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Robert Tourigny
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NEIGHBORWORKS® GREATER MANCHESTER
BECOMES NEW NAME FOR
MANCHESTER
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
New name reflects the organization’s growing area of housing
development
Manchester, NH
– Manchester Neighborhood Housing
Services announced the adoption of its new public name, NeighborWorks® Greater
Manchester, during the organization’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 19, 2006, at the Derryfield
Country Club in Manchester. More than 125 guests gathered to hear a recap
of activities of the previous year and learn about priorities for the coming
one.
Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services was incorporated in
1992 to address the neighborhood development issues that plagued Manchester’s
Center City
area. The organization expanded in 2000
to address housing and neighborhood development needs throughout the City of Manchester,
while also expanding homeownership lending services to a state-wide basis. As the affordable housing gap has widened
throughout the southern New Hampshire
area, organization leadership felt strongly that the need for affordable
housing in the state’s largest metropolitan area must be approached from a
regional perspective.
“The decision to change our public name and begin to develop
affordable housing opportunities in the Greater Manchester region has been a
deliberate process, with much planning and discussion,” stated Robert Tourigny,
executive director of NeighborWorks® Greater Manchester.
“The City of Manchester
will remain a focus of our efforts to bring about affordable housing and strong
neighborhoods, but we will also begin to address the tremendous housing issues
that face communities adjacent to Manchester,”
continued Tourigny. “Our new name also highlights
our membership in the NeighborWorks® network, a national network of
organizations like ours that work to provide housing opportunities and improve
communities. We look forward to
continuing our work with existing partners and working with new partners to expand
our impact.”
As part of the change in name, NeighborWorks® Greater
Manchester revealed its new logo and collateral materials, as well as a new
website, which is www.nwgreatermanchester.org.
About
NeighborWorks® Greater Manchester
NeighborWorks® Greater Manchester is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to provide access to quality housing services,
revitalize neighborhoods and support opportunities for personal empowerment. NeighborWorks® Greater Manchester is a member
of the nationwide NeighborWorks® network of more than 235 community development
organizations working in nearly 4,500 urban, suburban and rural communities
across America. These organizations engage in revitalization
strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks®
organizations have generated more than $10 billion in reinvestment and helped
more than 780,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or
secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.
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