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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Environment, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: See page 1, line 1.
Programs: Community services: works with community members from east boston to improve the environment, enhance the quality of life and develop leadership skills of residents of east boston and beyond. These goals are achieved by involving a broad range of residents and community associations in the planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and programming of environmental restoration projects, as well as community organizing projects. Also provides english classes for speakers of other languages (esol), and summer soccer and schoolyard programs for children.
homebuyer services: provides services related to home buying to first time homebuyers who are primarily low to moderate income individuals/families. Also provides services relating to foreclosure mitigation and prevention counseling. Noah offers this to individuals and families who are behind on their mortgage payments or may soon become so, or in the foreclosure process with their lenders. Financial literacy, credit and budgeting education: provides low-and moderate income community members up to eight hours of free coursework teaching how to establish and maintain a record of good credit, how to understand credit scoring and how to set and reach financial goals. Also offers free volunteer income tax assistance during the tax year for low-moderate income individuals and families who qualify.
real estate and economic development: develop affordable housing ownership and rental units for low and moderate income individuals and families.