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NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor contributes to the community conversation on housing issues through a weekly column in the Daily World titled "Nailing it Down."

Since 1999, the "Nailing it Down"articles have been published in the Daily World and other countywide weekly newspapers. NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor County has collaborated with local newspapers, elected officials and local experts to publish articles covering hundreds of topics.

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Have a Safe New Year's Celebration!

Have a Safe New Year's Celebration!

We hope you’ve enjoyed your Christmas celebrations and that you have some fun – and responsible – plans for Tuesday night and New Year’s Day. All of us here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor wish you a safe, happy, healthy 2020! REMINDERS FOR NEW YEAR’S Here are a few safety reminders for your New Year’s festivities: If it still is up, go water that Christmas tree right now, (and plan on taking it down soon). Don’t plan on burning it. Instead, recycle it for safety’s sake. Do

Have a safe Christmas!

Have a safe Christmas!

Can it be that Christmas is already upon us again? To help you through both Christmas and New Year’s safely, we have a few more safety reminders to keep you, your loved ones and your home safe this holiday season. FLICKERING CANDLES IGNITE EASILY As we’ve mentioned before, candles are high on the list of holiday house fire starters. Many firefighters recommend that you don’t use lit candles in your decorating at all. However, if you do use them, minimize their use and enjoy t

Give your loved ones the gift of safety

Give your loved ones the gift of safety

Do you have an impossible person to buy for on your Christmas shopping list? Or perhaps you’re looking for a crowd pleaser gift for an upcoming gift exchange. We here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor are the experts in most things housing – not necessarily in gift giving. However, we do have some gift ideas that fit right in with our goal to encourage home ownership and safe, affordable housing for all. Many folks derail their budgets at Christmastime. We gave some tips in ou

Budget for holiday spending to avoid debt

Budget for holiday spending to avoid debt

With Thanksgiving falling later this year and December well underway, we hope we’re not too late with this warning: Don’t blow your household budget at Christmas! Even if you did spend your wad during the Black Friday sales, take a deep breath now and assess your financial situation. Generosity is great! However, if you give at the detriment of your financial stability, in the end that’s no gift to anyone! We see it time and again the negative affects of overspending at Chris

Protect your house in the cold

Protect your house in the cold

Many households on Grays Harbor got a skiff of snow over the Thanksgiving weekend. White or not outside, the mercury has definitely dipped and even if it’s not officially winter yet, it sure feels like it! We’re not sure what’s in store for the next few weeks and months, but there’s nothing like a cold snap to focus our attention on making homes more weather resistant! It’s not too late to make yourself more comfortable and your house tighter in this cold. Here are some commo

Keep kitchen safe during holiday celebrations

Keep kitchen safe during holiday celebrations

For much of the celebrations from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, the kitchen takes center stage. We want you to enjoy your holidays keeping you, your loved ones and your house safe! That’s why we want you to take just a minute to consider what steps you can take to do so. USE CAUTION BY THE STOVE The very things we love about the holidays – lots of people, special foods, decorations, hub bub and maybe even some bubbly – can combine to make a house fire a possibility. So

Help light up Hoquiam for holidays

Help light up Hoquiam for holidays

Don’t you love how cities and towns can transform with a few sparkling lights this time of year? The Downtown Aberdeen Association is busily preparing for Winterfest, Dec. 7 and 8. And, the folks in Montesano are industriously lighting their homes and businesses in preparation for Montesano’s Festival of Lights, Dec. 13-15. Those festivals and beautifully lit buildings make things merry and bright and give pride to our communities. This year, when the hardworking folks from t

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