Resources

Community Development Research

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities offers information on the overall federal budget and fiscal priorities.
• The Brookings Institute offers information on urban development, poverty and the future of America's cities.
• Urban Institute is a nonpartisan research organization and a resource for data on the American economy.

Community Reinvestment Act

• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
• National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Homelessness and Supportive Housing

• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
• Corporation for Supportive Housing
  

General Affordable Housing and Community Development

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Enterprise Community Partners
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• National Housing Conferenceonference

Green Housing

• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Global Green USA
• Enterprise Green Communities
• The Home Depot Foundation
• U.S. Green Building Council

Affordable Housing Preservation

• National Housing Trust
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Homeownership and Foreclosure Issues

• NeighborWorks America
• Habitat for Humanity International
• Freddie Mac
• Fannie Mae

Rural and Native American Issues

• Housing Assistance Council
• National Rural Housing Coalition
• Native American Indian Housing Council

Affordable Housing Tax Credits

• Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
• New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

State and Local Resources

• Economic Policy Institute a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank working to expand the public debate about how to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. It can help with data indicators and information on a living wage.
• HousingPolicy.org is a project of the Center for Housing Policy. It provides timely and reliable information on successful policies that states and localities have adopted to expand the availability of homes to working families. To find examples of successful programs in your area, go to its clickable map of policies by state. New content is continually added, and visitors to the site can sign up for monthly updates. Visit the In Focus page to see new features.
• International City/County Management Association(ICMA) is the professional organization for chief appointed managers, administrators and assistants in cities, towns, counties and regional entities worldwide.
• National Association of Counties collects, researches, publishes and disseminates a variety of different information for, on and about the 3,066 counties in the United States.
• National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) is a nonpartisan organization that promotes state legislation at the federal level. NCSL produces numerous publications on policies that affect community development.
• National Governors' Association is a bipartisan organization of the nation's governors that promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and offers a unified voice on national policy issues.
• National League of Cities works to foster innovative community building and political reform by supporting local governments through technical assistance, training, publishing, research and awards.