NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (NHS) CONTINUES ITS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN MODEST INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, NHS PROVIDED OVER 7,200 CLIENTS WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING. CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON HOW TO PURCHASE A HOME, AND TO KEEP THEIR HOME. THEY ALSO RECEIVED HOME REPAIR, ADU AND ESTATE PLANNING COUNSELING TO HELP BETTER PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURE. NHS ASSISTED 246 FAMILIES TO RECEIVE AFFORDABLE LOANS, ORIGINATING MORE THAN $88.5 MILLION IN AFFORDABLE LOANS, WHILE PROTECTING MORE THAN $2 BILLION IN NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTY VALUES.
