Publications

NRHC released its most recent Rural Housing Impact Report, made possible through a generous grant from Wells Fargo. The report documents the success of nonprofit organizations in improving housing conditions in small towns and farming communities across America ...
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Click to enlarge As the budget stalemate in Washington drags on the consequences and impacts are becoming clearer and increasingly disturbing. Without any justification, the Administration has closed 25 percent of the federal government and among the casualties are agencies ...
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Press Release: Congress holds on passing rural housing funding, despite strong indications for the need and history of strong bipartisan support ...
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A report by Audrey Johnston for the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development ...
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On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) along with the National Rural Self-Help Housing Association (NRSHHA) hosted a Briefing in celebration of the 50th Anniversary and the 50,000th family served through the mutual self-help housing program ...
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Throughout rural America communities confront the lack of safe and affordable housing. Rural communities have less access to affordable credit options and lower incomes, which in turn leads to increased instances of persistent poverty. Additionally, many rural communities face substandard ...
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This report analyzes the impact of the Section 502 Direct Loan program and the Section 523 Mutual Self-Help Housing program.By examining the successful track records of these programs, and by adopting practical measures to expand and improve their performance, our ...
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In the fall of 2014, the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) surveyed 107 nonprofit, rural housing organizations—serving low-income families in rural communities throughout all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—on their activity in their last completed fiscal ...
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Survey research and case studies ...
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The purpose of this report is to analyze federal strategies to preserve affordable, rural rental housing. In addition, this report identifies workable policy solutions to help Congress and the Administration use its limited resources to most effectively serve low-income, rural ...
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NRHC’s Impact Survey shows that in 2012, nonprofit rural housing organizations helped lowincome rural families secure over $890 million in financing to build or purchase 8,392 units of housing, and helped 32,819 rural families gain access to clean and affordable ...
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The purpose of this report is to document successful federal strategies for providing affordable housing to low-income rural families ...
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“Serving America’s Rural Housing & Community Development Needs: National Rural Housing Coalition Members in Action” contains a collection of project descriptions and success stories submitted by 24 NRHC member organizations in 16 states ...
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Serving America’s Rural Housing & Community Development Needs: National Rural Housing Coalition Members in Action” contains a collection of project descriptions and success stories ...
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Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Baucus, Congressman Michael Castle from my home state of Delaware, and Members of the Committee, my name is Joe Myer and I am the Executive Director of NCALL, Research, Inc. and a current board member of ...
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Madame Chairwoman my name is Peter Carey, I am the Executive Director of Self Help Enterprises and I am also past president and current board member of the National Rural Housing Coalition. The lead federal agency for providing assistance to ...
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The report is a collection of project descriptions and success stories submitted by 28 NRHC member organizations in 19 states. Each page offers a glimpse into the work being performed by an organization dedicated to addressing the housing and community ...
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Dear Chairman, As required by the rules of the House, we are writing to officially inform you of our intention to form the Congressional Rural Housing Caucus, and to request the registration of the Caucus as a Congressional Member Organization ...
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Outcomes from the National Rural Housing Coalition Rural Homeownership Symposium ...
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The National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) is a national membership organization that advocates for better housing and community development programs and policies for rural areas. NRHC is pleased to provide the Millennial Housing Commission with the following recommendations on rural ...
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Outcomes from the National Rural Housing Coalition Rural Homeownership Symposium in 2000 ...
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Many familiar names! ...
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This paper was written by Paul Cohn, National Rural Housing Foundation, Washington DC and prepared for the Fannie Mae Foundation by the National Rural Housing Foundation ...
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"Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you to indicate our support for HR 1691, the Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995. We support passage of HR 1691 because of the provisions of the bill related to rural rental ...
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A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, November 20, 1975, citing research by the National Rural Housing Coalition showing that in 1976:The one percent of the population with incomes over $50,000 will receive more than ten percent ...
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Nearly one million families In rural areas, on the average, can only afford $14 a month for rent according to George Rucker, research director of the Rural Housing Alliance who testified today on the nation's rural housing needs before the ...
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Letter from Senators Kennedy, Cranston, Hatfield, Stevenson, Case, Williams, Javits, Brooke, Hart, McGovern, Tunney, Moss, and Harris to Nixon ...
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Poster created by the Rural Housing Coalition in 1971 ...
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