. #5  Get to know the neighborhood police officers, city officials, and social service organizations in your area.

In order to do that I must organize my finances and wondered if anyone had a great excel spreadsheet they can recommend to begin creating and daily & monthly budget with the goal of maximizing my savings to have the funds for a down payment.

This is a very reputable local non-profit that will distribute funds appropriately to different organizations. 

As for gentrification that is a natural process that is a benefit not a negative.If you want to create affordable housing join or contribute to a charity organization don't start a business.

Can you connect me to the organizer of the events?

This means that if she gives notice to the landlord today, her current lease will not terminate until Dec 31 at the earliest.     

Be organized, polite but persistent, get a meeting with an examiner and leave with permit in hand.

Through all my organizations, business ventures and community involvement many of the people I know are not from this area.

Within 2 days was approved and received my Articles of Organization. 

We attended an OZ Conference in Portland, Oregon where they already have a few projects up a running and have talked with a few contacts about setting up a fund.If you are genuinely interested I would love to connect you with the owner/organizer of the conference.