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Affordable Housing Finance: Collishaw Places Purpose Over Prestige
Tom Collishaw’s journey proves real impact in rural housing comes when you put purpose first.
Introducing NRHC’s “Stories” Portal
Today we’re excited to unveil NRHC’s new Stories portal - dynamic platform built to elevate the voices, experiences, and successes of rural housing and community development across the country.
House Appropriations Committee Reports Agriculture Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee Reports Agriculture Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations

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Affordable Housing Finance: Collishaw Places Purpose Over Prestige
Tom Collishaw’s journey proves real impact in rural housing comes when you put purpose first.
November 17, 2025
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Introducing NRHC’s “Stories” Portal
Today we’re excited to unveil NRHC’s new Stories portal – dynamic platform built to elevate the voices, experiences, and successes of rural housing and community development across the country.
November 11, 2025
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House Appropriations Committee Reports Agriculture Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee Reports Agriculture Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations
July 1, 2025
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National Homeownership Month!
Here are some pictures of Self-Help families in front of their recently completed homes in Nephi, Utah.
June 24, 2024
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Senate Appropriations and Section 502 Loans
S.2131, the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill includes provisions that reduce Section 502 loan funds by $400 million and raise the minimum interest
August 7, 2023
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Stories
Ms. Earline Davis
- Tunica County,
- Mississippi
- Rural LISC
- In Mississippi, a 65-year-old special-needs teacher bought her first home with a USDA loan and Rural LISC support, paying less than she once spent on rent. ...
Finally Home: The Charles Family
- Dagsboro,
- Delaware
- NeighborGood Partners
- A public-housing resident in Delaware improved his credit, saved nearly $9,000, and—with NCALL’s coaching—secured a USDA 502 loan, allowing his family to move into a newly built home in Dagsboro....
A New Roof for the Elkins Family
- Putnam County,
- Ohio
- Habitat for Humanity International
- A disabled Army veteran in Tennessee received a full roof replacement through a community-led Habitat project, funded partly by a USDA 504 grant and supported by local volunteers and donors while his wife battled cancer....