Housing Publications and Resources
CCC has produced a multitude of publications and other resources on housing and communities throughout our 35-year history. Our publications and resources allow us to assist more community organizations and get our perspective on poverty and community development out to a wider audience. We strive to make all of our publications and resources user-friendly and relevant. For publications (only) that are not directly from Housing and Communities, please see the Center’s Publication’s page.
Housing and Communities Publications
Housing Organizing,
Newsletter
Housing Organizing is the Center’s new quarterly newsletter that
highlights successful local organizing campaigns around affordable housing issues
across the nation.
NEWS from the Housing Trust
Fund Project
This is an informative quarterly report about campaigns to create new Funds,
and developments involving existing Funds. It Includes updates, tips, advice,
ideas, and strategies.
Housing Publications
(note that some publications may not be in stock or are available in pdf format only)
HOPE Unseen: Voices from the Other
Side of HOPE IV
(108 pages, 2003) HOPE VI gets a lot of favorable coverage in the media. This
report uses the genuine voices of public housing residents from across the country
to show how HOPE VI is used to destroy communities and deprive people of their
existing affordable housing.
Risk
or Race (Racial Disparities and the Subprime Refinance Market)
African-Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately represented in the subprime
home refinance mortgage market. Surprisingly, this study finds that the disparity
between whites and African-Americans and other minorities actually grows at
upper-income levels and is greater for higher-income African-American homeowners
than for lower-income white homeowners. This report examines why this is and
what can be done to address the issue.
A
Residents’ Guide to the New Public Housing Authority Plans
(1999, 64 pages) The 1998 housing law required local housing authorities to
develop plans for using their resources. This book explains how residents
can influence these plans to save and improve their homes. ($5)
En
Español
Transforming Lives and Communities: Community Organizing
for You (Limited hard copies available)
(2000, three volumes, about 75 pages each) This set of workbooks contains the
tools and materials needed for conducting a training series on community organizing.
It is especially helpful for training people who work in organizations where
organizing is not currently a primary method of addressing community change.
The first workbook also includes the short book called "Community Organizing:
People Power from the Grassroots". ($40+$5 for S&H)
How to Save and Improve Public Housing: An Action Guide
(Limited hard copies available)
(1994, 88 pages) A step-by-step guide to organizing or revitalizing public
housing resident councils, saving developments threatened with demolition, improving
management, getting repairs done, creating needed programs and forming coalitions
to increase a council's power. ($5)
Housing Trust Fund Progress Report 2002
(Hard copies available)
(2002, 85 pages) This report provides the only comprehensive description of
the more than 275 existing housing trust funds in the United States. The report
contains a chapter on state, city, county, and multi-jurisdictional housing
trust funds and their characteristics. The report also provides numerous examples
of what housing trust funds have accomplished and why they are so successful.
Home Sweet Home: Why America Needs a Housing Trust Fund
(2001, 50 pages) This report outlines the benefits that could be realized from
the creation of a national housing trust fund. The report documents the need
for such a fund and quantifies the social and economic benefits that could result
from providing needed housing. Detailed information is provided for twenty states.
HUD's
Consolidated Plan: An Action Guide for Involving Low Income Communities
(Limited hard copies available)
(1998, 102 pages) An in-depth explanation of the rules governing the plans
that states and many local governments must develop for using their housing
resources, such as their CDBG and HOME money. The focus is on how low-income
community groups can influence the process. ($15)
Comprehensive
Services in Public Housing: Lessons from the Field
(1999, 66 pages) What services and other changes can make a difference in the
lives of people living in public housing? This study examines five cities that
have tried a variety of approaches to improve residents’ lives. All five
take a comprehensive approach. One chapter summarizes the lessons from the five
cities.
A
Workbook for Creating a Housing Trust Fund
(1999, 75 pages) Nearly 150 state and local governments have created trust funds
to support affordable housing. This workbook explains how to assemble
a proposal for a new fund and put together a campaign to get that proposal enacted.
($10)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Resources
These are resource materials from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project. The Center no longer participates in CDBG activities; the resources below are provided for information-sharing purposes.
CDBG: An Action Guide to the Community Development Block Grant Program
CDBG: A Very
Brief Description
Also available in Spanish
CDBG: The States and Small Cities Program
Public Participation in CDBG: A Short Outline
Model "Citizen Participation" Plan
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and CDBG and the ConPlan
Slums and Blight (Entitlement Cities)
Slums and Blight (Small Cities)
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program: A Brief Summary
Public Participation is Central to the ConPlan
Publications Ordering Information
All publications, if available and in stock, can be ordered by using the Publication Order Form. Click here to order by phone or by email.
Many of these publications are free for low-income community groups. To qualify as a low-income community-based organization, at least 50% of your organization's board must be residents of your low-income neighborhood or members of your low-income constituency.
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