Apartments near completion

SUMMER/FALL EDITION 2016
THANK YOU
TO OUR
NEWSLETTER
SPONSORS
In 2015,
NeighborWorks:
1201 1st Ave. S.
Applications are
now being
accepted
for NeighborWorks'
first apartments at
1201 1st Ave.
S. Rents
range from
$800-$1,100
per month.
helped
106
families into
homeownership
built or
renovated
24
homes in
Great Falls
planted
26
trees and laid
132,000
square feet of sod
...and it all
started with
Apartments near completion
NeighborWorks Great
Falls is completing the
construction of 12 threebedroom apartments at
1201 1st Ave. S.
"The entry into
the rental development business
was prompted
by the lack of
quality rentals
in Great Falls,
which is causing
higher homelessFortier
ness, longer stays
in transition shelters and
limiting the growth of local businesses," according to Neil Fortier, NeighborWorks' director of real
estate development.
(see table below) and
Improving rental proper- approximately $1,100
for the remaining units.
ties and creating new
A HOME grant from the
rentals also improves
City of Great Falls was
Great Falls' historic
used to offset construcneighborhoods.
tion costs, allowing half
Applications for
of the units to be rented
the new apartfor less money.
ments, called First
NeighborWorks Great
Avenue Estates,
Falls is partnering with
are available
other developers to
from Real Estate
increase the number of
Management
high-quality rentals in
Specialists, Inc.,
Great Falls, assisting in
the property managethe development of 216
ment company, at
406-250-0198. Rents are
SEE APARTMENTS, PAGE 2
approximately $800 for
families with low incomes
INCOME LEVELS FOR LOWER RENTS
Family size
1
2
3
4
5
6
Maximum
Income $21,150 $24,150 $27,150 $30,150 $32,600 $35,000
In 2015,
NeighborWorks:
added
$3.75 mil.
to the tax base
from NWGF homes
helped
11
owners build
their own homes
removed
20 tons
of trash during
the annual
MApril event
assisted in
construction of
2 new
homes built by
local high school
students
...and it all
started with
2
From the Executive Director
Without your
As we wrap up the spring events in
Great Falls, it’s good to pause to thank help, we
would not
our “village”, (people, businesses and
be able to
organizations) working together to
tell this story
make a huge difference in Great Falls.
about a family
In May, the Advanced Building Trades
that recently
students showed off their work at High
purchased
School Houses #36 and #37. Think of
a Neighborit: 37 improved blocks, 37 first-time
Works new
homeowners, and 37 years of students
home. This family moved directly from
learning the basics of hard work and
public housing into homeownership.
construction. Next spring we'll be celThe mother worked hard to become a
ebrating the 20th anniversary of buildhomeowner – completing
ing these great homes.
our matched savings proSee Page 8 for more
gram, maintaining a very
information.
LOOKING FOR
good credit rating, gradThe Annual MApril
HIGH SCHOOL
uating from homebuyer
Cleanup was sucHOUSE BUILDERS education, qualifying for
cessful because of
a regular bank mortgage
hundreds of volunteers
We are looking for
plus a deferred mortgage
(including 18 squadformer High School
from NeighborWorks,
rons and the “Dirt Boyz”
even mowing the grass
House students to help
and trucks from Malmbefore she purchased the
us celebrate the 20th
strom Air Force Base),
home.
anniversary of the High
carting 20 tons of garSchool
House
Program
The NeighborWorks Great
bage and discards to
next spring. If you know
Falls Board of Directors
the landfill. Hats off to
recently endorsed the
someone
who
worked
Montana Waste SysSchool District bond issue
on
a
high
school
house,
tems, Inc., for donatto make much needed
please
call
761-5861.
ing landfill fees and to
repairs and replacement
volunteers from Black
of Great Falls Schools. We
Eagle, area schools,
know
that
great
schools are essential
Neighborhood Councils and communicomponents
of
good
neighborhoods,
ty groups for their efforts. Special shouttherefore
our
board
supports
the pasouts to D.A. Davidson, the Black Eagle
sage
of
the
bond
issue
and
encouragCivic Club, Great Falls Moose Lodge
es our supporters to vote YES on Oct. 4.
532 and Burger Bunker. See Page 8 for
more information.
We are thankful for all of our neighbors, businesses and families that work
We salute the winners of the Neightogether to make Cascade County a
borWorks Week Awards, outstanding
better place to live, work and play. It
businesses, volunteers and homeowntakes a village to create a great comers who help us continue improving
munity – NeighborWorks could not do it
neighborhoods, creating opportunities
without you.
for homeownership and assuring the
working families and seniors have an
affordable place to rent or own. See
Pages 6-7 for more information.
Apartments
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new apartments through
participation in a Great
Falls Development Authority construction loan
to the Talus Project south
of Benefis' south campus,
1101 26th St. S.
NeighborWorks sponsored a successful application to the Federal Home Loan Bank
for $700,000 to renovate
96 existing workforce
housing apartments with
partner Wishrock Housing
and Investment Group.
In partnership with GMD
Development, Neigh-
boWorks has submitted
a letter of intent to the
Montana Board of Housing to create 124 new
workforce housing apartments south of Great Falls
College MSU. If housing
tax credits are awarded
to the project, construction will begin in summer
of 2017.
In Memorium
In 2015,
NeighborWorks:
Remembering Ardi
Ardi Aiken’s middle name could have
been “Leader”. In so many endeavors,
her volunteer work led to her leading the
organization at some point in time.
W
hile Ardi
was a city
commissioner, she
served on
the board
of NeighborWorks (then
Neighborhood Housing
Services), chairing both
the nominating and
the bylaws committees.
She was an exemplary
volunteer, serving hot
dogs at the annual picnic and being a hostess
for the house tour.
As mayor-elect, Ardi
headed up the 1987
NeighborWorks Fund
Drive, enlisting bank
CEOs, presidents of
savings and loans, and
other high-level business executives to be
team captains. Her
description of her motivation is this quote from
a 1987 newsletter, “Best
of all is the pride in their
neighborhood which
residents are beginning
to feel.”
In 1988, Mayor Aiken
again led NeioghborWorks' annual fund
drive, gathering a new
group of business leaders to raise funds to support the NeighborWorks
mission.
Mayor Aiken was
elected president of
Neighborhood Housing
Services in 1989, sharing
her organizing talents
and intelligence to
lead the organization
educated
64 new
Great Falls Tribune photo
forward. Newsletters
show many photos of
Ardi accepting donations, awarding plaques
for volunteer service,
hoisting a groundbreaking shovel and
expanding the neighborhoods served.
Mayor Aiken was a
moving force at NeighborWorks, as she was
in so many other Great
Falls agencies. The
growth of NeighborWorks during the 1980s
and 1990s is a direct
result of her leadership.
She is well remembered
for her grace (especially under fire), leadership
and genuine caring for
those less fortunate.
Neighborhood
Watch
participants
& volunteers
educated
129
first-time
homebuyers
participated in
development of
324
new affordable
rentals
Learn how to plan for all hazards
Great Falls and Cascade
County are susceptible
to a multitude of hazards. Learn how to plan
for all hazards from David
Nordel, the city’s
new emergency
management
planner in September.
Nordel will provide the latest information about
Nordel
emergency preparedness and
the city’s “all-hazards”
approach at a Cascade
County Business Watch
presentation. The hands-
on, practical presentation will help residents
prepare for emergencies – a communitywide
responsibility.
The meeting is
part of the Business Watch education series, ongoing since 2010.
Neighborhood
Watchers are
urged to attend.
Business Watch
is a combined
effort of NeighborWorks
Great Falls, the Business
Improvement District and
the Downtown Safety
Committee. September’s
program is sponsored
by Farmers Insurance
Group.
Nordel is a retired Air
Force Command chief
master sergeant, with
a bachelor’s in nursing
and a master’s in emergency/disaster management.
The program begins at
5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at 509
1st Ave. S. A light meal
is served so reservations
are necessary. Call 7615861 by Sept. 9. Seating is
limited to 35 people.
spent
$3.5 mil
with local
businesses
...and it all
started with
3
In 2015,
NeighborWorks:
matched the
savings of
44
people saving
to buy a home
made
69
down-payment
loans to new
homebuyers
worked with
10
homeowners
to get a loan
to make home
improvements
helped
16
families avoid
losing their
homes through
forecolsure
...and it all
started with
4
Post-purchase class schedule set
NeighborWorks Great
• Home
Falls offers free postmaintenance
purchase classes
• Being a good
several times a year.
neighbor
•
Budget/saving
The purpose of the
ideas
class is to discuss
•
Homeowners
issues that come up
insurance
after a home purchase
•
Reading a mortand to spread the
gage statement
word about available
•
Credit reports
resources.
•
Foreclosure
The classes are
prevention
required for
•
Rehabilitation
anyone who uses
loans
NeighborWorks'
services to buy a
For more information,
home. Topics include: call 761-5861 or email
[email protected].
• Tax options
SCHEDULE
Classes are held from 5:30 to
9:30 p.m. at NeighborWorks,
509 1st Ave. S. Dates and
times are subject to change.
• 2016: Oct. 4
• 2017: Jan. 5, April 6, July
12, Oct. 5
Tuesday, Sept. 13 BUSINESS
WATCH 5:30 p.m., 509 1st
Ave. S.
Saturday & Sunday,
Friday, Sept. 9
HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE Sept. 17-18 PARADE OF
GROUNDBREAKING - HOMES 907 5th Ave. S.
1 p.m., CMR, Location Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 29TBD, and 1:45 p.m., GFH,
30 & Oct. 1 FALL SOD DAY
1624 8th Ave. S.
Call 761-5861 for delivery.
Upcoming Events
Friday & Saturday,
Oct. 7-8 WHAT WOMEN
WANT EXPO Visit with
us in the Four Seasons
Arena to find out about
our services.
Saturday, Oct. 22
DRUG TAKE-BACK 812
14th St. N.
NWGF names president, board members
Longtime supporter and board
member Jim Weber was elected as president of neighborWorks Great Falls at the organization's annual meeting in April.
Weber retired after more than
31 years with the U.S. Department of Labor as the service
investigator and Montana field
office manager. He has been a
NeighborWorks board member
for more than 25 years. He also
serves on the NeighborWorks
Montana board. Jim and his
wife, Cascade County Commissioner Jane Weber, live in a
NeighborWorks target neighborhood. He brings a sophisticated
knowledge of NeighborWorks'
products and services, a sense
of history of the organization
and a strong understanding of
how board governance works
and board responsibilities.
Retired Great Falls business-
woman Cari Yturri has joined
NeighborWorks Great Falls
Board of Directors. She holds a
business administration degree
in personnel management and
marketing. Prior to selling Bennet Motors in 2015, she served
as the dealer/president, a sales
person, the sales, business and Weber
general manager. She has
received numerous community
awards and served on several
local boards.
Great Falls businessman Jason Madill recently joined the
board. He brings valued construction and engineering per- Yturri
spectives. Jason has operated
his residential property business
Madill Enterprises for more than
two decades. He has served as
a consultant for several highprofile Great Falls construction
projects. In 2015, he purchased
and renovated the downtown
Great Falls Pennant Building.
Madill
Betsy Cayer
Dahlquist Realtors
406-750-1520
[email protected]
NeighborWorks Preferred Partners
Lenders
NeighborWorks Great Falls Preferred Partners
(NWPP) provide real estate and lending services
to potential homeowners. They offer tremendous
experience and specialties and have a vested
interest in our community. NWPP have completed a
comprehensive course about our programs. Registration
is underway for the Nov. 16 class. The course costs $100
for the first class and $50 per year to maintain preferred
status. Call 761-5861 to register.
Lindsay Lee
Embark Credit Union
406-791-2883
[email protected]
Doug Spence
Embark Credit Union
406-727-7300
[email protected]
Misty Bickel
US Bank Home Mortgage
406-454-9380
[email protected]
Terry Graham
Mann Mortgage
406-452-4252, terry.graham@
mannmortgage.com
Rhonda Jaraczeski
Stockman Bank
406-771-2311, rjaraczeski@
stockmanbank.com
Jason Edmister
Stockman Bank
406-771-2744
[email protected]
Diane Jennelle
Stockman Bank
406-771-2773
[email protected]
Realtors
Trevor Niswanger
Dahlquist Realtors
406-455-9579
[email protected]
Debbie Brown
Russell Country Federal
Annette Dea
Credit Union, 406-760-1131, ERA Realty, 406-231-1831
[email protected] [email protected]
Lindsey Lee
Kim Martin
Dahlquist Realtors
406-799-3145, kimmartin@
dahlquistrealtors.com
REGISTER NOW FOR FALL CLASS
Doug Spence
Misty Bickel
Kelly McCann
Dahlquist Realtors
406-868-2021
[email protected]
Danette Sukut
Coldwell Banker
406-781-1168
[email protected]
Polly Pearson
Keller Williams
406-899-6711
[email protected]
Title
Companies
Talbert Bryan
Great Falls Realty
406-868-5157
[email protected]
Whitney Riehl
Chicago Title
406-217-2733
[email protected]
Tracy Johnson
Shawna Mitchel
Dahlquist Realtors
Stewart Title
406-788-0443
[email protected] 406-727-1500
[email protected]
Ashley Friesen
Dahlquist Realtors
406-761-4081
[email protected]
Terry Graham
Diane Jennelle
Trevor Niswanger
Annette Dea
Polly Pearson
Betsy Cayer
Kim Martin
Kelly McCann
Danette Sukut
Rhonda Jaraczeski
Joscelyn Tracy
Mountain Title
727-2822
[email protected]
Debbie Brown
Spo
LOA
Jason Edmister
• Rural Developm
• VA Loans 100%
Debbie Brown
Loan Officer
• FHA Loans 3.50
Ashley Friesen
Talbert Bryan Real Estate
Tracy Johnson
NMLS ID 502108
• Conventional l
• Manufactured h
Whitney Riehl
Shawna Mitchel
Joscelyn Tracy
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NeighborWorks Annual Awards
PARTNER
OF THE
YEAR: Patty
Cadwell, City
of Great Falls
Neighborhood Council
Coordinator
BUSINESS
PERSON OF
THE YEAR: Bob
Butcher, US
Bank Market
President
NeighborWorks
Great Falls
honors three
property owners
for contributing
to community
improvement and
beautification
Most-Improved
NeighborWorks Annual Awards
824 4th Ave. N.
PROPERTIES
Kevin Gilbert,
Wells Corporation
Rental
NEIGHBORHOOD DEEP
DIVE AWARD:
Lance Boyd,
Sunnyside
School
Principal
This craftsman style home was built in 1919. After nine years of
remodeling the interior, Dustin
Dustin & Kelly Tempel and Kelly recently scraped
exterior down to original wood,
looked up colors used in 1919
and painted it in those hues,
and put in new windows and gutters.
Residential
800 1st Ave. N., after
Neighborhood Council No. 6
Volunteers of the Year
Council members Julie Parker, left, Carl Donovan,
center, and Cherry Loney were honored for taking
a huge leadership role in building Neighborhood
Watch in their area, which serves the large area
south of 10th Avenue South and north of the Missouri
River. Not pictured are council members Robin Baker
and Darrell Beaucamp.
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In May, Great Falls Public
Schools and NeighborWorks
Great Falls celebrated the
completion of the two high
school houses built during the
2015-16 school year.
C.M. Russell students built the
home at 1104 5th Ave. N.W.
and the GFH student-built
home sits at 1620 8th Ave. S.
Both homes have been sold
and families have moved in.
1517 Central Ave.
LEADERSHIP
AWARD:
Cheryl Patton, Former
NeighborWorks Great
Falls Board
President for
two years
Students lauded
This house holds a
distinction of being
one of the oldest
homes in Great Falls.
Wells Corporation
renovated the interior
many years ago,
and in 2015, was
able to afford a new
roof and a beautiful
paint job. Wells
Corporation owns
many properties in this
area and are known
for their tidy yards and
landscaping.
800 1st Ave. N., before
Bud & Deb Hudson, Mr. Tuneup
Commercial
Mr. Tune-up has been a downtown fixture for
many years on the corner of 6th Street and 1st
Avenue South. When their business expanded
and needed more room, the Hudsons looked
around for another downtown building; which
they found at 800 1st Avenue North. They took an
old building and completely renovated, turning it
into a showpiece.
Four students were honored
for their accomplishments
throughout
the year.
Ezra Dormady
earned the
Builder of the
Year award
from GFH while
Dormady
Kelsey Kincaid
was named
GFH’s Design
Student of the
Year. From
CMR, Addison Beagles
earned Design
Student of the
Year and WyKincaid
att Gremaux
was named
Builder of the
Year. All four
received $100
checks at the
celebration.
CMR and GFH
culinary students also had
a chance to
showcase their
skills this year
by creating
delicious hors
d'oeuvres for
the celebration.
Beagles
Gremaux
The new
homeowners
attended the event. The GFH
home was purchased by Tony
Grubb and Breanne Walden
who have a young daughter,
while Heather Young bought
the CMR house. She and her
daughter brought their new
puppy to the celebration.
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NeighborWorks Week 2016
Employees
from D.A.
Davidson
Cos. clean
alleys in
downtown
Great Falls
as part of
the annual
community
clean-up
effort,
MApril.
Week of events
highlights change,
awareness
MApril effort nets 20 tons of trash
Hundreds of volunteers including
18 squadrons from Malmstrom Air
Force Base removed 20 tons of
trash from Great Falls and Black
Eagle during this year's MApril
Cleanup.
Montana Waste
Systems, Inc., donated the dumping fees
for all the truckloads
to be deposited in
the landfill.
Volunteers from Black
Eagle, Great Falls
Public Schools, Neighborhood
Councils and community groups
worked hard in the rain and sun
picking up trash from streets, public
areas, the River’s Edge Trail and
the parks. More than seven tons
of refuse was hauled out of Black
Eagle.
MApril is a communitywide event
as demonstrated by the variety of
groups who participate.
Employees from D.A.
Davidson Cos. cleaned
alleys downtown. The
Black Eagle Civic Club
and the Moose Lodge
532 served lunch to
volunteers. Burger Bunker
provided lunch gift cards
for the men and women from
the Malmstrom Dirt Boyz and the
Malmstrom Fire Department who
picked up the refuse and hauled it
to the landfill.
“When we did our estate
planning, we wanted
to leave a legacy with
organizations whose
work we love. We are
confident NeighborWorks
will continue
to accomplish its mission
and make a lasting
difference in the lives
of future generations.”
Building strong
neighborhoods,
creating
successful
homeowners and
promoting quality,
affordable housing
for 36 years.
• Bequest in your will
• Cash contribution
• Life insurancy policy
• Bequest of your home
• Gift of stock
• IRA beneficiary
• Charitable
gift annuity
509 1st Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59401 • 406-761-5861 • 866-587-2244 • www.nwgf.org
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Numerous downtown businesses
and community volunteers
cleaned alleys, roads and parks
kicking off a week-long celebration of neighborhood revitalization activities nationally recognized as NeighborWorks Week,
June 4-12.
NeighborWorks Great Falls
and other NeighborWorks organizations across the country
mobilized tens of thousands of
residents, business people and
government officials during the
week of neighborhood change
and awareness.
NeighborWorks conducted
neighborhood tours, recognized
successful partnerships, as well as
cleaned the winter’s accumulation of trash.
This year's theme
for NeighborWorks
Week was
"Creating
Opportunity."
"We work to
create neighborhoods of opporBronson
tunity by creating
community leaders and improving neighborhood safety," said
Carol Bronson, community engagement coordinator.
NWGF is part of the national
NeighborWorks network, an
affiliation of more than 240
nonprofit organizations located
in every state, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The NeighborWorks network
was founded and is supported
by NeighborWorks America,
which creates opportunities
for people to live in affordable
homes, improve their lives and
strengthen their communities.
Measuring Neighborhood Change
NeighborWorks Great Falls is wrapping up its Community Impact
Measurement Survey project
involving a survey of about 40
blocks, 200 residents and numerous buildings in the downtown/
northside area. NeighborWorks
will compare data collected in
2013 to what is collected this
year. The goal is to capture,
document and share data about
the impact NeighborWorks has
had in the neighborhood. Taylor Albrecht helped survey the
downtown area this summer.
Albrecht also volunteers for the Great Falls Police
Department. Albrecht, above right, is shown with with Capt. John Schaffer.
Four grants awarded
to CCNL participants
NeighborWorks Great
Falls held its third successful resident leadership
training course, the Cascade Center for Neighborhood Leadership, in
February.
The program, “The Road
to Community: A how-to
series of classes to engage residents, develop
neighborhoods and improve our community,” is
adapted from a model
developed by NeighborWorks Salt Lake. The
15-hour series teaches
participants how to put
together projects that
make a difference in
their neighborhood.
Graduates from prior
classes wrote mini-grants
that resulted in 11 successful community projects, ranging from Little
Free Libraries in all nine of
the city’s neighborhood
council areas, to a mentoring program for lowincome Girl Scouts, to
a leadership training for
residents on city boards
and commissions.
February presenters were
Mark Willmarth, Vision
West Consulting; Jane
Weber, County Commission; Bob Kelly, Great Falls
2016 GRANTEES
l City of Cascade/ Wedsworth Library and Community Center: Kitchen
Upgrade. (Submitted by
Toni Castellanos)
l Eaglemount: Summer
Fun for Eaglemount to
provide therapeutic and
recreational activities
for veterans, children
and adults with physical,
developmental, behavioral and/or mental challenges, striving to improve
the quality of life for them
and their families. (Submitted by Sayde Reeves
and Taylor Almon.)
l Cascade County Law
Clinic speaker symposium
on family safety and child
abuse. (Submitted by
Kayre Chatellier)
l Library Seed Exchange
Expansion/ Resident
Education/ Sustainability Plan: Expansion and
sustainability of the newly
opened for seed exchange of open pollinated and heirloom seeds
and related education.
(Submitted by Alice Kessler.) See related story on
this page.
mayor; Patty Cadwell,
Neighborhood Council
Coordinator; and Carrie
Koppy, Rural Dynamics.
Seed Library
Focus on fresh food
Mayor Bob
Kelly opens
the Seed
Exchange
at the Great
Falls Public
Library on
April 16.
Patrons
checked out
more than
500 packets
of seeds
since the
opening.
The Great Falls Public
Library Seed Exchange,
which was created with
the support of NeighborWorks Great Falls 2015
Community Leadership
team, is off and running.
Partnering with several countywide garden
clubs, master and community gardeners and
NeighborWorks, the Seed
Exchange offers Cascade County residents
open pollinated and heirloom vegetable, flower,
and herb seeds to check
out from the library, 301
2nd Ave. N., and grow.
Great Falls Mayor Bob
Kelly opened the Seed
Exchange on April 16.
Through July 18, 503
packets had been
checked out. The exchange quickly ran
out of arugula, lettuce,
beets, Echinacea and
cilantro.
This fall, the library will offer a class and field trips
to provide direction for
seed-saving gardeners.
After learning about the
process of saving seeds,
patrons will be encouraged to sow, save and
share seeds from Seed
Exchange plants and
bring them back to the
exchange for the 2017
season.
Hronek Honored
The NeighborWorks America Rocky
Mountain Region recognized Traci
Hronek (right), NWA Dorothy Richardson nominee in 2015, at the NeighborWorks Great Falls Annual Meeting
in April. Executive Director Sheila
Rice, left, spoke about her years of
extraordinary volunteerism, how
Hronek helped create the Pea Pods
community garden; was active in
Neighborhood Council 7; served as a
Neighborhood Watch coordinator
and member of the Weed & Seed
Steering Committee; and helped
start the Cascade County prescription drug take-back program.
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Homes for Sale
Annually, NeighborWorks Great Falls offers approximately 10 homes for sale. Most of the
homes are newly constructed in historic parts of the city. Some are handicap-accessible.
Located close to schools, youth centers, parks and downtown, the homes are ideal for families, young professionals or seniors. Many homes are eligible for deferred mortgages up to
$50,000 for qualified first-time homebuyers. Buyers must complete homebuyer education.
Townhomes
Visit in
Parade of
Homes
907
905, 907, 909 5th Ave. S.
• NEW CONSTRUCTION!
foot lot; fencing; $137,900
• Concrete separation wall • 907: 3 bedrooms, 2
between units
bathrooms; 1,208-square• Parking pad, shed
feet on 36-by-150-foot lot;
• Energy Star Certified:
fencing; $151,900
high-efficiency windows,
gas furnace, water
905
heater and efficient
appliances mean
incredibly low heating
costs!
• 905 & 909: 2 bedrooms, 2
bathrooms; 988-squarefeet each on 32-by-150-
909
Townhome
1103 9th Ave. S. - $142,500
• MOVE-IN READY!
• Parking pad, shed
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom • Energy Star Certified:
• 1,136-square-feet each
high-efficiency windows,
on 35-by-150-foot lot
gas furnace, water heater
• Concrete separation wall
and efficient appliances
between units
equal incredibly low
• Privacy fencing
heating costs!
1213 6th Ave. S. - $169,900
•
•
•
•
•
10
4 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
1,632-square-foot home
7,500-square-foot lot
First-floor laundry
•
•
•
•
•
Egress bedrooms
Modern kitchen
Partial fence
Storage shed
Energy Star Certified
To learn more, visit nwgf.org. Have more questions?
Contact Neil Fortier at Catalyst Commercial Real Estate
at [email protected] or call 406-750-1557.
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517 5th Ave. S. - $151,900
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SINGLE-LEVEL HOME! •
3 bedrooms
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1 bathroom
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1,136-square-foot home•
7,500-square-foot lot
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Anyone
can buy
this home
First-floor laundry
Modern kitchen
Partial fence
Storage shed
Energy Star Certified
Homebuyer Education
NeighborWorks Great Falls offers monthly
Homebuyer Education classes to teach potential homeowners about the process of purchasing a home. Anyone can attend the $50
class. There are no income restrictions and the
classes are helpful when thinking about purchasing any home.
Upcoming Classes
Aug. 17 & 18
Wednesday
& Thursday
5 to 9 p.m.
Register by Aug. 10
Nov. 16 & 17
Wednesday
& Thursday
5 to 9 p.m.
Register by
Nov. 9
Sept. 24
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Register by
Sept. 16
For more information,
visit nwgf.org.
Oct. 19 & 20
Wednesday
& Thursday
5 to 9 p.m.
Register by
Oct. 12
NeighborWorks Great
Falls welcomed several
new staff members in
the past few months,
including a new director
of finance, Jeff Neiffer.
Jeff is a CPA and has
experience in public
and private business
accounting,
including
accounting for
multiple lines of
business.
As finance
director, Jeff is
responsible for
financial activity, Neiffer
including treasury
and accounting
functions.
Previously,
Jeff worked in
accounting at
Loenbro.
Michelle Rogers
is working as an
administrative
assistant for
NeighborWorks.
Rogers
Michelle is the
smiling face our
customers see
when they walk
Glasgow
in our door.
She answers
phone calls,
provides program
information and
intake forms
to customers,
registers
customers for
classes and
Alexander
schedules
counseling
appointments
among other
administrative
duties.
Prior to joinging
NeighborWorks,
she spent
Waring
more than nine
years working at First
Presbyterian Church.
Justin Glasgow recently
joined neighborWorks
as Mutual Self-Help
construction supervisor.
He is responsible for all
supervision and training
of the Mutual Self-Help
group participants in
the construction of their
homes; coordinating
all group construction
activities, contractor
schedules and delivery
of all materials.
The Mutual
Self-Help
Program is a
partnership with
NeighborWorks
and USDA Rural
Development.
Qualified buyers
earn instant
equity costs by
working with a
group of other
families to help
build their own
homes. Their
labor is called
“sweat equity”
and it can
make homes
affordable.
Prior to joining
NeighborWorks,
Justin owned
a construction
company for 25
years. He retired
from the military
in 1988.
David Alexander
and Robyn
Waring joined
the organization
this summer as
mutual self-help
construction
carpenters.
Both David and
Robyn will assist
Justin with the
Thaniel Addition
homes being
built on the
northwest edge
of the city.
David and
Robyn have worked
in construction for
numerous years for
different companies.
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509 1st Ave. S.
Great Falls, MT 59401
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406-761-5861
Administration
Sheila Rice,
Amber Beckner, Karen Enseleit,
Jenel Yapuncich, Michelle Rogers
Community Building and Engagement
Carol Bronson
406-761-5852
fax
866-587-2244
toll-free
Finance
Jeff Neiffer, Stephanie Sheeler
Construction/Rental Development
Keith Nelson, Neil Fortier
Education & Counseling
Karen Nebel, Laura Bolstad,
Rosie Kiernan
Lending & Loan Servicing
Lori Yurko, Rosemary Torkelson,
Pat Hilgendorf, Linda Grossman, Kayla Hamrell
Mutual Self-Help Program
Brenda Kukay, Justin Glasgow,
David Alexander, Robyn Waring
Office Volunteers
Zedda Gallegos, Karol Johnson
In accordance with provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, there shall be no discrimination against credit
applicants on the basis of age, source of income, sex, race, marital status, national origin, religion or handicap
by NeighborWorks Great Falls. Whenever possible, NeighborWorks Great Falls activities will
be held in a handicapped accessible location. Auxiliary aids will be provided upon request and
arrangements made to meet the needs of handicapped persons requiring NeighborWorks Great Falls services.
Annual Fund Drive
Generous community displays Power of One
Each donation has the
power to make a difference. That was clear this
spring when Bob Butcher,
a US Bank market president, lead 15 teams that
raised nearly
$53,000
within two
weeks during NeighborWorks'
Annual Fund
Drive.
Volunteers visited more
than 400 local businesses
to solicit donations.
Other contributions came
from individual donors
and from large, advanced gift donors who
contributed before the
fund drive got underway
in March. The remainder
of the $128,000 needed
for operating costs will be
raised by Sept. 30.
Contributions help homebuyers reach their goals
of homeownership.
Several
fundraising
events were
held as part
of the 2016
fund drive
including at
Brush Crazy, Mighty Mo
and The Front.
Significant donations from
Johnson-Madison Lumber
Co., Montana Federal
Credit Union, D.A. Davdison, and US, Stockman
and First Interstate banks
are critical to keeping the
doors open at NeighborWorks.
2016 FUND DRIVE TEAM CAPTAINS
We would like to thank the team captains and
businesses that helped with this year’s fund drive:
Sharon Lynde . . . . . . . . . . 1st Liberty Federal Credit Union
Jessica Budke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgeford Agency
Bobbi Bertrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Title Insurance
Jamie McGraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Falls Public Schools
Doug Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Embark Credit Union
Kristine Schow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American Title
Amanda Maher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Interstate Bank
Mason Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Interstate Bank
Laura Kirby-Wilson . . . . . . . . . . Mountain Title Company
Jennifer Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PayneWest Insurance
Bridget Schermele . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prairie Mountain Bank
Sue Bridgeford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stewart Title
Holly Gliko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stockman Bank
Todd Neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US Bank
Erin Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells Fargo Bank
WAYS TO DONATE
Please send contributions to:
509 1st Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59401
Use the envelope inside.
Or visit nwgf.org and use the donate
button on the home page.