National Rural Housing Coalition
Even before the financial crisis, it was hard to argue that rural America was not already in economic distress. Rural communities have higher poverty and unemployment rates than other metropolitan areas and the rural communities have higher incidents of substandard housing and rent overburden. Virtually every community in the country with inadequate drinking water has a population of 3300 or less. Poverty rates are higher in rural America than they are in the cities. Only one in 20 urban counties has a poverty rate above 20 percent. For remote rural counties, the ratio is one in five. The counties that have been poor over a period of decades are overwhelmingly rural, writes There are approximately 250 consistently poor counties in the United States; 244 of those are rural. A disproportionate amount of the nation’s substandard housing is located in rural areas. Of the approximate 106 million occupied housing units available in the United States according to the 2000 Census, 18.7 million units or 17.7% if of the occupied units are located in non-metropolitan counties. The Economic Research Service recently released updated typologies for the Nation’s counties. The classification includes a new typology which identifies 15 percent of non-metropolitan counties as…
[caption id="attachment_47" align="alignleft" width="368" caption="Self Help Enterprises - Visalia, CA "][/caption] Membership Consumers, advocates, public officials, community developers and housing producers all belong to NRHC, which has active individual and organizational members in virtually every state. Why Join? National Rural Housing Coalition fights to protect rural housing and community development programs. If you or your organization believe that everyone has the right to a decent place to live, then join NRHC! Download our Membership Form
For more information about the National Rural Housing Coalition please contact us at 202-393-5229 or at nrhc@ruralhousingcoalition-org.preview-domain.com
If you are not a member of the National Rural Housing Coalition and would like information on how to become a member, please click to join NRHC. Members log in here: [password] 2011 NRHC Budget Bulletins Volume 14 Number 1: A Budget Reagan Would be Proud of Volume 14 Number 2: Status Update: Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriations; Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Volume 14 Number 3: Congress Enacts Continuing Resolution through April 8 –End Game in Sight? Volume 14 Number 4: Representative Costa Circulating Letter on Rural Housing Programs Volume 14 Number 5: Representative Costa Letter on Rural Housing Programs – Deadline Extended until Friday April 1 Volume 14 Number 6: Congress Poised to Complete Fiscal Year 11 Appropriations Volume 14 Number 7: Final NRHC House Agriculture Appropriations Testimony Volume 14 Number 8: Senate Agriculture Appropriations Request for FY 12 Volume 14 Number 9: House Sets Timetable for Appropriations Action Volume 14 Number 10: Signing on for Rural Housing Volume 14 Number 11: Appropriations Committee Mark-up Today – Rural Housing Amendments Possible Volume 14 Number 12: House Agriculture Appropriations Bill Advance to the Floor Volume 14 Number 13: House Agriculture Appropriation Bill Scheduled for Floor Action – Time to Call Your…
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