en esta casa? (Si te gusta la casa, vale la pena el proceso; de lo contrario, existe un riesgo futuro).
  • Si el valor neto de la vivienda es inferior al 80% o menos del monto del préstamo (LTV, las siglas en inglés equivalentes a "relación préstamo a valor"), entonces pudieras evitar tener que pagar el seguro hipotecario.
  • ¿Qué puntaje de crédito debo tener para obtener la mejor tasa de interés en el mercado actual?
Quieres pagar mas pronto tu hipoteca?

Refinanciamiento 101

El refinanciamiento es un escenario en el que todos se benefician cuando puedes aprovechar los beneficios financieros, como una reducción en los pagos mensuales, una disminución de la tasa de interés, una reducción de los plazos mensuales del préstamo, o la obtención de dinero para cualquier necesidad personal o para realizar mejoras en la vivienda.

 

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Alcides Vargas
Oficial Senior Originador de Préstamos Hipotecarios de NHSSF
Oficina: 786-237-2123 | Móvil: 786-848-1181
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NMLS ID 1415837
NHSSF NMLS ID 291479

 


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When help arrives at the right time

Over the last two years, we had an “NHSSF Emergency Relief Program for Housing Stabilization” in place thanks to the support from the Community Foundation of Broward. We were preparing the closing report when we received a call for help. Ms. Aguilar fell behind on her mortgage payments and sought financial assistance. After the due application process, in a couple of days, we responded to her request and sent her way the rest of the funding to stabilize her dire housing situation. Here is her dramatic story that we share with you to raise awareness of the efficacy of these programs aimed to help those in need.

 

“On December 2, 2020, I had a fire in my apartment due to an air fryer explosion. Everyone in the building was taken out without suffering any damage. Only my apartment was affected, mainly the kitchen that was totally destroyed, with the fridge and stove melted and cabinets totally damaged. At the time, I tried to find help from various government agencies without any success.

Since I don’t have any insurance coverage for the apartment’s interior, my place as of today remains uninhabitable due to a lack of financial resources to repair it. And with the impossibility of having the apartment repaired, I’m living at a friend’s house, where I am also contributing to the monthly expenses. Since I live under a limited disability salary due to my present health condition, I could not continue sending the monthly payment towards my mortgage. So, after many months of being unable to pay it, it was sent to foreclosure.

That’s when I started crying out to God for resources because I couldn’t take any risk of losing the only roof I had lived on.

I started looking for other government websites that help with mortgages when I came across the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida’s website.

I had the divine blessing of being assisted by Mr. Gordillo. With extreme kindness and compassion, he wrote down my information and promised to speak to the person responsible for the department that helps with mortgages problems. According to the information provided, the program had already been closed down, but to his understanding, maybe there was a small balance left.

On the following Monday, to my surprise, Mr. Gordillo called me, instructing me to reach out Ms. Granja. With all her dedication and willingness to help me, she collected all my information and approved the resource that I needed for my late mortgage payments, saving my only home from going to foreclosure. Hallelujah!!

Today, thanks to the Almighty Father and NHSSF, I have my mortgage on time. And with the part-time job that He had provided me right after this miracle event, I will be able to keep the payments on time and hopefully soon, be able to fix it and move back to my little place.

I am very grateful to everyone who contributed to making this miracle happen in my life. May God continue to bless the lives of each one of you and raise more and more resources to help people in extreme need, as it was in my case.”

B.Aguilar

 

The Emergency Relief for Housing Stabilization program started on March 1st, 2021. With renewed funding from the Community Foundation of Broward, this second push of the rental and mortgage assistance program started right after the pandemic, we’ve been able to help over 90 Broward residents in total, providing them with additional housing counseling to ensure that they can remain in their current housing.

The following Fund has provided support for this grant at the Community Foundation of Broward:

Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Fund.