• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
  • The Focus On Community-Based Nonprofit Solutions
  • The Shift in Federal Housing Policy
  • Restoring Faith in Government
• Research Components
• Case Studies
  • Marksdale Gardens, Boston
  • Bancroft Apartments, Boston
  • New Heritage Apartments, Denver
  • Grace Apartments, Denver
  • Homesteading Program, Chicago
  • 507 West 140th Street, New York City
• Elements of Success
  • Motivation
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Management Practices That Preserve Affordable Housing
  • Availability and Access to Technical Assistance
  • The Role of Government
• Policy Recommendations
  • Key Values
  • Key Policy Goals
  • Recommendations
• Appendix A: The Housing Crisis
• Appendix B: Affordable Housing: An Endangered Species
• Appendix C: Advisory Board
• Appendix D: Conference Agenda
• Notes
• Works Cited
• Author Bios

Saving Affordable Housing: What Community Groups Can Do & What Government Should Do by John Atlas and Ellen Shoshkes is published by the National Housing Institute. The entire document is copyright (c) 1997 by National Housing Institute, 460 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 211, Montclair, NJ 07042-3552; 973-509-2888.

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This research study was made possible by a grant from The Ford Foundation.