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When we make meaningful connections with our neighbors, environment, and history, we feel rooted to our community, helping us to establish pride and respect for our neighborhoods

Over nine years ago, Cathie traveled to Toledo's Point Place neighborhood to glace around a garage sale. During her trip, she spotted a quiet home nestled a few houses away from the Ottawa River and decided to apply to rent. In April of 2026, Cathie purchased the same home after renovating it herself.

With rising prices in gas, food, and electricity, it's important to identify ways you can cut costs to save for recurring payments, emergencies, and trips to the grocery store. It won't be long before the summer heat creeps its way into our homes, but that doesn't mean you need to run a fan all day to keep cool. In this blog, we'll share methods of increasing your home's energy efficiency while keeping comfortable during the summer.

Your credit refers to your ability to borrow money and pay it back as efficiently as possible. Healthy financial habits can help you establish a high credit score, which can lead to greater success when requesting a loan for a home.

When you're nearing the end of your home-buying journey, it's important to be extra careful with your credit, expenses, documents, and income. There are a few things to avoid in order to maintain your credit score and debt-to-income ratio, even after you've received your pre-approval. The hard work you put in with your lender and home-buying team will pay off if you keep these do's and don'ts in mind.

Your ZIP code and/or census tract can predict your life expectancy.

A financial coach supports individuals seeking financial stabilization using a comprehensive, person-centered approach. Our HUD-certified coaches at NeighborWorks® Toledo Region work to empower Toledoans throughout their financial journeys, no matter their starting point. One-on-one financial coaching caters to individual clients with unique goals and life circumstances. Financial coaches can provide guidance and support to clients seeking assistance with debt reduction, cr

It takes time, effort, and dedication to create new, healthy financial habits to build foundations for success. Together, first-time homebuyers Alisha and Anthony were up to the task.

Between one-time expenses like your down payment and closing costs, and ongoing payments like property taxes and homeowner’s insurance, it’s hard to determine just how much is enough to budget for your home purchase. In this blog, we’ll cover the ins and outs of budgeting to buy a home. Here’s what Shaulonda Jones–one of NeighborWorks® Toledo Region’s HUD-certified Housing Counselors–says about the importance of budgeting to purchase a home. "Preparing a budget will hel