NeighborWorks America Commences NeighborWorks Week

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Jun 3, 2011) - Today NeighborWorks^®America kicked off the 28^th annual NeighborWorks^® Week -- a week-long opportunity for thousands of volunteers to help make their communities healthy, sustainable places to live, work, and play. From Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Waipahu, Hawaii, more than 200 events are being held during NeighborWorks Week, June 4-11, 2011.

"NeighborWorks Week is a time for local NeighborWorks organizations to showcase what they do best -- work with residents, volunteers, civic and business leaders to promote strong, stable, and healthy communities," said Eileen Fitzgerald, CEO of NeighborWorks America.

From retrofitting homes, building community gardens, and promoting green home loan programs to hosting homeownership fairs, dedication ceremonies for new affordable homes, and foreclosure prevention awareness events, NeighborWorks^® organizations celebrate NeighborWorks Week by demonstrating how they strengthen their communities every day during this week dedicated to community change and awareness.

June is National Homeownership Month; throughout the month, NeighborWorks America is highlighting the important role that informed, prepared and engaged residents play in healthy communities through long-term, affordable homeownership.

For more information about NeighborWorks Week in your community and videos of past exciting NeighborWorks Week events, please visit www.nw.org/neighborworksweek.

For more information about Homeownership Month, visit www.nw.org/homeownership.

Media may also contact Doug Robinson (202-220-2360, drobinson@nw.org) for additional information.

About NeighborWorks^®America
NeighborWorks America creates opportunities for people to improve their lives and strengthen their communities by providing access to homeownership and to safe and affordable rental housing. In the last five years, NeighborWorks organizations have generated $20 billion in reinvestment in these communities. NeighborWorks America is the nation's leading trainer of community development and affordable housing professionals.