Border Colonias Region: Challenges and Innovative Approaches to Effective Community Development
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Detailed case studies highlight successful approaches to improving housing and infrastructure conditions in the colonias along the U.S.-Mexico border. Also outlines the key challenges faced by colonia residents, and some broad policy recommendations based on the experiences of local groups.
1998, 69 pages, ISBN 1-58064-084-2

Linking Rural Housing and Social Services: Case Studies
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Information about successfully handling an important housing trend. Describes eight local rural programs that connect permanent housing with social services such as job training and placement, welfare and other income maintenance programs, and health care.
1998, 52 pages, ISBN 1-58064-082-6

HOME, CDBG, and Farmworker Housing Development
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Presents four case studies of projects that have successfully and creatively developed or rehabilitated farmworker housing using the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs.
1997, 70 pages, ISBN 1-58064-001-X

Housing for Families and Unaccompanied Migrant Farmworkers
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Through case studies, examines the need for and availability of housing suitable for migrant farmworkers traveling with families or unaccompanied.
1997, 56 pages, ISBN 1-58064-005-2

Self-Help Housing Development Process in Rural Areas
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Describes the mutual self-help process from start to finish. Best practices illustrate land acquisition issues, management of self-help building groups and ways to secure affordable permanent financing.
1997, 54 pages, ISBN 1-58064-026-5