National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund, Inc.

Street Address:
363 Saulsbury Road
Dover, DE 19904-2722


Phone: 302-678-9400
Fax: 302-678-9058
Website: www.ncall.org

Joe L. Myer, Executive Director

Contact Name: Joe L Myer
Phone: 302-678-9400
Fax: 302-678-9058
Email: jmyer@ncall.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 24 

Background

Mission
To provide opportunities for safe, decent affordable housing and improve housing conditions of low and moderate income people primarily in rural areas. To that end we seek to: • Engage in and encourage others to participate in effective community housing efforts. • Provide training, technical assistance, and support to organizations to enhance their capacity. • Encourage, support, and educate people to obtain decent, affordable homeownership, home repairs, and rental housing. • Provide financing to qualified borrowers for affordable housing and community development efforts with a goal of fostering borrower capacity and community impact. • Increase public awareness about successful housing models and the need to improve housing conditions. • Formulate and advocate improved public policy.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $2,009,891

 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 Rural Initiative

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 368 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 0 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 235 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 0 rental units.
  • Invested $1,660,000 in the community through National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund, Inc.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $57,520,996 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $59,180,996.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    7/31/2007 Celebrated 6000 homeowners being served by NCALL's Homeownership Counseling Program at our Saulsbury Road Office.

    Community Services
  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Environmental Friendly Building Materials


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    David AnnisBoard MemberAccomac-Northampton Planning District CommissionDirector of Housing Production
    Joe BeldenBoard MemberNon-Profit InstitutionHousing Assistance CouncilDeputy Director
    John FriskBoard Member Emeritus Director of Training and TA (ret)
    Douglas HazeltonBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionBank of AmericaExecutive Vice President
    William HughesBoard MemberN/ARetired Educator
    Jeanine M KleimoBoard Vice PresidentOther Consulting Economist
    Daniel S KuennenBoard TreasurerOtherUniversity of Maryland Eastern ShoreDirector of Rural Development Center
    James G McGiffin, Jr.Board MemberNon-Profit InstitutionCommunity Legal Aid SocietyAttorney
    Marilyn MorrisBoard SecretaryNon-Profit InstitutionN/ATransitional Housing Provider (retired)
    Jerry ReddenBoard MemberNon-Profit InstitutionWorcester County Community DevelopmentDirector
    Lee RenoBoard Member EmeritusBusinessReno and Cavanaugh 
    Roland R RidgewayBoard PresidentNon-Profit InstitutionInterfaith Housing Delaware, Inc 
    Debra SingletaryBoard MemberNon-Profit InstitutionDelmarva Rural Ministries, Inc.Chief Executive Officer
    Helen M StewartBoard MemberFederal GovernmentJPMorgan Chase BankCRA Officer
    Maria TorresBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionWilmington Trust CompanyCSR Market Segment Specialist
    Harold TruxonBoard MemberN/ACommunity Volunteer Retired
    Harold WilsonBoard MemberN/A 

    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.

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