WASHINGTON, D.C. –Thousands of residents and employees of NeighborWorks America and its member organizations fanned out into their communities around the country to volunteer during the 25th annual NeighborWorks Week, June 7-14. Volunteers from Biloxi, Mississippi to Boise, Idaho; Anchorage, Alaska, to Honolulu, Hawaii, showed their community spirit during the national community building effort.

Of the more than 300 community celebration and education events that took place, 60 events were part of the first-ever NeighborWorks Paints! initiative – a new national effort where NeighborWorks organizations collectively used more than 800 gallons of paint with low volatile organic compounds to beautify and preserve their neighborhoods.  See the volunteers at work:

Photo Story on Paint the Town Event
Anchorage (Alaska) Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

Kids Take Charge During NeighborWorks Week in Hawaii
Palolo Valley Homes, LP (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Volunteers Repair Homes for Seniors and Disabled Homeowners
Boise (Idaho) Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc

HANDS, Inc. Builds Community Through Art
Housing and Development Services (HANDS), Inc. (New Jersey)

NeighborWorks Board Agencies Participate in NeighborWorks Week
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (Maryland)

Dramatic "Before and After" Seen in NHS of Toledo Volunteer Project
Neighborhood Housing Services of Toledo (Ohio)

Rebuilding the Gulf Coast: NeighborWorks America Staff Pitch In
NeighborWorks America