Strengthening Community-Based Housing
in the Mid-South Delta:
A Policy Development Paper

© Housing Assistance Council, 2001

Permission is granted ONLY to nonprofit community-based organizations to reproduce and/or adapt this document, and
only for their own use.

ISBN 1-58064-118-0

TABLE OF CONTENT

1.  Acknowledgment

2. Introduction

3. How can the number of low-income persons who qualify for subsidized mortgage programs be increased?

   1. Background
   2. Recommendation: Homebuyer Clubs
4. How can the Rural Housing Service Section 502 low-income mortgage program be improved to better serve its target audience?
   1. Background
   2. Recommendations
5. How can Mid-South Delta states increase their support for low-income housing development and capacity building for community-based housing development organizations?
   1. Background
   2. Recommendations
6. How can Delta public housing authorities support Delta homeownership?

   1. Background
   2. Recommendation: Section 8 Homeownership Program
7. How can rural Delta communities achieve direct participation in HOME funding?

   1. Background
   2. Recommendation: HOME Partnership Consortia
8.  How can Delta communities access more resources for rehabilitation?

   1. Background
   2. Recommendation: CDBG Allocation
9. Endnotes
10. Appendices
    

    1. Appendix A: Survey of Delta nonprofit developers and selected survey results
    2. Appendix B: HOME program information
    3. Appendix C: Census data on Delta households, 1990-1997
    4. Appendix D: Utilizing Alternative Building Methodologies and Efficient Technologies
    5. Appendix E: Process for Using the Section 8 Voucher Assistance Home Purchase Option
    6. Appendix F: Roles Involved in the Process of Forming HOME Consortia

This report was prepared by Gordon Goodwin of Development Solutions, under a consulting arrangement with the Housing Assistance Council (HAC). The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported in part by funding from the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta. HAC is solely responsible for the accuracy of statements and interpretations contained in this publication and such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta.

HAC, founded in 1971, is a nonprofit corporation that supports the development of rural low-income housing nationwide. HAC provides technical housing services, loans from a revolving fund, housing program and policy assistance, research and demonstration projects, and training and information services.

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