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Congresswoman Matsui Announces Over $800K for Sacramento NeighborWorks Affiliates

October 4, 2017
Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CONTACT: ALANA JUTEAU
(202) 225-7163

Congresswoman Matsui Announces Over $800K for Sacramento NeighborWorks Affiliates

CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that two local NeighborWorks affiliates have been awarded over $800,000 in grants from the national organization. The Sacramento Mutual Housing Association, Inc. has been awarded $505,000 from NeighborWorks America, while the NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Sacramento Region has been awarded $303,500. NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit organization, established by Congress in 1978.

As our city continues to struggle to recover from the housing crisis, these funds will be very helpful to us, said Congresswoman Matsui. Our local NeighborWorks affiliates are working each and every day to see that homeowners can stay in their homes and that they have affordable housing options available to them. Today's grant award will allow them to help more Sacramento families with their housing needs.

These grant awards will provide support to the local NeighborWorks organization efforts to revitalize and sustain communities, promote and preserve affordable housing for Sacramento residents, and create or sustain jobs through local NeighborWorks-supported projects and activities.

Pam Canada, Executive Director of NeighborWorks Sacramento Region, said NeighborWorks Sacramento Region is pleased to be able to bring these resources into the region. The funds will allow us to put more families on the path to successful homeownership this year and to offer property improvement options for homeowners, making an important investment into our neighborhoods at a critical time of economic recovery.

Mutual Housing is pleased to bring federal funds for housing production to our region, said Rachel Iskow, Executive Director of Sacramento|Yolo Mutual Housing Association. The investment in our core business means we will continue to provide homes for families seeking stability in an uncertain economy.

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