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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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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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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
The Ma’ili Community
- Ma'ili,
- Hawaii
- Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii
- In Ma‘ili, Hawai‘i, 26 low-income families built their own homes in a 72-lot subdivision, each earning over $100,000 in sweat equity and securing affordable USDA-backed financing to avoid displacement....
Renovations in Lake Ashland, NH
- Lake Ashland,
- New Hampshire
- Rural LISC
- LRCD preserved a 40-unit USDA rental complex in rural New Hampshire by purchasing it before affordability expired, then completing a $5 million rehab that modernized units, added ADA access, and protected deeply subsidized housing for very low-income families....
It takes a village to build a village. There is a path to home ownership if you’re willing to do a bit of work.
- Nephi,
- Self-Help Homes
- Hailey Deeds’ daily routine looks a little different from that of most 24-year-olds. After a full day of juggling working from home with caring for her infant daughter, she drives 45 minutes to Nephi to meet her husband, Matt, where they are building their home. Neither Hailey nor Matt has ever built a house before, but their home is looking fantastic — when we spoke, the concrete driveway was just poured, carpet had been laid and the toilets and other fixtures had all been installed. All that was left were minor details like outlet covers and lightbulbs....