residents with resources. Guests also heard from Hollybush Gardens resident and summer intern Jeriana Gaines, whose second-place Stephen M. Green Youth Real Estate Award recognized her thoughtful approach to community needs. The program featured The Power of People , a short film celebrating the people who help residents feel supported, valued, and part of a community. The film served as a tribute to residents and OPResident Services Coordinators such as Fran Byas who summed up her work and that of her colleagues this way: “If a resident needs something, they are going to get it by the time I go home.”
A Mural Made Together This fall NHPF and Operation Pathways staff gathered at EMPACT Art in Baltimore during OP’s annual meeting to help create a community mural. Working in two groups with guidance from the EMPACTteam, staff contributed artwork to a project that brings together creativity and collaboration across our communities. More than 850 children, teens, parents, seniors, and staff members have contributed to the mural. Thumbprints collected at NHPF properties and events— including last year’s Gala—are being combined with mixed-media artwork by residents and staff. This year’s Gala photo walkway offered guests a look at the mural taking shape. The mural is nearing completion, and we look forward to installing it at NHPF’s Washington, DC. headquarters in November—a shared work of art reflecting the many people who make our communities stronger.
THE NHPF QUARTERLY NOVEMBER 2026
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