The Acts Impact – What does your gift do?

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Infographic showing goals: 1,000 new friends (homeowners, volunteers, donors); $450,000 in donations for empowerment through homeownership; results in 250 new owner-occupied home sales in 2021. Key graphics on the right.

Vision so big it makes your stomach hurt

Our financial goal for the Longest Neighborhood Table – Impact Edition is to raise $450,000 – our largest target yet. Acts Homebuyer Program Manager Dee often says, “there’s so much vision on this team it makes my stomach hurt!” We think that’s a good thing, and hope you’ll lend your support!

Why has Acts set such a big goal? Because we’re doing big things. As of the end of July, Acts families have purchased 129 homes for owner occupancy this year. To put that into perspective, just three years ago the total number of families who purchased homes was 131. This year, we’re making our way toward 250 families total, nearly doubling the number of new homeowners we serve annually over three years.

Historic Impact

We’re celebrating the impact Acts has had over the last 25 years:

3,000+ Acts families have purchased homes for owner occupancy

950+ Acts families have reclaimed distressed properties – often City tax foreclosures that they rehab and occupy for years to come

$193,000,000+ invested back into the City through purchase and rehab of homes for owner occupancy

Putting Your Donation to Work

Your donation helps underwrite the Acts Coaching Team that surrounds each family with the supports they need to become homeowners. We hope every family who reaches out to Acts has an incredible experience, and to do that, we have incredible people and systems in place. From homebuyer financial coaching to lending partnerships to real estate services, Acts Lending, and home rehab coaching – when all of the pieces come together, families become empowered homeowners.


Help us celebrate 25 years of good work, and pave the path to 250 new homeowners this year. Contribute to Longest Neighborhood Table 2021 today.

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