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Senator hosts housing crisis roundtable. “If your home is about to be foreclosed on, get counseling help right away.” That was the message from U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, who hosted a housing crisis roundtable at Northland Neighborhoods on Friday, Mar. 21. “In Missouri alone, 57,000 homeowners are delinquent on their mortgages and 20 percent of Missouri subprime borrowers are behind on their payments,” Bond said. “When people lose their homes, it has a devastating effect on families, neighborhoods, communities and the economy many times over.”
Bond co-authored the Security Against Foreclosures and Education (SAFE) Act that provides $180 million in loan counseling funds. “We have already pushed $130 million of that out the door,” Bond said. “The remainder will be dispersed in an expedited fashion.” (More information...)
Community Outreach Workshops (Sponsored by Dangerous Buildings and Vacant Property Operations / Neighborhood and Community Services Department). Check your calendar for attendance at one or all of the short and practical workshops designed to connect residents with information to better understand what it takes to make a community impact. All workshops are free and open to the public, however, class size is limited and preregistration is required. For more information or to RSVP, call Renea Nash at 784-4038 or by email.
NNI Graduates First Neighborhood Leader Class. The inaugural class of the Northland EXCEL neighborhood leadership program held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, March 6 at the Kansas City Missouri Police Academy, 6885 NE Pleasant Valley Rd., Kansas City, MO 64119. Police Chief James Corwin spoke to the graduating class. (More information...)
Northland Human Services Directory Available. The "The Northland Human Services Directory and The Senior Directory: 2008-2009 Edition" is now available. You may download a copy from our website, or stop by our offices and pick up a hard copy. For more information, contact Janet Shaffer at 816-454-2000.
One of our most important jobs is to help area residents stay informed. We do this through monthly newsletters and periodic Feature Articles. We also maintain an email list so that we may provide you the most current news, Feature Articles and monthly newsletters via email.
Newsletters - our most recent monthly newsletter (May, 2008) features information on the June 23rd Annual NNI Meeting, Volunteer of the Month, Neighborhood Clips, and much more. Be sure to read it today!
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