Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore, Inc.

Street Address:
422 Washington Street
Quincy, MA 02169


Phone: 617-770-2227
Fax: 617-770-2249
Website: www.neighborhoodhousing.org

Robert Corley, Executive Director

Contact Name: Robert Corley
Phone: 617-770-2227
Fax:
Email: r.corley@neighborhoodhousing.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 7 

Background
Background: Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore was originally founded in 1981 as Neighborhood Housing Services of Quincy, a public-private partnership created for the purpose of revitalizing low and moderate-income neighborhoods in the city of Quincy. Since then, Neighborhood Housing has grown from a small, neighborhood revitalization program based in a single neighborhood of Quincy into a large, highly respected organization working in 24 communities on the South Shore and providing a wide variety of affordable housing opportunities to low and moderate income residents. Neighborhood Housing, alone and through partnership with local social service providers has developed a total of 110 units of affordable housing. The agency currently owns and manages 87 units of affordable housing and has assisted more than 600 homeowners to improve their homes. Through its homeownership program, Neighborhood Housing has educated nearly 4000 prospective homeowners and has helped more than 1000 of them become homeowners for the first time.

Mission
Mission Statement: "Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore believes that affordable housing and stable neighborhoods help individuals and families realize their full dignity and potential. We are a partnership of residents, businesses and local governments. Our mission is to create housing opportunities by educating and assisting first time home buyers to purchase their own homes, developing affordable housing for those in need, and making home rehabilitation loans."

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $1,434,816

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership
  • NeighborWorks Multifamily Initiative

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 483 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 49 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 244 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 127 rental units.
  • Invested $770,054 in the community through Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore, Inc.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $56,442,857 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $57,212,911.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    11/27/2005 Over the past several years, Neighborhood Housing has grown tremendously in its real estate development efforts. In the past three years alone it has completed work on its two largest projects to date with a third to be completed in the next few months. These three projects account for the creation of 46 units of affordable housing through their supportive housing partnership with Fr. Bill’s Place. The most recent of these projects, Claremont House, is now home to twelve formerly homeless women and has won regional and national awards including the Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Competition and the National Community Development Association’s HOME Program of Excellence Award recognizing Neighborhood Housing's “exemplary and innovative use” of HOME funds to address the needs of low and moderate income individuals and families.

    Community Services
  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Environmental Friendly Building Materials

  •  Handyman Referrals

  •  Lead Poison Prevention

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  HomeBuyers Club


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Steve BorgersonBoard MemberFinancial Institution  
    Robert FoyBoard Assistant TreasurerResident  
    Sean GlennonBoard MemberLocal GovernmentCity of Quincy 
    Jeff GraeberBoard MemberResident  
    Christine KeatingBoard MemberResident  
    David KilnappBoard PresidentFinancial InstitutionCitizens Bank - Boston, MA (2) 
    Kathryn KrzeminskiBoard MemberResident  
    Brian MaddenBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionSouth Shore Savings BankVice President/Loan Operations Manager
    Rosemary NolanBoard MemberResident  
    Richard PetersonBoard ClerkResident  
    Tom PrestonBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionBank of America 
    Beth SantellaBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionDeadham Institution for Savings 
    Leo SheehanBoard TreasurerResident  

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 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 $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

    NeighborWorks ® America Contact Information
    District:  New England
    Name:  Frances Cinicola
    Phone:  617-585-5027
    Toll-Free:  
    Fax:  617-450-0427
    Email:  fcinicola@nw.org