Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. received its tax exempt 501(c)(3) status in 1991 under its original name Neighborhood Partnership of Montclair, Inc. The organization’s original mission was to revitalize very low to moderate income neighborhoods in Montclair, primarily through home improvement lending, neighborhood projects and resident leadership.
In 1994, the organization expanded its services to include homebuyer education and financial assistance, as well as expanding its geographic service area to include the additional cities of Pomona, Chino, Ontario, and Upland. In 1997, Neighborhood Partnership began offering its Family Fund for HomeOwnership down payment assistance program for first time, very low to moderate income homebuyers.
In 1999, the organization opened the NPHS NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center, an objective one-stop shop with qualified and highly trained bilingual, bicultural staff to assist its customer base.
In July, 2002, the organization took the dramatic step of changing its name to Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. (NPHS) - both to reflect its founding history in the NeighborWorks® Network and to let the communities in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Riverside Counties understand that NPHS is here to help them as well.
Annual goals have focused on achieving the mission primarily through the delivery of affordable loan products related to homeownership, acquisition and rehabilitation, neighborhood revitalization events, an extensive pre and post-purchase education program (including default and home maintenance counseling), and resident leadership activities.
NPHS has assisted more than 1,000 homeowners improve their homes to a safe, livable condition (eliminating many health and safety issues); assisted more than 2,500 families achieve their dream of homeownership; educated more than 10,000 families in pre and post-homeownership education issues (financial literacy, homebuyer education, post purchase counseling, default/foreclosure prevention, home maintenance, and, insurance education); conducted more than 100 neighborhood events; and purchased, rehabilitated and sold to first time buyers 15 distressed, vacant, single family properties. In addition, NPHS has assisted more than 500 low income senior homeowners with minor home repair grants.
NPHS has been successful in administering internal and external down payment assistance programs having received capital funding and investments from both financial institutions and foundations, and from Federal, State, and City government entities. NPHS services loans internally and has maintained a 0% delinquency rate attributed to the extremely effective pre and post-purchase education NPHS requires from all loan assistance participants. In 2007, NPHS was recognized as a top producing NeighborWorks organization having ranked 5th in production amongst 240 NeighborWorks organizations across the United States and 2nd in the Pacific District. Also in 2007, NPHS received the organization status of “Exemplary” from NeighborWorks America, which is the highest ranking possible as established by program reviews via their internal audit department. In 2008, due to the high foreclosure rates in the Inland Empire, NPHS increased its staff capacity and provided one-on-one foreclosure prevention counseling to 800 families and prevented more than 160 foreclosures.