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Learn How the GoWest Foundation Can Support Your Credit Union Housing Initiatives

Posted by on May 21, 2024

GoWest Foundation is hosting a virtual session on June 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. PT / 2-3:30 p.m. MT to discuss solutions to workforce housing initiatives.

As housing costs continue to rise across the West, credit unions are working collaboratively with community partners to design innovative solutions. This informative session will offer:

  • An overview of workforce housing and its significance.
  • An introduction to GoWest Foundation’s role in supporting workforce housing initiatives.
  • A panel discussion with credit union leaders who have launched impactful workforce housing initiatives in collaboration with the GoWest Foundation.

Panelists include:

  • BJ Coram and Sara Plumhoff, NuVista Federal Credit Union (Colorado) – NuVista has launched innovative housing solutions to serve their rural communities.
  • Larry Ellifritz, Consolidated Community Credit Union (Oregon and Washington) – CCCU has deployed millions of dollars in ADU and ITIN mortgages.
  • Jon Bruflat, Vantage West Credit Union (Arizona) – Vantage West has expanded financing opportunities to increase access to homeownership.

Join us for an opportunity to gain insights into workforce housing issues resources, collaboration models, and learn about how GoWest Foundation’s grants can help your credit union plan and implement projects that will help alleviate the housing burdens facing your communities.

Click HERE to register for the June 13 session.

Posted in Community Impact, GoWest Foundation, Top Headlines.