STAYING FOCUSED. GOING FURTHER.
Build strong neighborhoods and communities of choice through affordable and comprehensive housing development, financial education, and furthering home and community ownership.
OUR CORE VALUES ARE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
They guide the way we work with our clients, within our community, and with each other. They provide direction so that we can be at our best and bring our MISSION to life.
COLLABORATIVE
Strive to build authentic partnerships with hose we serve, community organizations, and one another.
INTEGRITY
Responsible stewards of our resources, and honest and trustworthy in all our interactions.
COMPASSIONATE
Welcoming to all who seek our services and meet each individual where they are.
EMPOWERMENT
Seek to help each person we serve achieve their goals.
EQUITY
Committed to practices that are equitable, transparent, and inclusive.
EXCELLENCE
Committed to excellence in all that we do.
OUR IMPACT IN 2023
69
Homeowners Created and/or Preserved
$26,009,765
Total Private, Philanthropic, and Public Investment
2,698
Households Served
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15,330 +
Cups of Coffee
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149x
Return on NeighborWorks America Investment
1,760.5
Volunteer Hours
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29
Talented People
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43
Years of Experience
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Home matters and everyone deserves a quality place to call home and a neighborhood to belong to. NEST is committed to an unwavering design commitment to quality, comfortability, healthy, carbon and cost-saving green homes with eco-friendly building materials and energy-efficient appliances for a greener tomorrow. Truly redefining the definition of affordable housing.
COMMUNITY BUILDING & EMPOWERMENT
Our Community Building and Empowerment (CB&E) program supports local residents’ engagement, leadership, and participation in their communities – specifically throughout the Crownbrook and NEWPAC neighborhoods (part of the North End of Waterbury); our target neighborhood.
REVOLVING
LOAN FUND
For a community to thrive, especially economically, it requires community-based decision making and access to basic financial services, affordable credit, and investment capital. Injecting these important investment to assist families and small businesses will make a substantial difference in the health of not only our borrower’s lives, but also the community.
GET TO KNOW US
NEST is a community development corporation founded with the purpose to revitalize neighborhoods and create homeownership opportunities. With a commitment to inclusive and transformative development and being flexible and responsive to community needs, our work is centered on one key belief… that Home Matters for all.
OUR PARTNERS
Strong alliances make sustainable change possible.
NEST is Better with Partners, and they are important in making sure that Home Matters for all. We are grateful for the support and commitment of people, companies, organizations, foundations, and municipalities.
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See how we can work together. Partner with NEST.
WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS
