When he was unexpectedly laid off, Delton Walker saw it as the perfect moment to make the change he had been contemplating. He joined the LISC AmeriCorps program and secured a placement with American Family Housing (AFH), marking his first real step into the field of affordable housing.

Neighbors and Friends, a unique café, build-your-own cheese box bar, and retail shop, officially opened its doors in Old Town Pasadena on November 1. The ABC program, designed to empower small businesses within low to moderate income communities across Los Angeles County, provided Neighbors & Friends with the financial resources they needed to make this …