Achieving a Vision of a Prosperous Rural America
I love the National Rural Housing Conference because it never fails to inspire me. This year was no different. Over three days, we reconnected as an industry, learned together, and […]
Entries by Daniel Stern
HAC Seeks Proposals for its Affordable Housing for Rural Veterans (AHRV) Initiative
HAC’s Affordable Housing for Rural Veterans initiative supports local nonprofit housing development organizations that meet or help meet the affordable housing needs of veterans in rural places. Grants typically range […]
HAC Celebrates Rural Housing at the 2021 National Rural Housing Conference
As part of the 2021 National Rural Housing Conference, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) recognized individuals and/or organizations that have, through their continued work and or newly established initiatives, made […]
Learn More About Veterans in Your Community
Veterans Data Central is a simple, easy to use, on-line resource that provides essential information on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of veterans in the United States. The data […]
Celebrating 50 Years of Working for Rural America
This year marks HAC’s 50th anniversary, and we’re observing the occasion by asking ourselves what we hope to see happen in the next fifty years. My hope is no less […]
HAC Urges Census Bureau to Expand Data Offerings
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has submitted comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on its new 2020 Census Data Product Planning Crosswalk. HAC urges the U.S. Census Bureau to provide […]
UPDATE – 120 organizations sign on to Support rural housing and capacity building in the Build Back Better Act
Thank you! With your help 120 organizations signed on Congressional leadership yesterday in support of the robust rural housing and rural capacity building investments in the House bills for the […]
Rural COVID Cases are Starting to Decline, but the Delta Variant Hit Rural Communities Particularly Hard
The Housing Assistance Council presents updated data on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on rural communities. As of September 30, there have been more than 6.5 million reported cases […]
Registration for Virtual National Rural Housing Conference Coming Soon
A Message from HAC’s President & CEO We’ve had a remarkable year here at the Housing Assistance Council and look forward to finishing the year in that same fashion with […]
Rural America Now Has More Than 5 Million Reported Cases and Over 100,000 Deaths from Covid-19
COVID-19 in Rural America – September 1, 2021 As of August 31, there have been more than 5.6 million reported cases of COVID-19, and approximately 101,741 associated deaths in communities […]