About the NAHRO Access Alliance

The NAHRO Access Alliance was formed to provide NAHRO housing and community development member agencies with access to the resources, information, technical assistance, and capital needed to create the viable, affordable and sustainable communities of tomorrow. The NAHRO Access Alliance is comprised of:

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies (NAHRO)
NAHRO, established in 1933, is a Washington, DC-based membership organization of more than 8,500 housing and community development agencies, professionals, and policy makers across the United States. The members have a common mission to create affordable housing and safe, viable communities that enhance the quality of life for all Americans, especially those of low- and moderate-income. NAHRO membership administers more than 3 million housing units for 7.6 million people.

Bank of America
Bank of America has long been a pioneer in the profitable, business-driven expansion of investment, job creation, and economic opportunities in underserved markets. Through its unmatched lending and investing capabilities, and collaboration with nonprofits, government agencies and the private-sector, Bank of America Community Development Banking revitalizes neighborhoods that might otherwise fall further into decline.

Currently in the third year of its unprecedented 10-year, $350 billion commitment to community development banking, Bank of America has loaned or invested more than $40 billion since January 1999 to make the dream of an affordable home a reality for low- and moderate-income and minority borrowers throughout its coast-to-coast franchise.

The Enterprise Foundation
The Enterprise Foundation rebuilds communities. Working with partners and a national network of more than 1,900 nonprofit organizations in 700 locations, Enterprise provides low-income people with affordable homes, safer streets and access to jobs and childcare. Based in Columbia, MD, Enterprise has raised and committed more than $3.5 billion in equity, loans and grants to help build or renovate more than 120,000 homes. Launched by Jim and Patty Rouse in 1982, The Enterprise Foundation is building America, one community at a time.

Enterprise Social Investment Corporation (ESIC)
The Enterprise Social Investment Corporation (ESIC) is a subsidiary of the Enterprise Foundation that works with partners to finance, develop and acquire affordable housing and other community development initiatives in undeserved neighborhoods across the country. ESIC undertakes a variety of initiatives in fulfillment of its mission.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Headquartered in New York City, LISC is the nation's largest community-building organization. Since 1980, LISC has raised more than $4 billion from largely private-sector sources for investment in community development initiatives. This investment has leveraged another $6 billion in additional investment, helping more than 2,200 community nonprofits develop 110,000 quality homes, build 14 million square feet of commercial and industrial space, and create 40,000 jobs. Through 38 local urban program offices and in 68 rural communities, LISC is helping neighbors build communities.

National Equity Fund Inc. (NEF)
LISC's affiliate, NEF, is the nation's largest nonprofit syndicator of low-income housing tax credits. In collaboration with community-focused project sponsors and institutional investors, NEF has invested more than $3 billion in equity to help fund the development of 50,000 affordable homes nationwide.

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