Last week, Rep. Hinojosa (D-TX) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) released a bipartisan Dear Colleague Letter asking Members of Congress to join them in urging the House Appropriations Committee to fund critical USDA Rural Housing programs! Please CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TODAY and ask them to (1) Sign the Hinojosa/Duffy Dear Colleague Letter and (2) Submit an Appropriations… Continue reading Support Funding for USDA Rural Housing Programs
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Housing and Community Development Organizations Boosted the Rural Economy by $380 Million and 40,000 Jobs in 2013
Today, the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) published a new report, “Impact Report: The Economic and Human Impact of Nonprofit Organizations on Rural America,” summarizing the results of its annual survey of over 100 rural housing and community development organizations. The report estimates that in 2013 alone, nonprofit organizations generated $380 million in economic activity and… Continue reading Housing and Community Development Organizations Boosted the Rural Economy by $380 Million and 40,000 Jobs in 2013
USDA Leaves $100 Million In Rural Affordable Housing Funds on the Table
On Monday, October 27, NRHC delivered a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, criticizing the Department’s failure to spend $100 million in program funding that aims to help families in rural America obtain and improve affordable housing. NRHC asserts that demand for rural housing assistance remains high, but USDA did not process applications in a timely… Continue reading USDA Leaves $100 Million In Rural Affordable Housing Funds on the Table
HAC Conference: 502 Packaging Training
For those of you attending HAC’s Rural Housing Conference this December! This year, HAC is offering a three-day advanced course covering USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program at the December Conference. The course provides invaluable insight as to how this homeownership financing resource can be utilized. Learn how to assist potential borrowers and… Continue reading HAC Conference: 502 Packaging Training
Rural Revitalization Success Story
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Social Media Webinar: How to Create a Social Media Strategy
The focus of this webinar was on how to create an effective social media strategy, regardless of your organization’s limited resources. By providing this webinar, in addition to other critical resources and information, NRHC aims to help build the capacity of rural housing organizations and to help raise awareness of the issues impacting rural families and… Continue reading Social Media Webinar: How to Create a Social Media Strategy
NRHC 2014 Impact Survey
In recent years, funding for USDA Rural Housing programs has been cut significantly, making it more difficult for nonprofit organizations and state and local governments to improve housing conditions in their communities. To help protect these resources, rural housing and community development organizations must find new and better ways to document their impact and effectiveness. That’s… Continue reading NRHC 2014 Impact Survey
Special Offer to New Members
In order for NRHC to continue to be successful, we need your support. That’s why NRHC is offering new members a one-year membership for $250, including subscriptions to our Budget Bulletin and Rural Housing Reporter publications. Join Today! We are in a period of unprecedented austerity in the federal budget. Both Congress and the White House have supported spending cuts… Continue reading Special Offer to New Members
NRHC Releases New Rental Housing Report
Today, the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) released a comprehensive report on the state of affordable rental housing in rural communities. The report, “Rural America Rental Housing Crisis,” documents both the substantial contributions that federal rural housing programs have made to improving housing conditions in rural America and the challenges to preserving and maintaining these gains in an era… Continue reading NRHC Releases New Rental Housing Report
NRHC Statement on FY15 House Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC, May 29, 2014 – Bob Rapoza, Executive Secretary of the National Rural Housing Coalition, issued the following statement in response to today’s vote by the House Appropriations Committee to approve its Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill: The National Rural Housing Coalition applauds bipartisan Congressional efforts to restore funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture… Continue reading NRHC Statement on FY15 House Appropriations Bill