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Proclaiming Saturday, June 5, 2021 through Saturday, June 12, 2021, to be NeighborWorks Week in the City of Saint Paul.
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WHEREAS, Access to safe, stable, and affordable housing is a basic human need; and
WHEREAS, Homeownership is a primary means of building financial stability, household wealth, health, and educational attainment; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Home Partners was established as a charter member of NeighborWorks America by a group of engaged residents of the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul who wanted to create a local organization to support sustainable and equitable homeownership; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Home Partners has now served Saint Paul residents for forty years; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Home Partners has successfully supported tens of thousands of Saint Paul households with help to buy, fix, and keep their homes, through homeownership counseling and education, community lending, and single family housing development; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Home Partners is working to erase historic inequities to help households build wealth and financial stability through homeownership; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Week is a celebration of neighborhood pride and unity among nearly 250 organizations in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS, NeighborWorks Week celebrates the efforts of local organizations working with partners and volunteers to create healthier communities; and, now be it
RESOLVED, the Saint Paul City Council hereby proclaim Saturday, June 5, 2021 through Saturday, June 12, 2021, to be NeighborWorks Week in the City of Saint Paul.