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All Vouchered Up and Nowhere to Go: Problems and Promise in the Section
8 Affordable Housing Program. $5 from Housing Comes First, 5300 Delmar
Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112; 312-367-2993.
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Digest of Cases and Other Resources on Fair Housing for People with
Disabilities. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 202-467-5730.
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People, Places and Progress: The COAH Story reports on the accomplishments
of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act of 1985 and the landmark Mount Laurel
decision on affordable housing. Shirley Bishop, COAH, P.O. Box 813, Trenton,
NJ 08625-0813; 609-292-3000.
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Multifamily Housing Demand Into the Next Millennium: Growth, Diversity
and Opportunity, a Fannie Mae Foundation study, charts expected growth
over the next 15 years by tenure and nativity. Maria Ibanez, 202-274-8064.
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Using HOME with Low-Income Tax Credits, a free guide from Community
Connections Information Center, explains how jurisdictions can produce
affordable rental housing using HOME funds. 800-998-9999.
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Transitional Housing Report examines issues and best practices around transitional housing. $20 from HomeBase; 415-788-7961 x 21.
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National Evaluation of Shelter Plus Care Program reports on HUD's
programs for the most vulnerable and hard-to-serve homeless populations.
$5 from HUD USER, P. O. Box 6091, Rockville, MD 20849; 800-245-3691.
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Homeownership: Models That Work, is a collection of case studies
of strategic ways of promoting homeownership. America's Community Bankers,
900 19th Street NW, Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20006; 202-857-3100.
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"The Challenges Facing Public Housing Authorities in a Brave New World,"
by Roberto G. Quercia and George C. Galster. Vol 8, Iss. 3 (1997), Housing
Policy Debate. Fannie Mae Foundation, 4000 Wisconsin Ave., NW, North
Tower, Ste. 1, Washington, DC 20016-2804; 202-274-8074; fmfpubs@fanniemaefoundation.org
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Managing Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: Strategies and Tools.
National Association for County Community and Economic Development, 202-857-1197.
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Homelessness in America: Unabated and Increasing-A Ten Year Perspective.
$6.25 from National Coalition for the Homeless, 1012 14th St., NW, #600,
Washington, DC 20005; 202-737-6444; www.nationalhomeless.org
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The Sky Hasn't Fallen: An Evaluation of the Minimum Wage Increase.
The Economic Policy Institute, 1660 L St., NW, #1200, Washington, DC 20036;
202-775-8810.
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Building Community, Exploring Relationships Across Service Systems Reform,
Community Economic Development and Community Organizing. $7 + $2 s/h
from Institute for Educational Leadership, 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste.
310, Washington, DC 20036; 202-822-8405.
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Community Redevelopment in the South Bronx, an analysis and evaluation
of work done in the South Bronx in the late 80's and early 90s. $7 from
Citizens Housing and Planning Council, 50 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017;
212-286-9211.
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Community Impact Through Neighborhood Partnerships profiles the
revitalization achievements of seven local United Ways and their partners.
$15 from United Way of Americ , 701 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA,
22314-2045; 703-836-7100.
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Profiles of Partnership Achievement: Street-tested Strategies for Strengthening
Neighborhoods, presents the winners of the Outstanding Community Investment
Awards for 1997. $20 from Social Compact, Two Wisconsin Circle, Suite 420A,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815; 301-718-0165.
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Helping People Get Jobs: Case Studies and Other Resources for Job Training
and Job Placement Programs lists resources for CBOs and other entities
establishing/maintaining workforce-related initiatives. The Enterprise
Foundation, 410-707-2747.
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Wage Gap Organizing Kit provides key information on the US economy
and the wage gap. $8 from United for a Fair Economy, 37 Temple Pl., 5th
Fl., Boston, MA 02111; 617-423-2148; stw@stw.org;
www.stw.org
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The Community Reinvestment Act and Credit Unions examines some of
the problems credit unions would incur if subjected to CRA scrutiny. Navy
Federal Credit Union, 703-206-3137.
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20 Promising Ideas for Savings Facilitation and Mobilization in Low-Income
Communities in the U.S. Corporation for Enterprise Development, 202-408-9788.
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A Guide to Comprehensive Asset and Property Management. $25 from
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), 733 Third Avenue, 9th Floor,
New York, NY 10017; 212-455-9800.
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Lessons from the Field: Unlocking Economic Potential with an Environmental
Key includes successful brownfield case-studies, and offers advice
and lessons learned from them for future projects. $40 from Northeast Midwest
Institute, 218 D Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003; 202-544-5200.
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Video: Voices from the Front Lines focuses on environmental justice,
movement building, and organizing of the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union project
of the Labor Community Strategy Center (LCSC). $150 for nonprofits, $200
others. LCSC, 3780 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90010; 213-387-2800;
laborctr@igc.org
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Dollars and Sense: Special Education Issue (March/April 1998) examines
charters, vouchers and financing for school systems. $3.95/issue or $22.95/yr.
from Dollars and Sense, One Summer St., Somerville, MA 02143; 617-628-8411;
dollars@igc.apc.org
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Publications from the Center for Community Change:
The New Welfare Law: A Handbook for Community Organizers, $5;
Linking Human Services and Economic Development, $15; Developing
a Public Policy Agenda On Jobs $10; Jobs: Some Organizing Strategies,
$10; HUD's Consolidated Plan: An Action Guide for Involving Low-Income
Communities, $15. Center for Community Change, 1000 Wisconsin Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC 20007; 202-342-0567.
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Consequences of Growing Up Poor explores the link between poverty
and children's well-being. Russell Sage Foundation, c/o CUP Services, P.
O. Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851; 800-666-2211; orderbook@cupserv.org;
www.epn.org/sage/html
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Using Research to Improve Child care for Low-Income Families. National
Child Care Information Center, 301 Maple Avenue W., Ste. 602, Vienna, VA
22180; 800-616-2242.
