Comprehensive Solutions from HUD
An Interview with Andrew Cuomo by Chester Hartman
Is America finally facing up to its urban problems? Will the administration do more than just admit we have them (albeit, an important first step)? In a Shelterforce interview Assistant Secretary Cuomo lays out an agenda that begins to treat the problems of our cities in a comprehensive way.

Energy Efficiency and Low-Income Housing
Death, disease, neighborhood destruction and homelessness are all increased by bad energy policy and shortsighted utilities. There are solutions.
Part I: Energy Policy Hurts the Poor By Roger Colton
Part II: Community Strategies By Raymond Lau

Effective Community Development
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Getting the Most from Technical Assistance
By Janice Litwin, with Janet Lansberry, William Slotnik, and John Vaughn
Effective community development takes more than learning a set of skills. It also takes vision and capacity. These two articles review the elements of a successful community based organization and offer guidelines for getting everything you can from TA.