July/August 1997

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Publications & Resources

Corporation for Supportive Housing Publications:

Closer to Home: An Evaluation of Interim Housing for Homeless Adults is a new study of the effects of providing low demand interim housing as a way of moving people off the streets and into permanent settings.

Not a Solo Act: Creating Successful Partnerships to Develop & Operate Supportive Housing is a user friendly how-to manual for nonprofits thinking about developing service enriched housing for homeless and disabled people. It details the potential pitfalls of trying to develop and provide services and tenant-sensitive property management for supportive housing.

Work in Progress is the interim report from CSH's "Next Step: Jobs" initiative, a three-year program to increase employment opportunities for the tenants of supportive housing. The report consolidates mid-initiative findings from NSJ's twenty participating nonprofit partners as to success and continued challenges in the first year of creating new systems for helping tenants access the world of work.

For above three books, contact: Cynthia Stuart, Communications Director, 342 Madison Ave., Suite 505, New York, NY 10173, Phone: 212-986-2966, Fax: 212-986-6552.

Partners in Community Building describes partnerships between community development and mainstream financial institutions. Woodstock Institute. For more information, e-mail woodstck@wwa.com

Growing Together: Linking Regional and Community Development in a Changing Economy explores the links between regional economic recovery and anti-poverty efforts. Focusing on the example of rebuilding in the aftermath of the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, the publication illustrates the interdependence of a variety of development objectives. The 16-page summary report ($5) and the 300+ page full report ($25) are available from the International & Public Affairs Center, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90041; 213-259-2991; e-mail: clifford@oxy.edu

"Philanthropy and the Housing Crisis: The Dilemmas of Private Charity and Public Policy," by Peter Dreier (Housing Policy Debate, Volume 8, Issue 1) examines the role of foundations in America's housing crisis and suggests ways that foundations and housing organizations can work collaboratively on advocacy and organizing issues. Copies are available for free from the Fannie Mae Foundation, 400 Wisconsin Ave., NW, North Tower, Suite One, Washington, DC 20016-2804; cbell@fanniemaefoundation.org

The PRI Index: 500 Recent Foundation Charitable Loans and Other Investments, provides a substantive overview of the program related investment field, an analysis of recent trends in PRI-making, and an index of grants. Available in Foundation Center libraries or for $75 from The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003-3076; 212-620-4230.

Community Building Coming of Age, published by the Development Training Institute and The Urban Institute, is the result of a series of seminars which examined the historic movements out of which community building practice is evolving. The publication attempts to explain what community building is, and recommends how it might best be supported. Copies are available from The Development Training Institute, 2510 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218; 410-338-2512.

Online Resources

Contacting the Congress (http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/) offers congressional web site and e-mail addresses, local office information, committee assignments, biographical information, and staff information for all members of Congress.

The National Community Building Network (http://www.ncbn.org/) offers news, policy alerts, listings of conferences, seminars and meetings, and information on NCBN's activities and members.