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NeighborWorks(R) America Helps Families Hurt by Midwest Flooding
| Source: Neighborworks America
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - July 1, 2008) - Hundreds of families affected by the
flooding in the upper-Midwest will benefit from a rapid-response by
NeighborWorks® America and The Home Depot Foundation to provide training,
tips and advice that will help hundreds of families recover from the damage
caused by recent flooding.
A $25,000 grant from The Home Depot Foundation will pay for hundreds of
families to receive the information that they need to clean up their homes
safely and remediate the potentially harmful health effects from mold and
other sources carried and created by the devastating flood waters.
"Although the waters are receding, there is still a lot of work to be done
for families who want to rebuild their homes," said John Santner,
NeighborWorks® North Central district director. "The training classes
we're holding today will equip families with the information that they need
to take a first step to getting their homes back in the shape that they
belong."
The NeighborWorks® North Central District includes: Iowa, Kansas,
Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
In addition to trainers from NeighborWorks® America, the homeowner
information session will be staffed by an expert from the National Center
for Healthy Homes.
About NeighborWorks® America
NeighborWorks® America creates opportunities for people to improve their
lives and strengthen their communities by providing access to homeownership
and to safe and affordable rental housing. Since 1991, we have assisted
nearly 1.2 million low- to moderate-income families with their housing
needs. Much of our success is achieved through our support of the
NeighborWorks® network -- more than 230 community development
organizations working in more than 4,400 urban, suburban and rural
communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In
the last five years, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more
than $15 billion in reinvestment in these communities. NeighborWorks®
America is the nation's leading trainer of community development and
affordable housing professionals. www.nw.org.