Rural Research Reports Archives

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

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

July 31, 2001/in

Case Studies on Rural Housing and Welfare Reform
Print copy: $7.00
Presents case studies of seven rural counties with high rates of welfare use. Discusses gaps in service provision and housing assistance. Describes collaborative ventures between social service and affordable housing providers.
2001, 93 pages, ISBN 1-58064-114-8

Why Housing Matters: HAC's 2000 Report on the State of the Nation's Rural Housing

December 1, 2000/in

Why Housing Matters: HAC’s 2000 Report on the State of the Nation’s Rural Housing
Executive Summary
Print copy: $9.00
Combines analyses of data and other studies with stories of people who explain housing assistance’s impact on them.
2000, 38 pages, ISBN 1-58064-108-3

Nonprofit Capacity Self-Assessment Workbook for Community-Based Housing Organizations

November 1, 2000/in

Nonprofit Capacity Self-Assessment Workbook for Community-Based Housing Organizations
Print copy: $4.00
To assist nonprofits to meet grant application requirements and other needs, this workbook helps them assess their own capacity and set goals for improving it.
2000, 42 pages, ISBN 1-58064-110-5

Homebuyer Education and Counseling: Examining Rural Provider Networks in Texas, Florida and South Dakota

April 16, 2000/in

Homebuyer Education and Counseling: Examining Rural Provider Networks in Texas, Florida and South Dakota
Print copy: $4.00
A preliminary examination of the existing education and counseling organizational capacity identifies different problems in each state studied.
2000, 31 pages, ISBN 1-58064-106-7

Rural Boomtowns: The Relationship Between Economic Development and Affordable Housing

April 1, 2000/in Economic Development

Throughout the 1990s, several communities in rural America experienced rapid economic development. These boomtowns — extremely high growth areas — are at the extreme end of the growth/decline axis, and are sufficiently important phenomena that their low-income housing needs should be given special attention. They have become boomtowns for a variety of reasons: gaming, the military, tourism, retired residents, even prisons.

Overall, there is a general lack of understanding about how variables such as the types of jobs created, wage levels paid, population trends and the capacity for housing construction impact a community’s low-income housing needs. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between economic development and the need for low-income housing in selected high growth rural areas.

(Report, 2000)

Rural Rental Housing: HAC's 1999 State of the Nation's Rural Housing Report

January 1, 2000/in

Rural Rental Housing: HAC’s 1999 State of the Nation’s Rural Housing Report
Print copy: $6.00
Uses data and discussions with experts to describe rural renters, their homes, and their housing challenges.
2000, 56 pages, ISBN 1-58064-098-2

Environmental Concerns in Choosing a Site for Rural Housing Development – Report