A nonprofit founded by 2010 Purpose Prize winner Inez Killingsworth that has helped thousands of Ohio residents avoid foreclosure. In 2009 alone, more than 8,000 families received help from
Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People (ESOP) in its 11 Ohio offices, and at least 80 percent of them were able to stay in their homes. Killinsworth traces ESOP's success to some specific practices, such as: