Panel discussion from the NLC Summit Nov 2019
Water Solutions
Veteran Entrepreneurs Supported by NLC Service Line Warranty Program
Bunker Labs – a 501(c)(3) non-profit – is a national network of veteran entrepreneurs dedicated to helping new veteran entrepreneurs start their own business. Their vision is to empower the entrepreneurial dreams of the military connected community and they are...
Equestrian Center Gives Veterans Sense of Serenity
The Serenity Farm Equestrian Center in Luckey, Ohio, has been offering equine therapy and learning programs for nearly 20 years. The Center aims to help those with neurological and mobility live happier, healthier lives. “I think it’s such an opportunity to work...
What’s Behind the Raw Water Trend?
“Raw,” or “live” water has become trendy, especially in California and New England, and it’s dangerous. Raw water startups are popping up around the country, and people are sharing the locations of springs where raw water can be obtained in areas that don’t have...
The Benefits of ServLine
The Business Development Team discusses the benefits of ServLine.
HomeServe Cares Foundation Grant- A Rewarding Experience
The day started out a little gray; an overcast sky, but a fairly warm day, greeted me as I drove to The Arc of Monroe location at which we would present our foundation grant award: $25,000 to help fund the renovation of one of their resident homes; the remodel of a...
Community Garden Saved a Neighborhood and May Save an Entire City
Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, shares the story of a public-private partnership to help address homelessness, including a community garden. Segregated since the Jim Crow era, Dallas’ Bonton neighborhood, consisting of almost solely...
Columbus’ Blueprint For Clean Streams And Strong Neighborhoods
National League Of Cities Written by Cathy Spain In the late 1970s, I was a research economist writing guidebooks for local officials about the affordability of new infrastructure to achieve national water quality standards. At the time, new wastewater treatment...
Service Line Warranty Program and All Masters Assist Dallas Resident
Daisy H. of Dallas was part of the fabric of her neighborhood – she knew and was known by her neighbors. So, when she became disabled, she wanted to remain in her own familiar home and neighborhood. However, as a disabled senior, she was on a fixed income and upkeep...
HomeServe Cares Works with Little League to Provide Solution to Water Woes
The heart of a community is in its volunteers and the work they do to improve that community for their fellow residents – particularly the children. Danny Liedka knows that well – a former East Syracuse mayor and trustee, an Onondaga County Legislator and Visit...
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