USBC Awarded $185k Grant From NFHA’s Inclusive Communities Fund

United South Broadway Corporation has been awarded $185,000 from the National Fair Housing Alliance’s (NFHA) Inclusive Communities Fund to help low-income homeowners in Albuquerque maintain stable, healthy communities. These funds were made available as part of last year’s historic settlement with Fannie Mae that provided $35 million to promote homeownership, neighborhood stabilization, access to credit, property rehabilitation, and residential development.

“USBC is pleased to receive this grant award for outreach and education about fair housing and mortgage assistance, as well as to provide small home repair grants to ensure home retention in low-income Albuquerque neighborhoods,” said USBC Executive Director Diana Dorn-Jones.

The Inclusive Communities Fund Grant Program invests fair housing settlement funds intended for community relief into neighborhoods or populations that have been destabilized by housing discrimination. The Inclusive Communities Fund empowers all individuals to access safe, sustainable housing of choice; creates inclusive, healthy, and well-resourced neighborhoods; and addresses systemic barriers that limit equitable housing opportunities for everyone.

“Too many neighborhoods have been destabilized by systemic housing discrimination. We are ready to invest in these areas to rebuild communities of color,” said Lisa Rice, President and CEO of NFHA. “By partnering with USBC, we will revitalize block after block, the neighborhoods most impacted by the 2008 mortgage crisis, and build more inclusive and equitable communities.”

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United South Broadway Corporation USBC has been helping New Mexico communities prosper since 1986 by promoting fair housing, fair lending, crime prevention, financial literacy, locally-based commercial development, and opportunities for youth. We provide legal assistance and free housing counseling to homeowners facing foreclosure, and offer anti-racism workshops through our Anti-Racism Training Institute of the Southwest.

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the country’s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities for all people. As the trade association for over 170 fair housing and justice-centered organizations throughout the U.S. and its territories, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding barriers to equity and build diverse, inclusive, well-resourced communities.