Information Products Archives

Winter 2001 – 02: Get Smart? Growth, Development and Rural Housing

January 21, 2002/in Rural Voices

Why Smart Growth Matters to Rural Communities
Sustainable Development for Rural Communities
Informing the Smart Growth Debate
Smart Growth: More Choices for Rural Development
What Smart Growth Management Does for Affordable Housing in Florida
Promoting Responsible Growth in Colorado
Smart Growth in Rural California
Farmworker Housing and Smart Growht Policies in Oregon
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Easy on the Butter

Continua of Care Best Practices: Comprehensive Homeless Planning in Rural America

January 1, 2002/in

Continua of Care Best Practices: Comprehensive Homeless Planning in Rural America
Print copy: $8.00
Examines four rural jurisdictions that have successfully implemented HUD’s continuum of care model, which urges a collaborative approach to homeless assistance.
2002, 61 pages, ISBN 1-58064-122-9

Rural Rental Housing Preservation and Nonprofit Capacity to Purchase and Preserve Section 515 Projects

January 1, 2002/in

Rural Rental Housing Preservation and Nonprofit Capacity to Purchase and Preserve Section 515 Projects
Access PDF of Appendix A maps
Print copy: $10.00
Identifies the locations of Section 515 rental developments and nonprofit housing groups. Includes two case studies of successful nonprofit buyouts of Section 515 projects, maps, and county-by-county information on projects, markets, and nonprofits.
2002, 179 pages, ISBN 1-58064-121-0

Strengthening Community-Based Housing in the Mid-South Delta: A Policy Development Paper

October 1, 2001/in

Strengthening Community-Based Housing in the Mid-South Delta: A Policy Development Paper
Print copy: $7.00
Presents recommendations for increasing housing development capacity in the Mid-South Delta region.
2001, 76 pages, ISBN 1-58064-118-0

Fall 2001: Celebrating 30 Years of Building Rural Communities

September 21, 2001/in Rural Voices

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Population Change in Rural and Small Town America 1970-2000
Thirty Years on the Front Lines
The More Things Change…
Thirty Years of Supporting Affordable Housing in Rural Communities
Then and Now: Early HAC Staffers Remember HAC’s Beginnings
Some things Haven’t Changed: Recalling HAC’s Second Loan
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: A Thirty-Year Retrospective

No Refuge From the Fields: Findings From a Survey of Farmworker Housing Conditions in the United States

September 1, 2001/in

No Refuge From the Fields: Findings From a Survey of Farmworker Housing Conditions in the United States
Executive Summary

Reports on a survey of farmworker housing, which found that structural problems, broken appliances, and overcrowding were common. The survey collected information on 4,625 housing units occupied by farmworkers. There were 1,592 cases in the Eastern migrant stream, 1,367 in the Midwestern migrant stream, and 1,666 in the Western migrant stream. These units housed 24,433 people, of which 16,301 were adults and 8,132 were children. Children were present in almost 69 percent of the units examined

Innovative Designs for Nontraditional Households in Rural Areas

August 13, 2001/in

Innovative Designs for Nontraditional Households in Rural Areas
Print copy: $4.00
Examines case studies of innovative housing designs for nontraditional rural households.
2001, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-119-9

Housing for Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas: Research Brief

August 9, 2001/in Rural Resource Guides

Housing for Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas
Print copy: $1.00
Brief resource guide. 2001

Meeting the Housing Needs of Rural Seniors

July 31, 2001/in

Federal Programs and Local Organizations: Meeting the Housing Needs of Rural Seniors
Print copy: $5.00
Case studies show how rural counties have accessed substantial federal funding for elderly housing.
2001, 50 pages, ISBN 1-58064-111-3

Case Studies on Rural Housing and Welfare Reform