Summer 2007: More Than Housing at Stake: Preserving Rural Rental Properties

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  • View from Washington by Tim Thompson
  • Preservation Barriers and Opportunities
  • USDA Has High Hopes for MPR
  • Section 538 Guaranteed Loans: A Resource to Help Preserve Section 515 Developments
  • State Agencies Dig Deep to Preserve Rural Properties
  • Tax Credits and Tiers: HoneyTree’s Story
  • Working to Reverse Declining Rural Housing Markets in Iowa
  • Who You Gonna Call (To Finance Rural Preservation)

Spring 2007: Reinvesting in Rural Communities: Celebrating 30 Years of the Community Reinvestment Act

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  • A Primer on CRA
  • Financing Hope
  • Opening Doors in Rural Communities
  • Sharpening CRA for a New Era
  • If Not for CRA…
  • CRA at 30 and Rural Community Development
  • View from Washington by Barry Wides
  • From Bad to Worse: A Summary of Rural housing Provisions in the Proposed 2008 Budget

Immigration and Housing in Rural America

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Immigration and Housing in Rural America
Print copy: $5.00
Analyzes data on the growing foreign-born population in rural places, with case studies on the housing situations in three communities.
2007, 50 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-156-2

Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties

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Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties
Print copy: $6.00
Illustrates successful strategies used by rural communities in the Great Plains states that have experienced population loss.
2007, 54 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-151-7

Conference 2006: Building Capacity, Building Homes

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  • Intermediary Roundtable on Capacity Building
  • HAC’s Principles of Partnership
  • Capacity Building: Vision and Mission
  • Capacity Building: Leadership
  • Capacity Building: Resources
  • Capacity Building: Outreach and Community Support
  • Capacity Building: Products and Services
  • View from Washington: USDA’s Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) program

USDA Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing: Existing Stock and Changing Needs

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Provides an overview of the USDA Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing stock, as well as an exploration of current trends in the migrant population.
2006, 43 pages, ISBN 1-58064-147-4

USDA Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing: Existing Stock and Changing Needs (PDF)

Formulas for Success: Housing Plus Services in Rural America

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Formulas for Success: Housing Plus Services in Rural America
Print copy: $4.00
Examines a variety of ways rural organizations are implementing “housing plus services” models, providing coordinated affordable housing and social services to special needs populations. Includes case studies and a funding and information resources guide.
2006, 46 pages, ISBN 1-58064-146-6

Designing and Implementing Rural Individual Development Account Programs

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Designing and Implementing Rural Individual Development Account Programs
Print copy: $4.00
Uses surveys, a location analysis, and case studies to examine rural implementation of Individual Development Accounts, which are matched savings accounts that help low-income families accumulate money to achieve specific asset-building goals such as home purchases or repairs. Identifies characteristics of successful rural IDA programs and policy changes that could further increase their usefulness.
2006, 43 pages, ISBN 1-58064-143-1

Summer 2006: Appalachia: Remembering the Past, Looking to the Future

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  • Growth Patterns and Rural Housing in Appalachia
  • Volunteers Work in Appalachia – ASP Style
  • The Ripple Effect: The Impact of Revolving CHDO Proceeds on Local Communities
  • When Poverty Collides with Affluence in Appalachia
  • Appalachian Ruin
  • The Evolution of the Nonprofit Housing Network in Central Appalachia
  • View From Washington: Interviews with Appalachian Regional Commission

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