[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKqLqRrinak&t=10s[/embed] #TakeAListen Powerful words from our President and CEO, Lori Gay regarding how she navigated her rural upbringing, the C-Suite, and her service in Community Development. #BlackHistoryMonth #NHS Andy Street Long Beach Community Association. Click here to learn more about Andy Street: https://www.andystreetlb.org/about...
Meet Dorothy Mae Richardson, Founder of Neighborhood Housing Services of Pittsburgh. As a lifelong resident of a distressed African American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, she led the formation of Neighborhood Housing Services of Pittsburgh in 1968 to create access to safe and affordable housing. “The solution,” she...
The grandson of a slave, Thomas “Tom” Bradley came to Los Angeles as part of the Great Migration. He was born in Calvert, Texas on December 29, 1917, and his family moved to L.A. when he was seven. Bradley grew up on iconic Central Avenue,...
In 1781, Spain had grand ambitions for the vast territory known as "the Californias" and its ports in San Diego, Monterey, and San Francisco. Mexican independence was still three decades away (cession of the region to the United States almost seven) and the Spanish empire...
Our President and CEO was honored recently by her High School along some illustrious alums. Enjoy a look into the lives of the 3 honorees: Lori (Speese) Gay: Lori Speese Gay graduated from Las Plumas High School (LPHS) in 1980 and was involved in many school...
[caption id="attachment_19890" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Bruce's Beach, Park, Manhattan, Beach, CA, Points of Interest, southwestern, Los Angeles, County, Santa, Monica, Bay,[/caption] Those who visit Bruce’s Beach may be surprised to learn that it is actually Manhattan Beach’s oldest park site, and has a rich history. A commemorative...
Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless. In Los Angeles County, African Americans represent 7.9% of the population. In the latest homeless count, with double-digit city and county increases that are uniformly disappointing and disturbing, Black people make up 34% of the...
Discrimination in Housing Based Upon Race or Color One of the central objectives of the Fair Housing Act, when Congress enacted it in 1968, was to prohibit race discrimination in sales and rentals of housing. Nevertheless, more than 30 years later, race discrimination in housing continues to...
Center For Sustainable Communities HUD EnVision Center Designation To help low-income residents increase their income and gain self-sufficiency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Christopher Patterson announced the designation of NHS’ Center for Sustainable Communities in Compton – a visionary one stop...
Excited! NHS LA County named Nonprofit of the Year by Senator Steven Bradford! Thank you Steven Bradford for naming us Nonprofit of the Year in District 35. Our staff, volunteers, and community is so proud! ...
