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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
February 18, 2026
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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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October 14, 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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Stories
Esperanza
- Mattawa,
- Washington
- Office of Rural & Farmworker Housing
- ORFH replaced aging cargo-container housing in Mattawa, Washington by developing Esperanza, a 16-unit affordable farmworker housing project financed with USDA farm labor housing funds and state support....
Orland, California
- Orland,
- California
- Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP)
- A longtime renter in Orland, California joined CHIP’s mutual self-help build group, spending 30 labor hours per week to help construct her home alongside 16 other families, all financed through USDA loans with no down payment....
Improving Housing Conditions in a Farmworker Community
- Patterson,
- California
- Self Help Enterprises
- SHE is tackling Patterson’s housing shortage by building 118 self-help ownership homes and 138 affordable rentals side by side, using USDA mortgages, tax credits, and local subsidies to serve low-income families priced out of the market....