Our Mission:
To create organized leadership around issues impacting neighborhood life. Community residents are at the forefront of all organizing efforts, as they are in the best position to create and implement change.
ESOP in the News
- Lenders Pledge More Help for Homeowners
- Ed McMahon Faces Foreclosure
- The Toxic Tango of Markets and Housing
- State Treasurer: Home Foreclosure Help On Way
- Ohio Group Seeks To Ease Dayton Area Foreclosures
- Office To Fight Foreclosures Opens In Warren
- Home Foreclosure Meeting
- Strapped Homeowners Turn To Bad Loans
Recent Events
Jun 19, 2008
By invitation only. Current and prospective funding partners will be invited to hear updates and learn about ESOP's work. This is a private event.
Apr 05, 2008
ESOP holds a community forum on payday lending at Holy Trinity Baptist Church, attracting legislators, community leaders, nonprofit representatives, and elected officials, including Congressman Dennis Kucinich, from around the state of Ohio.
Oct 27, 2007
Residents and leaders gathered for a community summit to address issues related to the foreclosure crisis. Panelists Jim Rokakis, Jim Boyle, and Judge Ray Pianka fielded questions from an audience of over 200, and received an overwhelmingly positive response. Breakout sessions on payday lending, rescue fraud, and foreclosure prevention took place, and Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray delivered the keynote address.