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Winter 2005 – 06: After the Disaster: Rural Communities Respond

January 21, 2006/in Rural Voices

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Revisiting Buffalo Creek
From a Brownfi eld to a Brighter Future
Laying the Groundwork for Success
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
Pulling Together: Rural and Urban Communities Respond
When Communities Own Their Way of Life and Shape Their Future
View from Washington: Hurricane Katrina: Federal Policy Update

Fall 2005: Rural Housing Goes GREEN

September 21, 2005/in Rural Voices

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Demystifying Green Building and its Cost
Green Communities Initiative Demonstrates Challenges and Successes for Rural Developers
Getting Started on Green Affordable Housing
Green Building Techniques: Land Planning and Site Development
Green Building Techniques: Use of Materials
Green Building Techniques: Resource Conservation
Green Building Techniques: Energy Efficiency
Green Building Techniques: Healthy Homes

Easing the Transition: Housing Assistance for TANF Recipients

July 31, 2005/in

Easing the Transition: Housing Assistance for TANF Recipients
Print copy: $5.00
Identifies specific obstacles rural welfare leavers face when they search for affordable housing and describes how states have addressed these obstacles.
2005, 32 pages, ISBN 1-58064-138-5

Creating the Village: How Mutual Self-Help Housing Builds Community

July 31, 2005/in

Creating the Village: How Mutual Self-Help Housing Builds Community
Print copy: $5.00
Describes how mutual self-help construction does more than simply build affordable homes: it builds neighborhoods, strengthens families, and creates wealth.
2005, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-139-3

Summer 2005: Farmworker Housing: Turning Challenges into Successes

July 21, 2005/in Rural Voices

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Farm Labor Housing: An Overview
Farmworker Housing Summit Inspires Collaboration
From Services to Housing: Meeting the Needs of Midwest Farmworkers
Successful Farmworker Housing Goes Beyond Roofs and Walls
Rural Neighborhoods Learns Ways to House Unaccompanied Workers
Changing Partners: Shifting Paradigms in Housing
Jonathan Court: A Portrait of Patience and Perseverance

Springr 2005: Telling Our Story: Marketing Affordable Housing

April 21, 2005/in Rural Voices

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Understanding Public Opinion on Low-Income Housing: A Report from Recent Polling
Changing Perceptions and Fostering Ideas: Language and Communications Matter
Working to Change the Public’s Opinion of Affordable Housing: Minnesota Housing Partnership
Educating the Nation about Housing Needs: The Campaign for Affordable Housing
Developing a National Campaign about Rural Needs: Stand Up for Rural America
Advocating for Change: The Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina
Partnering to Recruit Residents and to Advocate for Affordable Housing: CHISPA
Showing Families the Possibilities: Marquette County Habitat for Humanity
Selling to Funders and Your Community: Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc.
Humanizing the Issues: Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: RURAL AMERICA NEEDS CDBG

Homeownership as an Asset in Rural America

March 1, 2005/in Rural Resource Guides

Homeownership as an Asset in Rural America

A home is the largest asset most Americans and in particular low- and moderate-income households will ever own. During the nation’s recent economic downturn, the overall housing market has remained remarkably strong. Current instabilities in some investment sources have increased the attention to homeownership as a means of wealth accumulation.

They Paved Paradise . . . Gentrification in Rural Communities

February 1, 2005/in

They Paved Paradise . . . Gentrification in Rural Communities
Print copy: $5.00
Examines the dynamics of gentrification and its impact on housing affordability in rural communities, using case studies illustrating urban sprawl, in-migration of people attracted by natural amenities, and in-migration of retirees.
2005, 57 pages, ISBN 1-58064-136-9

Winter 2004 – 05: Preserving Rural Rental Housing

January 21, 2005/in Rural Voices

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View from Washington: Preserving Rural America’s Affordable Rental Housing: Current Issues
Rural Rental Housing – Comprehensive Property Assessment and Portfolio Analysis: Final Study Report
A Response to the Comprehensive Property Assessment
Owner Conversion of Rural Rental Properties to Market Rents: Both Tenants and Owners Turn to the Courts
Preservation and the Aging Portfolio: the Owners’ Perspective
Preserving and Improving Rural Rental Housing: Promising Efforts Emerge
Rural Preservation and Resident-Based Advocacy
The State HFA Response to the Affordable Housing Preservation Challenge
Lessons from HUD’s Preservation Process
Preserving RHS Rural Rental Properties – the Challenge and the Opportunity
Window of Opportunity: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing

Moving Home: Manufactured Housing in Rural America

January 1, 2005/in

Moving Home: Manufactured Housing in Rural America
Print copy: $3.00
Illuminates some of the pros and cons of using manufactured homes to provide affordable, sustainable homeownership. Includes a data analysis and short pieces written by local rural housing providers, national organizations, and a representative of the manufactured housing industry.
2005, 52 pages, ISBN 1-58064-141-5

Winter 2005 – 06: After the Disaster: Rural Communities Respond

Fall 2005: Rural Housing Goes GREEN

Easing the Transition: Housing Assistance for TANF Recipients

Creating the Village: How Mutual Self-Help Housing Builds Community

Summer 2005: Farmworker Housing: Turning Challenges into Successes

Springr 2005: Telling Our Story: Marketing Affordable Housing

Homeownership as an Asset in Rural America

They Paved Paradise . . . Gentrification in Rural Communities

Winter 2004 – 05: Preserving Rural Rental Housing

Moving Home: Manufactured Housing in Rural America

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