Publications and Resources

Out of Reach, the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report on the mismatch between income and rental housing costs. 202-662-1530, www.nlihc.org.

Economics of Hope, from Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO) Newsletter. A 144-page, 800-entry annotated resource directory of worker-owned firms, community-owned enterprises, environmentally-friendly and green businesses, and organizations providing assistance to facilitate collective worker ownership of businesses. GEO Newsletter, 800-240-9721; lenmvgeo@connix.com; www.geonewsletter.org.

Smart Growth, Better Neighborhoods: Communities Leading the Way, from The National Neighborhood Coalition, is fifteen case studies of community-based organizations using smart growth and regional strategies to revitalize neighborhoods. Compiled by Leah Kalinosky and Kathy Desmond. 202-986-2096; www.neighborhoodcoalition.org.

The Center for Social Policy, McCormack Institute, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston have recently released Situation Critical: Meeting the Housing Needs of Lower-Income Massachusetts Residents, a report assessing low-income Massachusetts residents' housing needs. www.mccormack.umb.edu.

Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers and Big Sisters has been re-issued by Public/Private Ventures. The study, by Joseph P. Tierney, Jean Baldwin Grossman, and Nancy L. Resch, was originally released in 1995 and focuses on mentoring. 215-557-4400; www.ppv.org.

The United States General Accounting Office's report to congressional committees, Economic Development: Multiple Federal Programs Fund Similar Economic Development Activities, compares federal programs that fund economic development directly to determine if they overlap. First copy of report is free; additional copies are $2 each. 202-512-6000; www.gao.gov.