by LCD Staff | Jun 15, 2020 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Coronavirus, NeighborWorks America
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NeighborWorks America recently awarded $4.78 million in emergency flexible grants to 238 network members. Lewis & Clark Development Group, the state’s only NeighborWorks America chartered organization, was among the... 
by LCD Staff | May 6, 2020 | Affordable Housing, Community Development, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Featured Covid-19 News, NeighborWorks America, Staff
Lewis & Clark Development Group Executive Director Brent Ekstrom has been named to the National NeighborWorks Association (NNA) Board of Directors. The Association’s mission is to “unite housing and community development practitioners from across the... 
by LCD Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Housing, NeighborWorks America, Programs
Earlier this month, NeighborWorks America announced that it awarded more than $74 million in flexible grants to its 239 chartered nonprofit organizations. This fiscal-year (FY) 2020 grant funding (appropriated through the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020)... 
by LCD Staff | Dec 27, 2019 | CommunityWorks North Dakota, Lewis & Clark CDC, Lewis & Clark RDC, NeighborWorks America, North Dakota, Staff
Calling it “the most satisfying job of her career,” LCD Group Operations Director Nancy Guy will retire on January 3, 2020 after almost eight years of service to the organization. Guy originally came onboard as CommunityWorks North Dakota operations... 
by LCD Staff | Dec 23, 2019 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Economic Development, Housing, NeighborWorks America, North Dakota
Say “statistics” and you’ll get some powerful reactions. For some, the very word elicits dread, while, for others, it prompts flashbacks to high school and college classes. For many, it makes eyelids heavy. And, when verbalized, it can cause the mind... 
by LCD Staff | Sep 29, 2019 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Economic Development, Home Loans, Housing, NeighborWorks America, Programs
Earlier this month, LCD Group Executive Director Brent Ekstrom traveled to Knoxville, Tenneseee to attend NeighborWorks America Rural Membership Conference, ‘Reclaiming Appalachia: Investing in Community, Cooperation and Change.’ NeighborWorks America... 