Affordable and Low Income Housing (Society/Issues/Housing/Affordable_and_Low_Income_Housing)
up Affordable and Low Income HousingSites dealing with the broad issue of affordable and low income housing.EntriesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/ Oversees home ownership, low-income housing assistance, fair housing laws, homelessness, aid for distressed neighborhoods, and housing development programs in the United States. Site provides details of HUD offices and programs, as well as resources for citizens, communities, contractors, local agencies, and researchers. HUD Community Planning & Development Affordable Housing Page http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/index.cfm Programs, news, laws reports, library and links from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. National Low Income Housing Coalition http://www.nlihc.org/ Dedicated to ending America's affordable housing crisis. Weekly news and alerts about affordable housing. Mercy Housing http://www.mercyhousing.org/ Organizational information regarding Mercy Housing, a national not-for-profit organization developing affordable rentals, low income housing, health care, and senior services. Enterprise Community Partners http://www.enterprisecommunity.org/ Information on the work, products and services provided to the low-income community development and affordable housing field by the nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners. The site includes a wealth of information resources. National Housing Institute http://www.nhi.org/ NHI is a nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America. NHI publishes "Shelterforce" magazine. Local Initiatives Support Corporation - LISC http://www.liscnet.org/ Information about LISC, a nonprofit which provides grants, loans and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood redevelopment. THe site also has best practice materials, tools and templates related to the development of affordable housing, web links and access to technical support. National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials http://www.nahro.org/ Housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans - particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. Our members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME. Knowledgeplex http://www.knowledgeplex.org/ News feeds, discussion forums, listserve, publications and searchable index of publications related to low income housing. Site is sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation. National Housing Federation http://www.housing.org.uk/ Umbrella body that represents independent non-profit housing associations in the United Kingdom. Affordable Housing Design Advisor http://www.designadvisor.org/ Helps architects with tips on designing attractive and practical dwellings for low-income and disabled residents. Page includes examples of current residential buildings from around the US and motivations for doing such projects. National Housing Conference http://www.nhc.org/ A professional membership organization that focuses on affordable housing and community development issues McGill University School of Architecture http://www.mcgill.ca/mchg/ Minimum Cost Housing Group offer research and support in poor urban neighborhoods in finding solutions for settlement problems. Page includes abstracts of theses, events, and publications. National Housing Law Project http://www.nhlp.org/ NHLP works to advance housing justice for the poor by providing legal assistance, advocacy advice and housing expertise to legal services, low-income housing advocacy groups, and others. Habitat International Coalition http://www.hic-net.org/ International links, articles, calendar and organizational information for HIC, a network of peoples' organizations and NGOs working on housing and habitat. Public Housing Authorities Directors Association http://www.phada.org/ News articles, studies, resource library, calendar, member directory and other resources related to public housing operations and funding. Public Housing Agency Profiles (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/systems/pic/haprofiles/index.cfm Searchable database with brief descriptions and contact information for Housing Authorities in the US National Housing Trust Fund Campaign http://www.nhtf.org/ National trust fund campaign and legislative information. Housing California http://www.housingca.org/ California's statewide nonprofit organization representing a coalition of advocates for affordable housing and homeless issues provides action alerts; organizing materials; information about their annual conference; and links to advocates, resources, nonprofits and government sites; California Housing Law Project http://www.housingadvocates.org/ Advocacy organization that provides news and action alerts related to affordable housing as well as statistics and pending legislation in California. Related categoriesAffordable Real Estate Housing Generally, "affordable housing" is defined as housing made available to and affordable for very-low, low and moderate income persons and families. In most cases, affordable housing is produced and Community and Economic Development Sites offering information on regional, community, and economic development initiatives. Habitat for Humanity Homelessness This category contains the following types of sites regarding homelessness: 1. Public Policy 2. Research 3. General Information 4. Regional Coalitions 5. Personal Pages Direct service providers Intentional Communities An Intentional Community is an inclusive term for cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives, and related projects for those who choose (i.e. "intend") to Marketing and Advertising This category contains sites containing information and statistics about real estate markets and housing in general. Poverty Issues raised by the problem of poverty, responses to poverty by society, examples, concerns and problems of poverty in the modern world. US Department of Housing and Urban Development - HUD Although some functions date to the National Housing Act of 1934, it was the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 which split off the cabinet-level Department of Housing and Urban Development Neigbour categoriesFair Housing Tenant Rights (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks)
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