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Session Resource 1

Anchoring Communities: Federal Tools to Support Homeownership and Place-Based Prosperity

Monday, October 6, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM ET
Location: Congressional

    Speaker(s)

  • Vivian Cox Fraser

    <strong>President & CEO</strong>
    Urban League of Essex County

  • Germaine Smith-Baugh

    <strong>President & CEO</strong>
    Urban League of Broward County / Central County CDC

  • Sarah Edelman

    <strong>Executive Vice President for Policy and Programs</strong>
    National Community Stabilization Trust

  • Lisa Hasegawa

    <strong>Regional Vice President, Western Region</strong>
    NeighborWorks America

  • Sherry Taylor

    <strong>Executive Director</strong>
    Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT)

Homeownership isn’t just about individual wealth—it’s about anchoring families to place, stabilizing neighborhoods, and laying foundations for long-term community vitality. This session explores how federal tools—existing and proposed—can support the community-centered outcomes of homeownership, especially in places grappling with aging housing stock, economic change, and inequitable investment.

We’ll examine the role of the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) and other place-based policy mechanisms in supporting home repair, affordability, and stewardship of homes as community assets. Panelists from national policy, finance, and local practice will share how place-driven strategies can sustain homeownership and community strength over time.

Thank you to TD Bank for sponsoring this session.