Lincoln Financial Foundation Funds Nonprofit Collaborative

CATCH Neighborhood Housing and NeighborWorks Greater Manchester were recently awarded a $20,000 grant by the Lincoln Financial Foundation. The grant will support the organizations’ development of a collaborative regional homeownership center.

The two organizations are partnering to deliver free comprehensive homeownership education programs.  Education programs include first-time homebuyer, foreclosure prevention and intervention, senior financial assistance and financial fitness seminars and workshops.  Approximately 60 percent of New Hampshire’s population will be served by this collaborative effort. 

“The members of Lincoln Foundation’s local grant-making committee felt it was important to support this collaborative effort by two respected nonprofits to provide homebuyer education services to a broader segment of the state’s population,” said Byron Champlin, the Foundation’s Concord program officer. “Informed homebuyers and homeowners are empowered to make sound financial decisions.”

Both NeighborWorks Greater Manchester and CATCH Neighborhood Housing are affiliated with NeighborWorks America, a national organization of community development organizations that create quality affordable rental housing, provide free homeownership education programs, revitalize neighborhoods and improve quality of life for individuals and families.  

“This award will support the expansion of services throughout the southern tier of New Hampshire,” said Rosemary M. Heard, president of CATCH Neighborhood Housing.  “The support of Lincoln Foundation will allow us to provide vital housing counseling services and meet the needs of more individuals and families than we would acting independently,” said Heard.  “We are so grateful for the Foundation’s generous support.” 

“We are pleased that Lincoln Foundation has recognized the value of the collaboration of our two respective organizations and the unique opportunity this creates in our industry,” added Robert Tourigny, executive director of NeighborWorks Greater Manchester.