Housing Trust Fund Publications

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.

Home Sweet Home: Why America Needs a Housing Trust Fund (pdf, 1,136kb)
(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.

Housing Trust Fund Progress Report 2002: Local Responses to America's Housing Needs (pdf, 1,890kb)
(2002, 85 pages) This report provides the only comprehensive description of the more than 350 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. If you prefer a paper copy, please call (661) 245-0318 or email htfp@communitychange.org

A Workbook for Creating a Housing Trust Fund
(1999, 75 pages) At the time of this publication, nearly 150 state and local governments had 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)

Winning at the Local Level: 5 Housing Trust Fund Campaigns Tell Their Stories
Housing trust funds are distinct funds established by legislation, ordinance or resolution to receive dedicated public revenues, which can only be spent on housing. These funds work to serve the affordable housing needs in communities across the nation. Currently, there are more than 350 housing trust funds in cities, counties and states through the country and the Project’s newest publication tells the stories of five city/county campaigns.

Because housing trust fund campaigns have been so clever and imaginative, it seemed prudent to take the time to capture some of what has been accomplished and convey these lessons to those who might work on housing trust funds in the future.

The stories were compiled from personal interviews with dozens of players in each city. The stories are captivating and remarkable. They provide lessons, experiences from what can go right and what can go wrong, and victories that literally change the complexion of affordable housing in these cities.

To obtain a copy, please download the report request form and mail to back CCC, the Center's mailing address is included on the request form.