Nehemiah Celebrates 10th Anniversary; The Now, Nationwide Non-Profit Has Given Out Nearly $675 Million In Down Payment Assistance From: Sacramento Observer | Date: June 30, 2004 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Sacramento Observer

06-30-2004

The Nehemiah Corporation of America, the nation's leading private
homeownership down payment assistance provider, is celebrating its 10th
anniversary as one of the most influential non-profit affordable housing
organizations in the United States.

Since its inception in 1994 by the Antioch Progressive Baptist Church here
in Sacramento, Nehemiah has evolved into one of the largest providers of
affordable homeowne...

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