HAC to Expand Work with Community Facilities
For fifty years, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has helped build homes and communities across rural America. Now, we’re working to expand our footprint by working with more communities to […]
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COVID-19 in Rural America: Updated July 31, 2021
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents summary findings of COVID-19 and its larger impacts 528 days after the first identified case in rural America.
Introducing HAC’s Rural Recap
Welcome to the first issue of HAC’s Rural Recap! We’ll be sending it every other month to keep you updated on our work in small towns and rural places across […]
HAC’s Presentation of USDA Housing Activity Data Explained
Since 1996, HAC has produced a report on the housing activity (monthly loan and grant obligations) of the US Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA). So, what is HAC’s presentation […]
HAC’s 2020 Annual Report
HAC would like to present its Annual Report for the year 2020. A Message from HAC President and CEO, David Lipsetz 2020 was a year like none other. In hundreds […]
The State of The Nation’s Housing – 2021
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University Even as the US economy continues to recover, the inequalities amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic remain front and center. Households that weathered […]
HAC and rural CDFIs receive “massive” $353 million investment
The US Treasury announced it is investing $1.25 billion of COVID-19 relief funds in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). We are excited to announce that the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) […]
HAC Honors the Memory of Gordon Cavanaugh
Last week, the affordable housing community lost a luminary. Gordon Cavanaugh was an inspiring leader and a fierce advocate, committed to serving the poorest of the poor. Throughout his long […]
Biden’s USDA Housing Budget Proposes Increases in Section 502 Mortgages and Rental Preservation
The Biden administration’s first full budget request, covering the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2021, would maintain this year’s spending levels on rural housing programs and make available […]