When CitiFinancial entered into a historic agreement   with National People�s Action (NPA) in May, the company made a commitment to focus on families and neighborhoods in trouble.

Speaking in front of 1,000 community leaders from across the country at the 2003 NPA conference, company officials agreed to find opportunities to work with NPA affiliated community groups to help families help themselves.

But many of these officials, from both CitiFinancial and its parent company Citigroup, had never had an up close and personal experience with low-income communities devastated by abusive lending, foreclosures and abandoned buildings. They were also eager to learn about the effects of successful community organizing when tackling a variety of neighborhood issues including neighborhood safety, youth organizing to jobs and economic development.

On July 24, NPA and CitiFinancial kicked off the first of seven tours of NPA neighborhoods in Chicago �s Austin community Ë the home and starting point for NPA founder Gale Cincotta.

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Also in this issue:

*NPA action on HUD leads to local housing victories across the country

NPA action on HUD leads to local housing victories across the

*Fed up with Fairbanks, NPA strikes again!

*NPA Youth take Washington , DC and Capitol Hill By Storm at annual Youth Leadership Summit

*MOP calls for 1,000 new affordable housing units in face of housing drought

*Illinois Coalition Celebrates Governor�s Signing Of Landmark Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation For Illinois

*Sunflower growing over neighborhood junk yard

*Speak United leader tells Workforce Center employee:

'If you can't stand the heat, then leave this meeting!

*San Lucas leads new Chicago day labor collaboration

*ONE wins $250,000 for home repairs

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