The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) applauds the new funding package announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on June 22, 2022 to provide people experiencing homelessness in the nation’s cities and rural communities with the support they need. In total, HUD’s initiative includes $322 million targeted to addressing unsheltered and rural […]
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) applauds Chairman David Price (D-4th-NC) and Ranking Member Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25th-FL) of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee for their bipartisan and transformational investment in the Manufactured Housing Improvement and Financing Program. The fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget bill passed this week by both the Subcommittee and […]
HAC is celebrating its 50th anniversary! That does not mean we are simply congratulating ourselves for our good work and good fortune. We are glancing fondly backward, to be sure, but mostly we are looking forward. In May 2021 we launched a three-year capital campaign with an ambitious but achievable goal: “All families in rural […]
Contact: Dan Stern, dan@ruralhome.org AHRV Team, ahrv@ruralhome.org (202) 842-8600 Rural Veterans and Local Nonprofits Receive Critical Housing Support Funded by The Home Depot Foundation Washington, DC, June 7, 2022 – Veterans and their families in thirteen rural communities will have better lives, thanks to The Home Depot Foundation and the Housing Assistance Council. The Foundation […]
HAC’s Director of Research, Lance George, was one of several witnesses to provide testimony at a hearing of the House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee on Manufactured Housing: Supporting America’s Largest Unsubsidized Affordable Housing Stock. North Carolina news station WRAL covered the hearing and provided local perspective on the potential for manufactured housing to increase housing affordability […]
The House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee is holding a hearing May 26 on Manufactured Housing: Supporting America’s Largest Unsubsidized Affordable Housing Stock, with HAC’s Director of Research and Information, Lance George, among the witnesses. His testimony explains the importance of manufactured homes as affordable housing in rural America and the challenges facing manufactured housing residents, owners, […]
Subdivision development is a complex undertaking that requires both a vision of what is possible and an eye for detail throughout the entire process. In this three-part webinar series about subdivision development in which participants: learn the process from start to finish, understand the roles development team and professionals involved, evaluate the financial risks and […]
The Impact Specialist contributes to all aspects of HAC’s mission through the collection and reporting of impact metrics across the organization’s lines of business. This individual will assist in a range of analysis of programmatic and lending activities in the organization. The Specialist will assist in the preparation and review of investor and donor reports […]
Filling The Data Gap In Rural America on forbes.com highlights how HAC works to increase access to data about rural America to better address rural housing challenges and persistent poverty. Over the years, there has been an increase in accurate data collection regarding rural America, and HAC has been at the forefront.
by David Lipsetz The Biden-Harris Administration released a Housing Supply Action Plan on May 16 that can bring the cost of housing back in line with families’ incomes. This is particularly important in small towns where incomes remain stubbornly low, while the cost of buying or renting a place to live is soaring. The Housing […]