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November 2007 - Spanish
Running Time: 3:28
Click here to watch the interview video. |
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The trailblazing work of New Economics for Women has not gone unnoticed.
NEW has received awards and recognition at the local, state and national level.
Awards, Recognition, Councils & Commissions  (PDF) |
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On November 16, 2007, the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies presented the 2007 HOME Excellence Award to The Los Angeles Housing Department for its role in financing New Economics for Women’s Tierra Del Sol project. This is the third recent award for Tierra del Sol, following the Charles L. Edison Tax Credit award and recognition as Best Family Development by Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. |
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Tierra del Sol was named best family development in the Affordable Housing Finance magazine's 2006 Reader's Choice Awards for the nation's best affordable housing developments. Tierra del Sol was profiled in the magazine's August 2006 and December 2006 issues.
www.housingfinance.com |
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Tierra del Sol was named among the winners in the 12th annual Charles I. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards. These national awards are presented to the most outstanding Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties in four categories Metropolitan/Urban, Rural, Senior and Special Needs properties. Tierra del Sol was the winner in the Metropolitan/Urban category.
Tierra wins Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award Press Release (PDF) |
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The National Advocacy Group La Raza adds a focus on health such as dietary
and lifestyle issues to its familiar concerns such as jobs and immigration.
LA TImes - La Raza Convention adds Focus on Health July 10 ,2006 (PDF) |
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When NEW Economics for Women, or NEW, the developer of Tierra del Sol, began accepting applications, it set off a stampede.
More than 1,000 families applied for the 119 apartments. Today there are 600 families on the waiting list...
Los Angeles Times - Excerpts from “Six 'Dreamers' Find a Home”, August 29, 2005 (PDF) |
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A first-of-its-kind, $53 mil apartment complex that combines homes with a charter elementary school opened
Thursday as "the Club Med of Affordable Housing"...
Los Angeles Daily News - "School-house project comes to fruition", October 20, 2005 (PDF)
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