Rural Voices
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Magazine covering rural housing and development issues. Articles on current topics like green building, analyses of rural housing conditions around the country, and descriptions of solutions that work, written by the community-based rural housers who make them work. Published quarterly. 20-24 pages. ISSN 1093-8044.
Spring 2010: Going for Green
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- Energy Efficiency - Profile: Rural Development, Inc.
- Sustainable Sites - Profile: Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
- Water Conservation - Profile: OPAL Community Land Trust
- Green Rehabilitation - Profile: Umpqua CDC
- Materials & Resources - Profile: Community Housing Partners
- Indoor Air Quality - Profile: Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation
- Special Feature - National Rural Housing Conference 2010: Learning Opportunities
Winter 2009 - 10: Building a Brighter Future in the Colonias
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- View from Washington: Bringing Hope to the Colonias
- The Old Nogales Highway Colonia: A Work in Progress
- Engaging Communities: One Person at a Time
- The Nuestra Casa Home Improvement Loan Program and the Old Dream of a Concrete Home
- Seeking Solutions: The Human Injustice of Colonias Pushes One Nonprofit to Seek Solutions
- Southwest border of Arizona snd Mexico Colonias News
- Advocating for Equity in California's Rural communities
- Protecting the Environment and Creating Affordable Housing
- USDA Rural Housing Service: A New Direction
Fall 2009: Nonprofit Sustainability: Doing More with Less
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- Nonprofits in the Current Recession
- Crafting a Path Toward Long-Term Viability
- Getting Results from an Outreach Campaign
- Speaking to the Community
- Sharing the Gift
- Expanding Our Capacity
- Collaborative Workspace and Services
- Nonprofit Organizational Sustainability through Community Partnerships
- Nonprofit Sustainability: A Foundation’s Perspective
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Benefitting from the Housing Act of 1949
Summer 2009: Making Housing Fair - Rural Enforcement and Collaboration
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- Fair Housing Practices
- The Challenges of Fair Housing Enforcement in Rural America
- Enforcement in Maine of Family Status Protections
- Collaboration as a Second Language
- Combating Housing Discrimination and Promoting Housing Justice for the Disabled in Rural Iowa
- Protecting the Rights of Vulnerable Populations
- View from Washington: USDA Office of Civil Rights
- View from Washington: HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Special Feature: One Person's Connections with the Housing Act of 1949
Spring 2009: Public Housing Authorities: Partnering in Rural Communities
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- Speical Feature: Reflections on USDA Rural Housing
- Housing Authorities and Rural Communities
- Broadening our Reach: Randolph County Housing Authority
- Invest Your Best: The Importance of Partnership
- Moving to Flexibility: Encouraging Flexible Public Housing Programs
- Helping Renters Become Homeowners
- View from Washington: Public Housing Preservation
Fall 2008: It's Not Hard Building Green: Green Affordable Housing in Rural America
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- View from Washington: Current Green Building Efforts Should Become Future Federal Policy
- Green Affordable Housing
- Going for Zero
- Keeping Energy Costs Under the Roof
- Not Your Grandfather's Trailer
- Greening Homes Through Brown Development
- Compatible, Innovative, Sustainable, and Green
- Saving Energy and Improving Health with HVAC Systems
- Labeling Efficiency
Spring 2008: Losing the Dream - The Foreclosure Crisis in Rural America
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- View from Washington: Efforts to Stem the Foreclosure Crisis
- Minnesota Uses Statewide Strategies
- Creating a Successful Foreclosure Prevention Program
- Counseling Those in Need
- A Look at Rural Foreclosures in Ohio
- Foreclosure Hits Rural Communities Too
Winter 2007-08: Rehabilitating Affordable Rural Housing
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- Rehab resources: Using HOME Funds for Homeowner Rehabilitation
- Rehab resources: Basic Guide to Redon Mitigation in Existing Buildings
- Rehab resources: USDA Section 504 HOME Rehabilitation Grants and Loans
- We're Staying Put: Housing to Accommodate Consumer Preferences in an Aging Society
- The Promise and Pitfalls of Housing and Rehabilitation
- Weatherization Works in Alabama
- Rural Rental Rehabilitation Helps Communities
- Rural Oregon Rehabilitation Uses Green Building Strategies
Fall 2007: Making it Work: Combating Rural Homelessness
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- View from Washington by Marcy Kinnaman
- Shelter in the Desert: The Center for Family Solutions
- Customizing Solutions for Rural Appalachia: Hazard Perry County Community Ministries
- Harvest Time: Using HMIS to End Homelessness in Rural Michigan
- Using Family to Fight Homelessness: The Millennium Center in Southwest Georgia
- Working Towards a Common Goal: The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
- Rural Revelations: The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Partners with Communities to End Rural Homelessness
Summer 2007: More Than Housing at Stake: Preserving Rural Rental Properties
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- View from Washington by Tim Thompson
- Preservation Barriers and Opportunities
- USDA Has High Hopes for MPR
- Section 538 Guaranteed Loans: A Resource to Help Preserve Section 515 Developments
- State Agencies Dig Deep to Preserve Rural Properties
- Tax Credits and Tiers: HoneyTree's Story
- Working to Reverse Declining Rural Housing Markets in Iowa
- Who You Gonna Call (To Finance Rural Preservation)
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