Technical Assistance
The most comprehensive source of
information and technical assistance on housing trust funds is the Center
for Community Change. Their Housing Trust Fund Project acts as a clearinghouse
of information about housing trust funds and provides technical assistance
to those working to create and implement these funds. The Project works
to ensure that these funds benefit those most in need of housing and that
community-based organizations are involved in their creation and implementation.
Housing Trust Fund Project Publications,
Center for Community Change
- A Status Report on Housing Trust Funds in the United States
(1997), describes the basic components of city, county, and state
housing trust funds and contains profiles of 15 existing housing trust
funds
- A Workbook on Creating Housing Trust Funds (1999), presents
a step-by- step guide to creating a housing trust fund with many examples
and sample materials from other campaigns
- News from the Housing Trust Fund Project, 12-page quarterly
newsletter providing current information on the activities of housing
trust funds throughout the country
Other Publications on Housing
Trust Funds
- Michael A. Stegman , "State and Local Affordable-Housing Programs:
A Rich Tapestry." Urban Land Institute. Washington , D.C. 1999.
- Glenn D. Petherick, "State Housing Trust Funds: Innovative Sources
for Financing Affordable Housing." National Council of State Housing
Agencies. Washington , D.C. 1993.
- Charles E. Connerly, "A Guide to Housing Trust Funds: Tools for Community
Development." Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Washington , D.C.
1989.
- David Rosen, "Housing Trust Funds." American Planning Association. Chicago
, Illinois . 1987.
- Daniel Hoffman, " County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable
Housing Finance in Pennsylvania " Pennsylvania Low Income Housing Coalition.
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Sample Legislation and Ordinances
National Housing Trust Fund Campaign
