29, Van Loan-Polselli’s class was visited by Sarah Lindsey, vice president of the Mt. Junior Achievement volunteer Sarah Lindsay speaks to Patrick Henry engineering students about entrepreneurship. November was National Entrepreneurship Month and throughout San Diego County, Grantville-based Junior Achievement (JA) of San Diego began a program putting local entrepreneurs into classes to inspire students toward entrepreneurship. In essence, they are learning to become, not only engineers, but entrepreneurs. We hope you will consider NeighborWorks® Salt Lake as a housing and neighborhood resource, and contact us with questions or additional information on our programs.Patrick Henry High School teacher Adria Van Loan-Polselli’s Engineering Design & Development class is a year-long capstone course where students come up with an invention of some kind, build it, and then market it with a business plan. NeighborWorks® Salt Lake has a proven track record of visible positive results in its target neighborhoods. NeighborWorks® Salt Lake has established a Murray office to work in collaboration with the City and Redevelopment Agency of Murray to provide additional housing services to the residents of Murray and to facilitate neighborhood revitalization in its Murray target neighborhoods. In addition to our Salt Lake City Area, Murray City has taken an important step in addressing housing needs identified in the Housing Market Analysis adopted by the City Council in the spring of 2009 by partnering with NeighborWorks® Salt Lake. These boundaries include all or a portion of the Fairpark, Guadalupe, Rose Park, Glendale, Poplar Grove, and West Capitol Hill neighborhoods. The NeighborWorks® Salt Lake vision statement of “Rebuilding Neighborhoods…One Block at a Time” has been visibly and successfully demonstrated in its target neighborhoods, including a large geographic area on Salt Lake City’s west side running from 1000 North to 1700 South, and from 300 West to Redwood Road. The founding board was supportive with the name change recognizing the organization was doing more than just housing. Permission by Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services founding board members was secured prior to the doing business as NeighborWorks. was approved and licensed to start doing business in 2008 as NeighborWorks Salt Lake. Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. In 2007, as part of a national branding initiative, dozens of network organizations started using the NeighborWorks name. During this same time at the national level, urban renewal resulted in the creation of Neighborhood Reinvestment in 1978. Residents, lending institutions, and Salt Lake City government came together to raise funds to establish the first community development corporation in Salt Lake City to focus on neighborhood revitalization. Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services was incorporated in 1977 in response to neighborhoods becoming blighted due to the process of bank red lining. » Enthusiasm: We enjoy what we do and recognize the importance of solving problems with a positive attitude. » Respect: We demonstrate appreciation and regard for those we strive to serve. » Productivity through Synergy: We will work as a team with an eye toward common goals and thereby increase our effectiveness.
» Promote Personal Growth: We value education and encourage mental, physical, and spiritual growth. » Partnerships: We foster and promote an alliance with others to leverage resources and increase our effectiveness. » Responsibility: We carry out our duties with skill, professionalism, and integrity. » Youth Participation: We involve youth in all aspects of neighborhood revitalization their inclusion is essential. » Resident Driven: We acknowledge the vital role of residents in determining the future of neighborhoods. » Preservation: We are dedicated to maintaining and improving the integrity and quality of our neighborhoods. » Competence: We carry out our mission with skill in a responsible, effective manner. » Diversity: We accept and appreciate our differences for they add color, richness, and new perspectives.
Revitalizing neighborhoods through community preservation and collaboration.
We work in partnership with residents, government, and businesses to build and sustain neighborhoods of choice. Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS), doing business as NeighborWorks® Salt Lake (NWSL), builds on the strengths of neighborhoods, creating opportunities through housing, resident leadership, and youth and economic development.
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