Quarterly Newsletter  

October - December 2017
Issue 4

THIS IS EMBARRASSING BUT...
..our newsletters may end up in your spam folder.

With support from the Connecticut Community Foundation , NHSW was able to subscribe to Bloomerang, a cloud-based Client Relationship Management (CRM) and marketing solutions system. The system assists NHSW in our development and marketing "behind the scenes" efforts.

How does this impact you? Simple. A new provider means, our emails will come from a new sender: Bloomerang. Your mailbox might mark this new "sender" as spam. We don't want to end up in your spam folder.

In an effort to remain connected with you and prevent Bloomerang emails from entering your spam folder, please add no-reply@bloomerang-mail.co to your email’s contact list or whitelist.

We don't want you to miss out on homebuyer classes information, newsletters, home maintenance tips, mortgage rates and more!
FALL / WINTER HOME MAINTENANCE
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Adams Street Redevelopment Project (Wtby.) - NHSW was notified by the Department of Housing (DOH) that all decisions for the Affordable Homeownership round are pending... we await anxiously. Also, we are pleased to announce, Wells Fargo has awarded $100,000 towards the project!!!!

Homes on Summer Street and Cooke Street (Wtby.) - we are currently working with potential lenders for a bridge loan and awaiting news on a HTCC funding proposal.

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Eden Brown who just received her Real Estate License! Contact Eden for more information and/or to view these properties, 203.753.1896 x17.
UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
For more information, contact Erika Cooper at 203.753.1896 x18.
UPCOMING HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASSES
Classes are FREE, SMALL & FRIENDLY and taught in our Waterbury office. 

Contact Bonnie Volpe for more information, 203.753.1869 x10.
 
November 9, December 7, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

October 25, November 22, December 20
5:30 - 8:30 pm 

November 18, December 9
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

November 8, December 6 5:30 - 8:30 pm

November 15, December 13
5:30 - 8:30 pm

el 4 de Noviembre, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
HAVE YOU HEARD?
NHSW has been Awarded Funds to Continue Revitalizing Our Communities!
 
  • Wells Fargo: awarded funds to our Adams Street Redevelopment Project.
  • The Watertown Foundation: awarded funds towards technical equipment.
  • Ion Bank Foundation: awarded funds towards our Community Building and Engagement program.
  • Webster Bank: awarded funds towards our homeownership education and loss prevention program (HELPP).
  • Comcast: awarded funds towards the Almost Home After-School Youth Social Change STEAM program.
NHSW is Hiring!
Do you enjoy working with people?

Do you understand finances, credit and mortgages?

Do you have an interest in helping people fulfill their homebuyer dreams?

If you answered yes, then we want to hear from you!

Send resumes to Bonnie Volpe at 
NHSW is Accepting Applicants!
The NHSW Design Challenge is accepting applicants until December 1, 2017.

Join Architects from across the state in designing a 2-family home and building a custom dollhouse that replicates the design. The dollhouses will be on display during our * 2nd Annual Home Matters Dinner & Benefit, March 15, 2018 .

This year's Dream Home winner will work with NHSW to see their home come to life on a designated lot in Waterbury.

For more details click here or contact Maybeth Morales-Davis , 203.753.1896 x14.
*For sponsorship opportunities of the 2nd Annual Home Matters Dinner & Benefit, contact Maybeth Morales-Davis .
RESIDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Since 2014, NHSW has conducted the Resident Leadership Training (RLT) program. The RLT program equips residents with:
  • concrete leadership skills.
  • increases residents sense of being change agents and ambassadors of their communities.
  • opportunities for residents to solve local neighborhood problems and influence change.

We see the impact our RLT program has made in our communities, daily, and there is no better example than RLT particip ants seeking political office.

"I feel that the RLT helped me connect with people..it helped me understand how to get active in the community. Prior to RLT, I was unaware of the many different neighborhoods in Waterbury and the many different activities..." Elizabeth Bullard, Board of Alderman nominee.

Danielle Albert, Board of Education nominee; Elizabeth Bullard, Board of Alderman nominee; Erika Cooper, Board of Alderman nominee; and Joseph Luchene, Board of Alderman nominee - each one is a past graduate of the RLT program and currently seeking political offices in Waterbury.

" Being part of programs like RLT are great opportunities to learn about the issues facing our families - and, how to start creating solutions to fix them. " Danielle Albert, Board of Education nominee.

If you are interested in becoming more active in your community and joining the 2018 RLT cohort, contact Erika Cooper, 203.753.1896 x18.