Established in 1990 the North West Housing Partnership (NWHP) is a nonprofit dedicated to creating and implementing programs to promote economically diverse housing. The purpose of the North West Housing Partnership is to act as a catalyst to bring together the public and private resources necessary to implement a Community's Housing Vision and to create balanced housing opportunities. There are several major programs of the organization, they are: Affordable Housing through the purchase, rehab and selling of foreclosed homes; multi-family rental housing in partnership with housing developers of senior and affordable developments; housing counseling workshops that provide a certificate for first time homebuyers; home repair for homeowners in various municipalities and counties; down payment assistance for first time homebuyers; counseling on predatory lending. The organizations web site provides more comprehensive information at www.nwhp.net.