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Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 1st Street, NE, #510
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 408-1080
Fax: (202) 408-1056
E-mail: bazie@cbpp.org
Web: http://www.cbpp.org/
Info: Nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts
research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an
emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate- income people. Major areas
of research include Earned Income Credit, federal budget, federal taxes, federal
welfare, food assistance, health policies, low-income housing, poverty/income,
social security, state fiscal policies, TANF, unemployment insurance and other
topics.
Center
for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE)
Institute on Disability/UCE
University of New Hampshire
7 Leavitt Lane, Suite 101
Durham NH 03824-3522
E-mail: drv@hopper.unh.edu
Web: http://chance.unh.edu/
Info: CHANCE's mission is to improve and increase access to
integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but separate
from, personal assistance and supportive services. CHANCE's purpose will be to
offer alternatives to approaches that segregate, congregate, and control people
with disabilities through four major initiatives: Project Access (a
national initiative designed to assist people with disabilities to move from
nursing homes into the community); the Community Living Exchange Collaborative
(provides technical assistance to systems change initiatives); Strategies,
Barriers and outcomes of Home Ownership for People with Severe Disabilities (a
research project focusing on the personal service, financial, and support
network variables associated with achieving and maintaining successful home
ownership); and the National Home of Your Own Alliance Clearinghouse (a
technical assistance center to promote home ownership for people with
disabilities by providing access to information).
Cohousing
Association of the United States
1504 Franklin Street, Suite 102
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 844-0865
Fax: office@cohousing.org
Web: http://www.cohousing.org/
Info: Cohousing is a form of collaborative housing that offers residents
an old-fashioned sense of neighborhood. In cohousing, residents know their
neighbors very well and there is a strong sense of community that is absent in
contemporary cities and suburbs. Cohousing communities consist of private,
fully-equipped dwellings and extensive common amenities including a common house
and recreation areas. They are designed and managed by the residents who have
chosen to live in a close-knit neighborhood that seeks a healthy blend of
privacy and community.
Foundation For the Challenged
5970 Wilcox Place, Suite E
Dublin, OH 43016-6808
Phone: 614.923.6020
Fax: 614.923.3096
Email: afeamster@ffchousing.org
Web: www.ffcohio.org
Info: Qualified individuals through family, case
workers or guardians apply to the Community Living Fund to receive up to
$1,000 to purchase lifestyle necessities.
Habitat
for Humanity International
121 Habitat St.
Americus, GA 31709
Phone: (229) 924-6935, ext. 2551 or 2552
E-mail: publicinfo@hfhi.org
Web: http://www.habitat.org
Info: International organization providing new low-cost home ownership
for qualified individuals.
Housing
Assistance Council
1025 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Suite 606
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 842-8600
Fax: (202) 347-3441
Email:hac@ruralhome.org
Web: http://www.ruralhome.org/about.htm
Info: A nonprofit corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C., the
Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has been helping local organizations build
affordable homes in rural America since 1971. HAC emphasizes local solutions,
empowerment of the poor, reduced dependence and self-help strategies. HAC
assists in the development of both single- and multi-family homes and promotes
homeownership for working low-income rural families through a self-help,
"sweat equity" construction method. The Housing Assistance Council
offers services to public, nonprofit and private organizations throughout the
rural United States. HAC also maintains a special focus on high-need groups and
regions: Indian country, the Mississippi Delta, farmworkers, the Southwest
border colonias and Appalachia
National
Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
201 North Union St., #200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (800) 421-1221
Fax: (703) 518-6191
Email: clearinghouse@naahq.org
Web: http://www.forrent.com/naac/
Info: National database of accessible apartments, with a registration
of more than 46,000 units.
National
Coalition for the Homeless
1012 Fourteenth Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-3471
Phone: (202) 737-6444
Fax: (202) 737-6445
Email: info@nationalhomeless.org
Web: http://www.nationalhomeless.org
Info: Organization focused on grassroots organizing, public education,
policy advocacy, technical assistance and partnerships to end homelessness.
National
Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) - Publications
1012 Fourteenth Street NW
Suite 610
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1530
Fax (202) 393-1973
Email: info@nlihc.org
Web: http://www.nlihc.org
Info: NLIHC is a national organization dedicated to ending America's
affordable housing crisis.
Technical
Assistance Collaborative
535 Boylston Street, Suite 1301
Boston, MA 02116
Phone / TTY: (617) 266-5657
Fax : (617) 266-4343
Web: http://www.tacinc.org
Info: National organization that works to achieve positive outcomes on
behalf of people with disabilities or other special needs by providing
state-of-the-art information, capacity building, and technical expertise to
organizations and policymakers in the areas of mental health, substance abuse,
human services, and affordable housing.
Washington, DC 20410
TTY: (202) 708-1455
Web: http://www.hud.gov
Info: Home ownership and fair housing, assistance, counseling and
information.
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