The HAC Rural Housing Conference is only 12 days away! Get a preview of what to expect at the conference by downloading the newly released Conference Program. Review the conference activities ahead of time and make sure to download the HAC Trainings App so you can access a more expansive and dynamic program.
The biennial HAC Rural Housing Conference brings together stakeholders in the field of rural affordable housing from local nonprofits, federal agencies, Congress, state and local governments, and other industry leaders for two-and-a-half days of training, discussion, and networking.
The Conference features nearly 40 workshops where participants will learn best practices for housing development, organizational management, resource development, and innovative approaches to housing and community development. The Conference also includes a pre-Conference day, packed with gatherings for coalitions, association, and working groups.
For rural nonprofits, the Conference provides an excellent opportunity to network and improve connections to federal agencies and national nonprofit organizations. For many of the attendees, this conference represents their sole opportunity during the year to connect with these important policy makers and experts.
This year’s conference theme is Retool, Rebuild, Renew. Although these verbs could describe the construction or rehab of housing, the theme is not about bricks and mortar. It’s about our movement. The rural housing network has a proud history of accomplishment and has empowered, improved, and made lasting impacts across rural America. However, for a number of years, we have been in a defensive posture-the support and resources necessary for our network have been threatened. It is past time to shift from a reactive to a proactive posture. It is time go on the offensive and retool our collective talents, rebuild the innovative spirit that got us where we are, and renew our passion for the mission that guides us. HAC’s Rural Housing Conference will help get us back on track to expand the accomplishments of the past.
For more information on the HAC Rural Housing Conference, visit HAC’s registration portal.
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The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on single- and multi-family affordable housing for veterans. Targeted to veterans, Patriot Place is a community with a mix of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities for up to 75 households within a subdivision/neighborhood setting in Johnson County, Tennessee. The project site is accessible to services and is within 40 minutes of a nationally-ranked VA hospital in Mountain Home, Tennessee. Eastern Eight CDC, the local nonprofit developer of this community, offers a range of affordable housing options in this community including rental, rent-to-own, and self-help homeownership.
Affordability is one of the nation’s biggest housing challenges, for veterans and non-veterans alike. Households who spend over 30 percent of their income on housing costs are considered cost-burdened. Approximately 34 percent of rural veterans in their 20s, and 25 percent of veterans in their 30s have affordability problems. The goal for Patriot Place is to provide veterans with decent, safe, comfortable and affordable housing. Providing housing and needed services for our veterans can be complicated in rural areas due to vast geographies, limited resources, and less social service infrastructure.
Please join us on August 20th to learn more about the challenges faced and steps pursued in this innovative and successful model for serving rural veterans.
This webinar is supported by The Home Depot Foundation. For more information, please email Janice Clark at Janice@ruralhome.org.
Register Now! https://ruralhome.adobeconnect.com/e273e88kun9/event/event_info.html
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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Housing Seniors and Veterans in Rural America: Preservation, Development and ServicesStart Date: August 28, 2013 Agenda and Materials: Day One: August 281:00 – 2:00 pm Welcome Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council Opening Address 2:00 – 2:45 pm Housing Vulnerable Populations
3:00 –4:45 pm Resources and Outlook for Senior and Veteran Housing Programs Moderator, Nicole Opfer, Housing Assistance Council – Shannon Chase, Housing Program Director, USDA Rural Development Day Two: August 299:00–11:20 Programs for Senior and Veteran Homeowners
– Rozann Downing, Community Action Network – Presentation
– Jane Erickson, Iowa Department of Aging – Presentation
– Retha Patton, Eastern Eight CDC – Presentation 11:20–12:00 PM Serving Homeless Veterans – Baylee Crone, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans – Presentation 1:00 – 2:20 pm Multifamily Housing: Developing and Preserving Rental Housing in Rural Communities
Questions? Contact Shonterria Charleston at (404) 892-4824 or registration@ruralhome.org. |
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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Aging in Place: Home Repair for Rural SeniorsDate: June 19, 2013 The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on home repair and rehab for rural seniors. Twenty-five percent of all rural households are occupied by the elderly. Of those homes, 80 percent are homeowner rather than rental properties. According to 2009 American Housing Survey data, more than 300,000 homes occupied by rural seniors are moderate or severely substandard. Join us for this webinar to learn more about meeting the needs of rural homeowners with repair and weatherization programs. The agenda will feature discussions on using the USDA Section 504 grant program and leveraging weatherization dollars for senior home repair.
For more information, please email Janice Clark at Janice@ruralhome.org.
Presenters include:
This webinar is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies.
Register Now! https://cc.readytalk.com/r/8qxmfagqs5ti
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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Section 502 Packaging Training for Nonprofit DevelopersStart Date: June 18, 2013 Join the Housing Assistance Council on June 18-20 in Knoxville, TN for the Section 502 Packaging Training for Nonprofit Developers, a valuable training for any organization that packages or intends to package USDA Rural Development Section 502 Loans. This three-day advanced course covers USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program and provides invaluable insight as to how this homeownership financing resource can be utilized. Learn how to assist potential borrowers and work in partnership with RD staff, as well as other nonprofit organizations and regional intermediaries to deliver successful Section 502 loan packages. This course is intended for and specifically framed for those experienced in utilizing Section 502 and/or other affordable housing mortgage products. Participants will learn regulations and practical applications of the loan program, while developing a strong understanding of 502 direct underwriting and packaging standards. Following the course, participants are encouraged to take the online certification exam. Questions?? Contact Shonterria Charleston at 404-892-4824 ext. 27 or Shonterria@ruralhome.org. Register Now! https://www.regonline.com/Knoxville502 |
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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9th Biennial Farmworker Housing ConferenceStart: June 12, 2013 The Farmworker Housing Conference, hosted by CASA of Oregon, is the only conference in the United States of America focused on farmworker housing and dedicated bringing you the issues that most affect you, the providers. Sessions are aimed at owners, management agents, resident managers, asset and property managers, funding agencies and anyone working directly or indirectly with the agricultural population.
For more information, visit https://www.casaoforegon.org/content/2013-farmworker-housing-conference.
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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USDA RD Section 502 Direct Loan and Section 504 Loan and Elderly Grant Repair Program – An OverviewDate: May 15, 2013 The Housing Assistance Council invites you to participate in a webinar on USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 single-family housing direct and guaranteed loan and Section 504 Repair Loan and Elderly Grant Programs. Discussion will include the purpose, eligibility requirements, loan terms, and regulations of each of the programs. Participants will also learn about the conditional commitment process as a unique program feature and how these soft commitments can be the basis for developing a single unit or multiple units more efficiently. This webinar is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies.
Pre-Registration Required. Register Now!! https://cc.readytalk.com/r/5506ay5lpun7
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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The Silver Tsunami: Are We Prepared for a Senior Population Boom in Rural AmericaStart: May 1, 2013 The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on demographic change and its impact to the rural population and rural housing. The senior population will experience significant increases in the coming years, as the Baby Boom generation turns 65. The Census Bureau projects the senior population will grow from 13 percent of U.S. residents to 20 percent by 2050. An added 30 million individuals will become seniors over the next 20 years. Currently there are more than 18 million rural baby boomers, comprising nearly 28 percent of the rural population. With increasing life expectancies, one of the more dramatic growth trends will likely be substantial growth of the oldest population (age 85 and over). Is there enough safe and affordable housing for this expanding population?
Using data from U.S. Census and the American Community Survey, HAC will provide insights on changes and trends in aging and the potential impact of these changes on people, communities, and housing markets in rural areas of the United States.
This webinar is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. For more information, please email Janice Clark at Janice@ruralhome.org.
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To have an event posted on our calendar*, please e-mail Dan Stern. Or send event description or brochure to: Housing Assistance Council Or fax to (202) 347-3441 [addthis2][/addthis2] *Calendar Posting Guidelines: HAC’s calendar posts announcements about periodic conferences, training sessions, audioconferences, and the like. Topics must be relevant to professionals in the rural housing and community development arena. HAC reserves the right to accept or decline any request to post an item. We do not include sessions provided by entities (for-profit or nonprofit) that offer numerous regularly scheduled training events; links to such entities are provided below. Community Connections |
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Sustainable Affordable Housing: Developing Healthy and Energy Efficient Homes for CHDOsStart: April 23, 2013 The Housing Assistance Council and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Albuquerque Field Office invite you to participate in Sustainable Affordable Housing: Developing Healthy and Energy Efficient Homes for CHDOson April 23-25, 2013 in Las Cruces, NM.
Sustainable Affordable Housing: Developing Healthy and Energy Efficient Homes for CHDOs will train staff from CHDOs and potential CHDOs involved in the construction of HOME assisted affordable housing how to incorporate cost effective green building techniques into their projects. This course will provide an in-depth introduction to developing healthy, energy efficient and environmentally responsible housing while maintaining affordability. Participants will learn the fundamentals of sustainability for housing and how to apply them to various housing situations, including single family and multifamily, new construction, rehabilitation and ongoing operations using both a classroom and real world setting.
Due to funding restrictions this training is limited to staff of certified CHDOs, potential CHDOs and PJs in New Mexico. Additionally, participants are required to register in advance for this event.
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