![]() Housing Web Links
As you consider ways to strengthen and revitalize your community, there are a number of resources you may wish to consult. Here are some that other community groups have found helpful. Affordable Housing Magazine
News, resources and funding ideas for the affordable housing and multifamily housing industries. http://www.housingfinance.com/ Center for Housing Policy An online guide to state and local housing policy and resources, including an annual report on housing prices across the nation and the affordability for working-class Americas. http://www.housingpolicy.org Congress for the New Urbanism A growing movement, New Urbanism recognizes walkable, human-scaled neighborhoods as the building blocks of sustainable communities and regions. http://www.cnu.org/ Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/ Enterprise Community Partners Solutions and financing for affordable housing and thriving communities. http://www.enterprisecommunity.org/ Housing Partnership Network ...alliance of the nation's top performing nonprofit development corporations. Provides resources, financing, venture capital and insurance. http://www.housingpartnership.net/ Knowledgeplex A comprehensive news, tools and information resource for the affordable housing and community development field. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/ Living Cities Innovative philanthropic collaborative of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions… focused on improving the lives of low-income people and the urban areas in which they live. http://www.livingcities.org/ To download their latest annual report, featuring Purpose Built Communities's Carol Naughton on page 20, please visit: http://www.livingcities.org/annual-report/download.pdf Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) Dedicated to helping nonprofit community development organizations transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity http://www.lisc.org/ Mercy Housing A nonprofit community organization dedicated to building healthy neighborhoods. by developing, financing and operating affordable, program-enriched housing for families, seniors and people with special needs who lack the economic resources to access quality, safe housing opportunities. www.mercyhousing.org National Housing Conference Offers a wealth of information and resources, in partnership with the Center for Housing Policy (see link above). http://www.nhc.org Neighborworks A national nonprofit created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts. http://www.nw.org/network/home.asp As you look for additional information and support, please consider these and other local resources: your local school board, State Department of Education, local housing authority, local YMCA or YWCA, Boys' and Girls' Clubs, as well as your city, county and state government.
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"The mixed income housing model was a key reason we were able to be successful in East Lake."
Carol R. Naughton
Vice President
Purpose Built Communities

