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  • Challenges
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  • Policy
  • Case Studies
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    Technical Assistance

    The most comprehensive source of information and technical assistance on housing trust funds is the Center for Community Change. Their Housing Trust Fund Project acts as a clearinghouse of information about housing trust funds and provides technical assistance to those working to create and implement these funds. The Project works to ensure that these funds benefit those most in need of housing and that community-based organizations are involved in their creation and implementation.

    Housing Trust Fund Project Publications,
    Center for Community Change

    • A Status Report on Housing Trust Funds in the United States (1997), describes the basic components of city, county, and state housing trust funds and contains profiles of 15 existing housing trust funds
    • A Workbook on Creating Housing Trust Funds (1999), presents a step-by- step guide to creating a housing trust fund with many examples and sample materials from other campaigns
    • News from the Housing Trust Fund Project, 12-page quarterly newsletter providing current information on the activities of housing trust funds throughout the country

    Other Publications on Housing Trust Funds

    • Michael A. Stegman , "State and Local Affordable-Housing Programs: A Rich Tapestry." Urban Land Institute. Washington , D.C. 1999.
    • Glenn D. Petherick, "State Housing Trust Funds: Innovative Sources for Financing Affordable Housing." National Council of State Housing Agencies. Washington , D.C. 1993.
    • Charles E. Connerly, "A Guide to Housing Trust Funds: Tools for Community Development." Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Washington , D.C. 1989.
    • David Rosen, "Housing Trust Funds." American Planning Association. Chicago , Illinois . 1987.
    • Daniel Hoffman, " County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania " Pennsylvania Low Income Housing Coalition. www.phil.frb.org/cca/capubs/cascade41.pdf  

    Sample Legislation and Ordinances

    • The Sanders legislation,
      http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_bills&docid=f:h2349ih.txt.pdf

     

    National Housing Trust Fund Campaign