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Mission. The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to ending America’s affordable housing crisis.Goal 1: INFORM PUBLIC OPINION. The American people will have improved understanding of low income housing needs and solutions, how current federal policy impacts these needs, and how these needs directly affect them and their communities, and will increase their support for progressive low income housing policy and programs.Goal 2: INCREASE CAPACITY OF LOW INCOME HOUSING ADVOCATES. Low income housing advocates, including state housing and homeless coalitions, direct service providers, residents, and other low income people, will be better prepared to educate, will be more actively engaged in educating, and will be more skillful in holding accountable their members of Congress and state and local officials about low income housing problems and solutions and the effect of federal policy in general on the well-being of low income people.Goal 3. INCREASE FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS’ KNOWLEDGE. Federal policy makers will consider social justice issues, especially low income housing, to be a high priority on the federal policy agenda.Goal 4: PRESERVE EXISTING FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING AND RESOURCES. There will be no further loss of federally assisted affordable housing units or federal resources for affordable housing or access to housing by extremely low income people.Goal 5: EXPAND FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN LOW INCOME HOUSING. The federal government will increase its investment in housing in order to produce, rehabilitate, preserve, and/or subsidize at least 1,500,000 units of housing that is affordable and accessible to the lowest income households in the next ten years and move forward on assuring decent and affordable housing for all people in the United States.Goal 6: IMPROVE NLIHC INTERNAL OPERATIONS. NLIHC will continue to improve its infrastructure in support of goals 1-5.

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Self-Help Homeownership Housing Opportunity ProgramThe Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is a competitive grant program run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides funds to national and regional nonprofits who assist low income families in building their own homes using a "sweat-equity" or "self-help" model. Each family who receives assistance through SHOP is required to invest at least 100 hours of work in building its own home or the homes of others, although many families work far more than the required hours. The homes are sold to the homeowners at below-market rates.The ProgramSHOP is a competitive grant program run by HUD that provides funds to national and regional nonprofits who assist low income families in building their own homes using a "sweat-equity" or "self-help" model. Funds are restricted to paying for land and infrastructure costs associated with building the homes, including such things as sewer connections, streets, utilities and environmental remediation. These funds must result in one home for each $15,000 awarded. Each family who receives assistance through the SHOP program is required to invest at least 100 hours of work in building its home or the homes of others, although many families work far more than the required hours. The homes are sold to the homeowners at below-market rates.Program IntentCongress originally authorized the SHOP program in 1996. SHOP was created for the purpose of alleviating one of the largest obstacles faced by self-help housing developers in the production of affordable housing: the high cost of acquiring land and developing infrastructure before house construction begins.Program BeneficiariesAll families receiving SHOP funds must earn less than 80% of the area median income (AMI), although many of the organizations that facilitate the distribution of these funds work with families who have incomes well below that threshold. SHOP funds have been used to support the work of self-help housing organizations in every state, resulting in the development of thousands of affordable homes for ownership.StructureNational or regional nonprofit organizations or consortia can apply to HUD annually for SHOP funds. HUD awards grants competitively based upon an organization's experience in managing a sweat-equity program, community needs, its capacity to generate other sources of funding, and the soundness of its program design. The HUD-funded organizations may develop self-help housing themselves or act as intermediaries; that is, make SHOP loans to local organizations that work with self-help home buyers.FundingCongress appropriated $20 million for SHOP in FY06. This amount was well below the President's request of $30 million. Funding for SHOP in FY07 will be determined by the FY07 joint funding resolution (see section on FY07 joint funding resolution).IssuesCongress and the Administration have supported SHOP consistently since 1996, although congressional appropriations have repeatedly fallen below the Administration's requested budget amounts.What Advocates Can DoIf the President's budget requests more than $20 million for SHOP in FY08, program supporters are asked to support the requested amount.For More InformationHabitat for Humanity International • 202-628-9171 • website: Habitat For Humanity
Housing Assistance Council • 202-842-8600 • website: Housing Assistance Counsel
HUD • 202-708-2684 • website: HUD

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Healthy Home

1 Open your windows.Chemicals build up in your home if there is no ventilation. By opening your windows, you will let fresh air in and allow polluted air a way to exit. 2 Reduce dust and other pa...
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