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\r\n\r\nSi cada hogar tiene una historia, entonces la peque\u00f1a casa de tres habitaciones en Milner Street, en Detroit, teje un relato inspirador de dificultades y triunfos, temas que la due\u00f1a de la casa, Renetta Frazier, conoce bien.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nIn 2020, Renetta and her husband, Marvin, lost the home to property tax foreclosure. After avoiding notices because they lacked resources to catch up on payments, Renetta came home one day to find a note and lifeline taped to the front door.\r\n\r\nRenetta was eligible for the Detroit Land Bank Authority\u2019s (DLBA) Programa de recompra<\/a>, which provides a pathway to homeownership for people living in land bank-owned houses. She picked up the phone and dialed the number on the note.\r\n\r\nAs a part of the program, Renetta was required to complete a free home preservation course and financial assessment with Servicios Humanos Matrix<\/a>, a longtime United Way for Southeastern Michigan partner. Through a partnership with the DLBA, Matrix, the City of Detroit and United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Matrix provides participants in the Buy Back program with personalized, one-on-one financial coaching, career coaching, connections to job training and other supports to help people improve their financial stability and prepare to regain their homes.\r\n\r\nThese comprehensive supports provided to Renetta and other Buy Back participants are part of Matrix\u2019s broader work as a partner in United Way\u2019s Centros para familias trabajadoras del \u00e1rea metropolitana de Detroit<\/a> (CWF) Network. This network includes 12 community-based partners like Matrix that offer coordinated services to help people grow their earnings and better manage their money.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m thankful; Just thankful,\u201d Renetta said, a wide grin covering her face. She was in attendance at a recent DLBA exit event where dozens of program graduates received the title to their homes.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe all fall short sometimes,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you come out on the other side, you have to celebrate and give thanks.\u201d\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n
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UNA HISTORIA SOBRE UNA CASA<\/h2>\r\nWeeks later, at the house on Milner Street, there\u2019s a feeling of gratitude for every milestone, and optimism for chapters not yet written.\r\n\r\nRenetta looks radiant, sitting in her living room painted in her favorite color \u2013 turquoise. She eagerly shows off the home\u2019s interior design and the renovations made in recent years \u2013 the latest transformation for the nearly 100-year-old home.\r\n\r\nFrom 1925 when the first brick was laid through the 1950s and \u201960s, when a mass exodus led many white residents to the suburbs, the home, and the surrounding neighborhood on Detroit\u2019s East Side, have survived many ups and downs. In the early 2000s, the long-neglected home got a second chance when it was sold to Renetta as a HUD<\/a> home.\r\n\r\nRenetta\u2019s aunt, who lives next door, was the one who suggested the newlyweds purchase the home and fix it up. She even helped with the $5,000 down payment.\r\n\r\n\u201cI moved out of my parents\u2019 house and into this house,\u201d Renetta said. \u201cIt was a big moment for me. A lot of pride came with owning a home, even though it needed a lot of work. For a long time, buying a house didn\u2019t seem possible, but my aunt helped me out.\u201d\r\n\r\nThis time when Renetta needed a hand, it was the Matrix that stepped in, helping her develop a plan to save the $1,000 required to repurchase the home through the Buy Back program.\r\n\r\nUnited Way has long supported the Buy Back program through Matrix as part of our work to help more households in our region reach stability.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is one of my favorite programs we offer,\u201d said Kalaya Long, economic mobility initiatives manager at United Way. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing else like it out there with the ability to stabilize families and communities.\u201d\r\n

CONSTRUYENDO PARA EL FUTURO<\/h2>\r\nIn 2022, 125 people exited the Buy Back the program. More than 1,100 individuals have graduated and received the title to their homes since the program began in 2015.\r\n\r\nParticipants in the Buy Back program are also eligible to take part in other programs and services offered through the CWF, which acts as a coordinating umbrella for a robust set of wraparound services that help working families get ahead by improving their long-term financial positions.\r\n\r\nJavay Coleman, senior financial coach at Matrix, said it\u2019s rewarding work.\r\n
Con algunos programas no hay un beneficio tangible, pero en este caso, se van con la escritura de su casa. Eso es riqueza generacional. Eso puede cambiarles la vida.<\/blockquote>\r\nHistorically, people of color have experienced systemic racism and discriminatory practices that inhibited their ability to build generational wealth. As a result, the racial wealth gap has continued to widen.\r\n\r\nUnited Way funds CWF and other efforts to help families access programs that keep their homes safe, lower housing expenses and protect them from eviction and foreclosure. Working side by side with our partners, we\u2019re helping families get out of crisis \u2014 and stay out. The network was founded in 2008 and is co-managed by Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and United Way. Since 2008, the CWF network of partner organizations has served more than 16,000 local families, helping them more consistently make ends meet, feel less financial stress, and build a strong financial foundation for the future. During the organization\u2019s last fiscal year, United Way provided $1.2 million in core grants to CWF partners.\r\n\r\n\u201cBy partnering with United Way, we\u2019re able to reach a lot of people we wouldn\u2019t otherwise reach,\u201d said Tahjma Vaughn, project manager at DLBA. \u201cUnited Way offers a lot of valuable advice and community connection. And having Matrix as a part of that mix is invaluable to us and the clients.\u201d\r\n

HACIENDO EL TRABAJO<\/h2>\r\nJavay said being a financial coach has made her think a lot about her own life.\r\n\r\n\u201cSome people are facing serious challenges,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s so important for all of us to be transparent about our own experiences so that we can help someone else and so that we\u2019re not all falling off the same cliff.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Buy Back program is just one way that people can get connected to CWF services. The CWF network serves a wide range of people in the Detroit area seeking to improve their economic situation.\r\n\r\nBy accessing multiple services, clients increase their chances of success and ability to reach their financial goals faster. Services include career coaching and job placement, job training, credit building, financial coaching to improve budgeting and money management habits, help navigating benefits and community resources, and free tax preparation.\r\n\r\nWithin the last year, the CWF network served more than 4,100 individuals with nearly 90 percent participating in at least two services. More than half of those participating have already achieved at least one financial goal \u2013 increasing their income, getting a job, starting job training or a GED program, improving their credit score, paying down debt, or building savings.\r\n\r\n\u201cSometimes, we\u2019re pulling resources out of the sky \u2013 that\u2019s just how committed we are,\u201d Javay said. \u201cThe people who stay connected are the most successful long term.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor Renetta, the connections were an invaluable part of the process.\r\n\r\nWith a renewed sense of hope, she recently moved her mom in with her, something the life-long \u201cdaddy\u2019s girl\u201d said would make her late father proud.\r\n\r\n\u201cHe\u2019d be happy that we were able to keep the house and that my mom is here with me,\u201d Renetta said, glancing toward the walls her father helped her paint when she first moved in 18 years ago.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s a full circle moment, for sure,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful. I\u2019ve got a lot of plans.\u201d\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nNETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS HELPS DETROITERS STAY IN THEIR HOMES - United Way for Southeastern Michigan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/network-of-partnerships-helps-detroiters-stay-in-their-homes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS HELPS DETROITERS STAY IN THEIR HOMES - United Way for Southeastern Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/network-of-partnerships-helps-detroiters-stay-in-their-homes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"United Way for Southeastern Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-06T14:41:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Renetta-Frazier-4519-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1709\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/impact-stories\/network-of-partnerships-helps-detroiters-stay-in-their-homes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/impact-stories\/network-of-partnerships-helps-detroiters-stay-in-their-homes\/\",\"name\":\"NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS HELPS DETROITERS STAY IN THEIR HOMES - 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