Rural Voices
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What does affordable housing mean to you? Rural families share their stories
The Fall 2014 issue of Rural Voices presents the perspectives of rural families, their challenges of living in unaffordable or substandard conditions, and how they ultimately utilized federal resources to obtain quality housing. These success stories almost always involve innovative community-based organizations that provide the vital link between housing resources and the families who need them.
The Fall 2014 issue of Rural Voices presents the perspectives of rural families, their challenges of living in unaffordable or substandard conditions, and how they ultimately utilized federal resources to obtain quality housing. These success stories almost always involve innovative community-based organizations that provide the vital link between housing resources and the families who need them.
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON
Affordable Rural Housing: It’s Not a Nicety But a Necessity
by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, Missouri’s Fifth District
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, shares his housing story and offers his views on housing across the country
FEATURES
The Balancing Act
by Joey Henderson, Florida Home Partnership, Inc.
A single mother’s self-help journey
“Our Home, Our Community”
by Lucero Cortez and Erika Parkinson, Catholic Charities of Yakima
Zaida Elena Lopez and Ivan Chavez
Making Almost Heaven a Reality in Rural West Virginia
by John David, Southern Appalchian Labor School (SALS)
Converting a log cabin to a modern home means this widow does not have to live in the cold
Three families share their experiences with USDA’s Mutual Self-Help Program
“I’ve lived here my whole life.”
Leslie Robbins, Jr.
Self-Help, Sweat Equity and Success
by BC EchoHawk, National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC)
“It made me feel good, it made me powerful and I’m looking forward to spending whatever days I have, God bless me, in that house.”
A Farmer’s Fight
byYuqi Wang, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow
Many Hmong farmers have recently experienced financial problems from faulty loans
Additional Content
The Faces of Affordable Housing
What does Affordable Housing Mean to You?
“We wouldn’t want to live any place else”
The Davis Family (SALS, WV)
Rural Voices would like to hear what you have to say about one, or all, of these issues. Please feel free to comment on this story by sending a tweet to #RuralVoicesMag, discuss on the Rural Affordable Housing Group on LinkedIn, or on our Facebook page.
