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2008 Medal of Hope: Sustaining Economic Opportunity in a Recession
Is the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to blame for the current foreclosure crisis? How do we work with the new administration to enhance economic opportunities? Does home ownership remain the key stepping stone to financial independence for people with low incomes? Please join us for the 2008 Medal of Hope Event Panel Discussion & Reception, "Sustaining Economic Opportunity in a Recession." Seating is limited; RSVP required. Please contact D. Corwyn Jackson, 617 318-1080, dcjackson@newequality.org.
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6:00-9:00 PM
Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston Street, Boston
Supported by: Bank of America, Citizens Bank Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Liberty Mutual.
Moderator:
- Karen Holmes, WCVB-TV
Panelists:
- Ambassador Charles Stith, O.N.E. Founder
- Gail Snowden, Executive Director, Freedom House
- Bruce Marks, CEO of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (invited)
- Nadine Cohen, Esq., Great Boston Legal Services
- Jim Campen, Executive Director, Americans for Fairness in Lending
- Tom Callahan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance
- Kevin Mello, Manager of Asset Management, Mass Housing
New Address and Phone Number
Our offices have moved! You can now reach us at:
14 Crawford Street, 2nd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: 617-318-1080
Fax: 617-318-1097
Karen Holmes Ward of Boston's WCVB-TV will serve as the 2008 Medal of Hope's master of ceremony
The Medal of Hope Fundraiser Dinner is our annual fundraising event. Proceeds from the event allow O.N.E to conduct its mission by providing programs to help those whom have been historically excluded from the financial mainstream. Save the date for Thursday, November 20, 2008.
"Foreclosure Crisis in Our Community: Where Do We Go from Here?"
The Organization for a New Equality presented a town hall meeting. The meeting was held on Monday, June 16, 2008, at Union United Methodist Church, 485 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. Congressman Barney Frank was the guest speaker for the meeting. This event was underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation and supported by Mass Housing of Boston, Massachusetts. See photos from the event.
O•N•E Receives Citizens Bank Foundation Grant
O•N•E wishes to acknowledge a 2008 grant underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation. For additional information, please contact D. Corwyn Jackson, Executive Director, by email or by phone, 617-318-1080.
Project Wealth Leads to Homeownership Success
In an article in the Boston Herald, a Ministry of Good Cents participant attributes homeownership success to O•N•E's program. Learn more about the Project Wealth program.
O•N•E Receives Bank of America Grant
The Organization for a New Equality has received a new Bank of America grant.