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May 2025 be a year of low unemployment, increases in affordable housing inventory and world peace!
Happy New Year!
NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor works to help provide safe, affordable and sustainable housing through homebuyer education and 1st mortgage financing for income qualified residents of Grays Harbor County.
Prepare for Winter!
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What a magnificent fall we have had! And now, the rains have come. If this fall and winter are true to form in Grays Harbor, we will likely have our share of windstorms as well. This is a perfect time to prepare for windy weather and power outages so read our latest BLOG post with tips on to How to Prepare for Winter Wind Storms
1st Security Bank
shows their support!
Look who
happened to stop
by with a really
BIG check!
Our heartfelt
thanks go out to all the folks at 1st Security Bank for supporting NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor once again. 1st Security has financially supported NWGH for many years and today, Aberdeen Branch Manager, Lorna White and Asst. Branch Manager, Brooke Tobias present Executive Director, Eric Bjella with a check for $7500.00! These funds will be used to deliver Housing Counseling, financial education and loan services.
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We appreciate the local support that funds our Programs and Services!
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Timberland Bank supports NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor. NW Board Member and Timberland SVP, Diane Peters (L) and Timberland Bank President/COO Jonathan Fischer (R) present a "big check" in the amount of $10,000.00
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Our Partnership with Bank of the Pacific continues as they once again donate to help NeighborWorks provide Housing Counseling and other housing services!
Executive Director Eric Bjella shakes the hand of Dustin Bruland, SVP Director of Retail Banking at Bank of the Pacific, as he presents NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor with a check for $7500.00.
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TwinStar Credit Union made a generous donation.
From left to right: Tina McFadden (NWGH Loan Originator), Cinthia Halstead (TwinStar CU Mortgage Loan Originator), BreAnn Orton (TwinStar Aberdeen Branch Manager) and Eric Bjella (Executive Director of NWGH) show off the big donation check!
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I sat down with interviewer, Jeanice Lee, from 98.5 KNBQ_FM (Central Park/Aberdeen) and 101.3 KLWA_FM (Westport) to talk about the services NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor has to offer. The interview aired in November 2022. Click the link below to listen to the entire interview:
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