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Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy, by Mark Warren, offers an in-depth treatment of how to rebuild the social capital of America’s communities while promoting racially inclusive, democratic participation, based on the model of the Industrial Areas Foundation network in Texas and the Southwest. Princeton University Press. Out of Reach, the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC) annual rental housing affordability study, documents the gap between income and housing costs for every jurisdiction in the United States. The report can be downloaded for free or purchased by calling 202-662-1530 x227. Sharing The Wealth: Resident Ownership Mechanisms details financial and economic tools that allow all residents to benefit from a community’s growing prosperity. Janet Dewart Bell, PolicyLink, 212-629-9570 x201. In Why Advocates Need to Rethink Manufactured Housing, Richard Genz of Housing & Community Insight argues that by incorporating manufactured housing into consumer-oriented, wealth-building developments, nonprofits could take the lead in offering buyers real value, not just low price. Download the PDF file. Renewing Public Assets for Community Development, by Frank S. Alexander and published by LISC, is intended to serve as a tool for practitioners and local government officials to examine and improve their systems of returning lien-encumbered and publicly-owned properties to productive use. Financial Links for Low-Income People (FLLIP) is a new financial education program designed to break the cycle of financial illiteracy and poverty. Presented by the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), it offers free and easy-to-understand instruction on topics such as envelope budgeting, understanding credit, avoiding money traps, and building consumer skills. Lois Hummel, DHS Transitional Services, 312-793-2061. Viewing Race gives grassroots organizations, libraries, and other nonprofits access to the best of independent films and other resources on the subject of race and diversity designed to stimulate dialogue. It contains a search engine, essays and a comprehensive listing of organizations, media links, and other information. |
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