Neighborhood Housing Services is a non-profit housing corporation that has been providing financial assistance, technical support, and housing-related services to neighborhoods in Greater New Britain and Central Connecticut for over 30 years. Originally created to assist existing owners repair and improve their homes, the mission of NHSNB has broadened over the years to meet the demands of social, economic and cultural changes. Today, NHSNB is a partnership of residents, government and business collaboratively responding to the local housing, neighborhood revitalization and economic independence needs of our diverse, working poor communities. NHSNB is a member of the National NeighborWorks of America Network and has extensive experience in financial home rehabilitation and the national property improvements, education, and counseling clients for homeownership and economic independence, and developing new affordable housing and real estate projects. NHSNB is a HUD-certified Community Housing Development Organization and Local Housing Counseling Agency and is licensed with State Banking for second mortgages. As a well respected provider of homebuyer education and counseling, NHSNB has a reputation as a forerunner and a producer of new first-time homebuyers in the nation.