“The Office of Housing provides Comprehensive Housing Counseling Services for all citizens of Albermarle County, and Financial Rental Assistance for low and moderate income residents.” Information on this site includes their programs, services, contact information, and information about related local agencies.
Rating: Informative
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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A Maine non-profit organization run by and for people with disabilities, the Alpha One site provides disability information, programs, services and resources.
Rating: Recommended
Location: South Portland, Maine, USA
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A part of the primary Alpha One site, this page provides a wealth of information about The Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, accessible design, low cost solutions, and Fair Housing.
Rating: Excellent
Location: South Portland, Maine, USA
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Arcosanti
http://www.arcosanti.org/
This is an excellent site detailing the birth, construction and reasons behind Arcosanti, the experimental town in the high desert of Arizona housing 7000 people. Demonstrating ways to improve urban conditions and lessen destructive impacts on the earth, the site highlights the artistic, energy efficient and affordable means of construction, includes event and workshop information, is fully searchable, and is available in English, Italian, Spanish or German.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Mayer, Arizona, USA
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Ashland Assisted Housing Authority Community Development Agency
http://www.ramlink.net/aaha/
The site for this HUD-cooperative agency providing local housing assistance includes a description of the program, requirements for assistance, and agency contact information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
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Austin Planning, Environmental and Conservation Department
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/planning/
Part of the City of Austin’s larger website, this page includes Austin’s neighborhood plans, long range planning techniques, and plans for better neighborhood development.
Rating: Informative
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
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Australian Capital Territory Housing Assistance Act of 1987
This site provides the entire Act online, and includes information about the Commissioner of Housing, Housing Assistance Programs, and financial arrangements for the Australian Capital Territory.
Rating: Informative
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
This site loads very slowly, but it is worth the wait if you are looking for information about their vast agency services, including Fair Housing, building inspection, neighborhood coordination, housing inspection, land acquisition, multi-family and commercial development, homeownership, neighborhood centers, daycare, Headstart, energy assistance, historical preservation and homelessness.
Rating: Informative
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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A major provider of rented, shared ownership and special needs accommodations in London, the Beaver House site includes projects, links, and other information about affordable rented housing, shared ownership and similar housing associations.
Rating: Informative
Location: London, England, UK
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Beth Johnson Housing Group
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bjhg/
The site for an English housing association, information is provided about their ongoing projects and programs, and includes a large list of links to English housing-related publications, political parties, networks, associations, and financial institutions.
Rating: Informative
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
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Bethesda Project
http://www.netaxs.com/people/bethesda/
This site highlights Bethesda’s mission to “nurture the possibilities of common life in small communities of disabled, homeless, single people, so that they can serve themselves, care for one another, and support one another’s needs, ambitions, and hopes.” Information provided includes their goals, services, various shelters (with location and contact information provided), and their volunteer needs.
Blueprints for Successful Communities — A Guide for Shaping Livable Places
http://www.gaconservancy.org/blu.html
This site displays the Georgia Conservancy’s most recent brochure which contains suggestions how to improve the state of Georgia’s changing community life, environmental outlook and housing conditions. Details of upcoming events and impacts of the program are also included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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California Fair Housing Offices
http://www.dca.ca.gov/r_r/fairhou1.htm
This site lists all of the state of California’s Fair Housing agencies, representatives, and offices with appropriate (although unlinkable) contact information provided.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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The Association’s site describes their effort to tackle the homelessness problem in Cardiff through the provision of good quality temporary accommodations. Hostel regulations, provisions, and contact information is provided.
Center for Housing and Urban Development — Texas A & M University
http://chud.tamu.edu/chud/chud.html
This site details CHUD’s research and outreach programs in Texas, including their Colonias program designed to assist residents of low income settlements in improving the quality of their lives (with a PowerPoint presentation that, although slow, is excellent); Project Unity; the Target Cities Program; and their Community Planning and Design Program.
Rating: Recommended
Location: College Station, Texas, USA
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Center for Livable Communities
http://www.lgc.org/clc/
The Center’s site details their programs which primarily help jurisdictions expand transportation alternatives, but also reduce infrastructure costs, create more affordable housing, improve air quality, preserve natural resources, conserve agricultural land and open space, and restore local economic and social vitality. Additionally, the site provides information about workshops, conferences, forums, events, publications, and other means of gathering information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
http://www.greenbuilder.com/maxpot/
The CMPBS site includes information about their education, demonstration, and research organization geared toward sustainable design, details projects and resources, and provides ordering information for their published literature.
Rating: Informative
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
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The site details CUS’ programs and projects in the areas of business assistance, children and families, crime and safety, multicultural issues, neighborhood development, demographic and mapping, research and evaluation, health issues, transportation, and government issues.
Rating: Informative
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Center for Women in Transition
http://www.prairienet.org/cwt/
The Center for Women in Transition “provides shelter and support services to women and families to establish independent living situations.” Their site offers information and resources to the community, details their programs, projects, and services, provides volunteer information, and includes stories of their residents’ lives.
This site disseminates information to Champaign-Urbana residents about preventing and resolving landlord-tenant conflicts, and provides access to counseling, mediation, information, and community education programs to promote safe, decent, affordable housing options.
Rating: Informative
Location: Champaign, Illinois, USA
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The online newsletter meant to keep branch members informed of events, this site maintains a library of past presentations related to elderly and disabled housing, as well as general housing issues and discussions. Unfortunately, it is not well updated or maintained, which makes it rather frustrating to use.
CCH is “dedicated to addressing the emergency needs of homeless persons and the primary causes of homelessness in Chicago, such as lack of affordable housing and jobs that pay a living wage.” Their site discusses these issues and also includes descriptions of recent accomplishments, projects, committees and membership opportunities.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Information about tenant rights and local housing opportunities and organizations in the Cleveland area is provided on this site. It is not comprehensive, but useful for Cleveland residents and renters nationwide.
Rating: Informative
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cohousing and the Arts
http://www.newview.org/arts.htm
This page describes a resident of New View Cohousing’s attitudes about cohousing, how it is related to the Arts, and the larger community of adults, children, and the surrounding environment.
Community Design Assistance Center — Virginia Polytechnic Institute
http://www.lar.arch.vt.edu/program/CDAC/MAIN.HTML
This site highlights CDAC’s mission to offer planning and design assistance to communities that are otherwise unable to afford professional consultants. Included are CDAC Project Categories such as downtown revitalization, architectural design and renovation, planning and design models, corridor studies, comprehensive and site planning, community planning and development, landscape planning and design, park and recreation design, and interior design.
Rating: Informative
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Community Development Society, Cascadia/New Frontier Chapter
http://www.povn.com/cds/
This site for a chapter of the CDS “exists to encourage and facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and expertise among individuals and organizations engaged in, or concerned with, community development as a vehicle for change in a constantly evolving world civilization.” Meeting minutes and other local chapter information is provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
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The CSPC and its site coordinate programs serving children, seniors, medically underserved, hungry and homeless people and nonprofit organizations in the Sacramento area. Information included on this site: provided services, ongoing programs and projects, contact and assistance information, and research and resource links.
Information on this site includes Fair Housing programs and requirements, eligibility for and securing of HUD loans, and other public services in Dearborn Heights.
Rating: Informative
Location: Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA
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Design Center for American Urban Landscape — University of Minnesota
http://gumby.arch.umn.edu/dcaul/DCAUL.html
This web site provides an overview of their mission, publications and staff, including community development, public housing, and sustainable development projects.
“ENN is a network of community organizations in the Highland-Brookside neighborhoods on the Eastside of Indianapolis. This web site is a catalog of the community based resources in our Neighborhood. Economic development, health care, social services, community organizing and community based savings and lending are emphasized.” Very well organized, this site will prove useful to those in the Indianapolis area, as well as to neighborhood development agencies in search of suggestions, documentation, and feedback.
Rating: Informative
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Edmonton Department of Planning and Development
http://www.gov.edmonton.ab.ca/planning/
This site covers all of the department’s projects, programs, and responsibilities, graphically depicts zoning requirements, has application regulations and forms, and describes in detail all services provided, relating to housing, zoning, planning, neighborhood developments, and more.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Eugene Committee for Affordable Housing
http://www.efn.org/~cfah/
This site has been created to serve as a “electronic clearinghouse” for information regarding the passage of the Eugene Affordable Housing Utility Consumption Tax, a measure intended to provide resources to help build and develop affordable housing. Links to other housing resources are also included.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Fair Housing Enforcement Center
http://www.hud.gov/local/sea/seafhec.html
The Fair Housing Enforcement Center for the Northwest/Alaska Area investigates and resolves complaints of housing discrimination in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. This site describes their goals, purposes, and services, as well as links to larger Fair Housing agencies.
This site provides information about this Scottish cooperative housing development which allows residents to take “greater responsibility for their own affairs, take a full part in the economic life of Paisley, Renfrew and Glasgow and to live in decent housing in a pleasant environment.” Heavily relying on community activism, shared resources, and combined economic resources, this development incorporates methods of cohousing and healthy neighborhood planning in one development. Information is provided about education, poverty, homelessness, community issues, and related topics as discussed by the Ferguslie Park Partnership.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Paisley, Scotland, UK
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The home of a continuing care retirement community in suburban Ohio, this site contains information about the Village’s services, amenities, security, religious offerings, floor plans, fees and contact information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA
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First Place Family Center
http://www.efn.org/~fpfc/
This site details the services provided by the Center, whose goal is to primarily serve the needs of homeless and low-income families with children. Their program offers a unique and cost effective method of providing services by volunteers, both in the night shelter program and the day use facility. Other information provided includes links to related services and agencies, and contact information.
This site contains information about this transitional facility for homeless families with children from the west end of San Bernardino County and the east end of Los Angeles county. Resident qualifications, shelter services and contact information are provided on this site.
A non-profit coalition of a growing number of environmental organizations in the state of Georgia, EcoNetwork is a resource project of the Environmental Fund For Georgia. This site provides comprehensive information on each organization, and includes information about projects, programs, and publications related to the groups.
Rating: Informative
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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This site is home to a “coalition of local design professionals and environmental organizations who are researching, designing, and building an affordable, energy and resource efficient house in partnership with Washington, DC Habitat for Humanity.” Facts about landscaping, recycling, energy efficiency, composting and related constructing methods are included, as well as volunteer opportunities and contact information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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“A paper for people who care about the West,” this online version of the publication includes countless categories of interest to those living in the Western United Sates, including neighborhood development, environmental planning, recreation, Native Americans, politics, weather, and history.
Rating: Informative
Location: Paonia, Colorado, USA
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Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street
http://www.newday.com/holdingground/
An online newsletter for community organizers and educators, this site includes a wealth of information about the award-winning documentary, Holding Ground. The film chronicles a the story of a community, “which In the aftermath of decades of disinvestment by government, banks, and industry, the residents of an ethnically diverse Boston neighborhood joined together to rebuild their community.” Film clips as well as resource, viewing and purchasing information are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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“Homeless Online has been created in an effort to unify online resources for the benefit of the homeless population,” and their brief site strives to “develop and advocate effective and humane services, employment, and housing for homeless and low-income people.” This site includes details of the San Francisco and Palo Alto chapters and information how to volunteer, become a member, or reach other homelessness resources.
This site, which you must register to use (although guest usage is allowed), contains up-to-the-hour information on available beds in the London area in transitional and youth hostels.
“InnVision is dedicated to helping individuals and families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.” Their site provides information about their short-term housing, long-term housing and comprehensive support services. Additional information is provided about receiving meals, homelessness, programs, employment, shelters, community links, and how to become a volunteer.
Integrated Renovation of the Ciutat Vella, Historic Centre of Barcelona
http://www.iclei.org/egpis/egpc-033.html
This page details a case study describing the integrated renovation of the historic center of Barcelona as an example of a comprehensive urban regeneration. Project background, goals, implementation and analysis are included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Barcelona, Spain
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This site includes information about Jacksonville’s home repair programs, Fair Housing, and home ownership assistance. Contact information as well as other Department services and links are also provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA
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Jewish Information and Reference Service of Greater Washington
This site maintains a massive directory for Jewish services and resources in the Washington, DC, region, including a variety of listed housing options and services.
This site provides information on homeownership and improvement, residential remodeling, contractor background checks, and insurance and mortgage lending. Fair housing issues (a California resource guide is included), services, publications, workshops, and homeownership information is also provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: California, USA
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Lima Department of Community Development
http://www.cityhall.lima.oh.us/dcd/dcd.htm
Descriptions and selected information describing economic development incentives, housing assistance programs, neighborhood support activities, and property maintenance standards are listed on this site.
Rating: Informative
Location: Lima, Ohio, USA
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Local Sustainability: The European Good Practice Information Service
http://www.iclei.org/egpis/
This site is home to the “Guide to Sustainable Good Practice” and aims to disseminate sustainable good practice experiences of European cities, towns, and counties to the global community. News, library resources, recent cases, and searching capabilities are provided. Available in English, Spanish, or German.
Rating: Informative
Location: World
Related pages: World, Multi-National, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Los Angeles Housing Department
http://www.ci.la.ca.us/dept/LAHD/
This is an excellent homepage which includes a variety of information about LAHD’s projects, data, assistance, contact information, and an excellent links page to their services and information.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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The mission of the Maine State Housing Authority is to “assist Maine’s residents in obtaining and maintaining decent, safe, affordable housing and providing services suitable to their unique housing needs.” This graphically-heavy site includes a lot of information about first time homebuyers, housing rates, and technical housing assistance, as well as related housing division programs.
Rating: Informative
Location: Augusta, Maine, USA
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“The aim of the Maritime Housing Association is to provide good quality, affordable housing for rent or for sale to people who are homeless, living in poor and/or overcrowded conditions, or who need re-housing for medical or social reasons.” This site has limited descriptions of the Association’s services and goals, but has an lengthy list of United Kingdom housing related sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Liverpool, England, UK
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Mary’s Shelter
http://www.teenshelter.org/
This site is home of Mary’s Shelter, which provides “comprehensive residential care for pregnant minors.” The site includes information about their services, events, adolescent pregnancy statistics, and how to contact the shelter.
Rating: Informative
Location: Santa Ana, California, USA
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This site contains an article from the June 1996 Vitruvius Online Magazine about affordable housing built in Hawaii from sand, cement, jute, and burlap bags.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Hawaii, USA
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A site for coalition of “business, civic, and planning leaders working in the public interest to achieve policy that enhances the vitality and livability of the Chicago metropolitan region,” it includes the MPC history, publications, projects, and housing updates for the region.
Rating: Informative
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Ministry to the Homeless
http://www.teleport.com/~loucc/homeless.html
This site provides information about the Ministry’s services, clientele, and programs. Contact information as well as volunteer opportunities are provided.
This site contains detailed site and community information about Minneapolis’ neighborhoods. Census data, as well as publications about various neighborhoods are included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Sponsored by the University of California at Los Angeles, this site provides access to a local database of funding, research, housing, economic and community resources as well as a wealth of information for Los Angeles and Southern California residents.
Rating: Informative
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/org/npcr/
This site contains information about NPCR’s “new effort to provide applied research assistance to community-based organizations in the Twin Cities.” Details of past and current project, neighborhood networks, past reports, and other related information are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Neighborhoods Online
http://libertynet.org/community/phila/natl.html
This searchable site is an “online resource center for people working to build strong communities throughout the United States” whose “aim is to provide fast access to information and ideas covering all aspects of neighborhood revitalization.” The site details issues related to, and programs dealing with, neighborhoods, cities, community development, education, crime, employment, environment, health and human services.
Rating: Informative
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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This site provides the entire Act online, and includes information about the Department of Housing, Housing programs, general provisions, and duties of the Department.
New South Wales Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
http://www.duap.nsw.gov.au/
“The NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning comprises a range of agencies that deal with planning, policy and regulation of our natural and built environment, rural and urban management–including urban growth, renewal and consolidation–and the development of housing policies.” Information provided includes recent news, policy changes and considerations, publications, and related materials.
Rating: Informative
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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This site describes the process, trials, and tribulations of creating a new cohousing community in the Boston area in 1989. Details include their bylaws, construction descriptions, and cohousing information pages.
This searchable site includes information about community development, Fair Housing and equal opportunity, housing operations, and rent administration in New York State.
Rating: Informative
Location: Albany, New York, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, New York, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community
This site is an inventory of all non-market housing (“housing owned by government, a non-profit or cooperative society”) in Vancouver, British Columbia, organized by neighborhood. Maps and details of each housing development is listed with appropriate contact information, as well as links to the City of Vancouver municipal homepage and other community sites.
North Carolina has created a detailed Consolidated Plan to “provide decent housing, to provide a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunity.” There is a wealth of information provided on this page about homelessness, tax-credits, affordable housing, zoning, community development, action plans, block grants, and housing persons with disabilities and severe illnesses.
“The NCFHC promotes public awareness of Fair Housing issues through education and outreach activities.” Information provided on this page includes discrimination signals, detailed civil rights, and contact information for other housing resources in North Carolina.
Rating: Informative
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Northwest Fair Housing Alliance
http://users.aol.com/fairhzng/home.html
This is the site for this nonprofit organization in Eastern Washington which specializes in housing discrimination education, counseling and enforcement. Unfortunately, minimal information is provided other than office location, description of Fair Housing claims, and a few other Fair Housing links.
Rating: Informative
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
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Ohio Department of Development
http://www.odod.ohio.gov/
This searchable site provides information about, and links to, Ohio’s community development and housing resources.
Rating: Informative
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Olive Plaza
http://www.efn.org/~olivepa/
Specially designed barrier-free apartments are available for mobility impaired persons of any age at Olive Plaza. Their website gives resident requirements, location map, and other necessary resident information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA
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This site details the mission of the Project to “join with representatives of government, industry, nonprofit, and profit housing advocates” to “make it easier for people to get mortgages and expand homeownership opportunities by increasing production of new affordable homes.” Background information, related links and resources, volunteer and membership information is provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
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This site details the Department’s intentions to provide “comprehensive programs of economic development, redevelopment, urban revitalization, housing assistance and business development.” Information about each of their Divisions, programs, staff, and contact information are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
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Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission
http://www.phila.gov/city/departments/fhc.html
The site for the city of Philadelphia’s Fair Housing Commission includes the goals of the office, how to contact them for discrimination suits, and other relevant topics.
Rating: Informative
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Pennsylvania, State / Regional / Local, Fair housing
Pine Tree Legal Assistance — Fair Housing Client Education Materials
http://www.ptla.org/housing.htm
This site maintains Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s “Frequently Asked Questions About Housing Protection For People With Disabilities And Their Families.” Clear and concise answers are provided, and links are available to other Pine Tree Services available to low income families in Maine.
Rating: Informative
Location: Maine, USA
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This site is home to “an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in their political and economic system.” Included are working papers, case studies, and membership information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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This site contains “Internet information resources for town planners and land property professionals,” and includes a wealth of links to planning, organization, GIS, environmental, and local authority sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Warwickshire, England, UK
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Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED)
This site is the online home of PICCED, whose aim is to “provide community-based organizations in low-income neighborhoods throughout New York City with access to the technical resources” available at the Center. Information on the site includes project announcements, history of past Community Development Corporation projects, technical assistance, training and educational programs, resources and related sites, and news regarding recent planning and policy updates.
Rating: Informative
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Priority Youth Housing
http://www.gn.apc.org/priority/
“Priority Youth Housing provides affordable accommodation with support to single homeless people aged 16-25 years old in Bristol, England.” Their site provides writing by residents, advice and information about housing, legal, career, financial, health, and women’s issues, local contacts, and links to related sites.
A public art project involving artists in issues of neighborhood revitalization, historic preservation, community service, and youth education, the Project Row Houses site describes the nature of the artwork, criteria behind the installation of the project, and provides contact information for program supporters, educators, and artists.
Rating: Informative
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Texas, State / Regional / Local, Design / Architectural, Neighborhood / Community
This site is the “technology home page for local governments,” providing membership, publications and news information, as well as links to related sites, employment listings, archives, and organization missions and goals.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Legal / Policy
This site includes past issues of this newspaper written and generated by Seattle’s homeless population. Arranged by subject in past and recent issues, a variety of local issues are discussed, including housing, welfare, homelessness, and other related topics.
This site for Saint Francis House, which provides comprehensive day programs for Boston’s homeless populations, includes information about receiving meals, homelessness, programs, statistics, missions, employment, and needed donations.
This site contains Fair Housing information from the Santa Monica City Attorney’s office, and includes tenant and landlords’ rights information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Santa Monica, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
Santa Monica Public Electronic Network
http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/
This is a very well organized and designed page with links to all City events, community programs, civil departments and offices, transportation information and links to information about local activities and resources. Housing plans, rent control devices, neighborhood development topics and community related issues are discussed.
Rating: Informative
Location: Santa Monica, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless
Santa Monica Sustainable City Program
http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment/
This page includes detailed information about Santa Monica’s sustainable policies, the health of the Bay, community information and resources for residents and business owners.
Rating: Informative
Location: Santa Monica, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Environmental / Sustainable
This is an excellent volunteer-run site organized to provide the public with a variety of information about Seattle issues, events, neighborhoods and recreation.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Neighborhood / Community
This site includes a variety of information bout Seattle’s DHHS programs, services, initiatives, and general information. Details about Seattle’s aging and youth populations, tenant rights, housing options, energy efficiency, homeowner’s assistance, energy conservation programs, and housing discrimination are provided.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional
This page details Seattle’s innovative plans to provide community-created neighborhood plans for various areas in the Seattle region. Resources, ongoing projects, financing information, neighborhood websites, program information and a monthly calendar of events and meetings are included.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
This site includes Seattle’s current initiatives, plans, programs and budget and as well as their entire comprehensive plan and detailed issues.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless
SHAH Housing Aid Center
http://www.shah-hastings.demon.co.uk/
On this site you’ll find information about SHAH’s housing aid, services, volunteering, current housing issues, housing advice, and links to other sites related to United Kingdom’s housing concerns.
Rating: Informative
Location: Hastings, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing
This is the site created by a volunteer at a shelter in the Washington, D.C. area who has generated a list of all the shelters in the municipal region by county. The listings are not linked to these shelters, but all appropriate contact information is provided.
South Dakota Governor’s Affordable Senior Housing Program
http://www.dakota.net/secog/HOUSING.HTM
This site details South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow’s Senior Housing Program. This program “puts state prison inmates to work, learning valuable skills, while providing smaller, affordable, easy to maintain homes for the senior and disabled citizens of our state. The simplified home design and prison labor keeps the cost of these homes low.” Features, floor plans, contact information and program qualifications are detailed.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, South Dakota, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Special Interest / Minority, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural
This site details Southface’s education and research in energy, building science, environmental technologies, low-cost housing, and energy efficient methods of construction. Their innovative Homebuilding School is also described.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Georgia, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
This site provides information about the resources and services provided by their office, including housing discrimination complaint information and investigation, and Fair Housing education. Related Fair Housing sites and contact information are also included.
Rating: Informative
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Missouri, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Fair housing
Technical Assistance — Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED)
This site includes information available from PICCED’s Technical Assistance program, and highlights several low-income housing projects, Single Room Occupancy units, neighborhood planning, and temporary housing for persons with HIV.
This site highlights the TUQ’s mission to improve residential tenants’ conditions; enhance and protect residential tenants’ rights; organize common issues affecting residential tenants; and educate the community about residential tenancy law and tenants rights. Other information includes renting information, research and policy, publications and newsletters, and immediate contact referrals.
Rating: Informative
Location: New Farm, Queensland, Australia
Related pages:Australia, Australia, Queensland, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
“The Toledo Fair Housing Center’s mission is to eliminate practices of housing discrimination and expand equal housing opportunities.” Information is provided for consumers and providers alike, as well as frequently asked questions and links to related sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Ohio, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
This site explores an environmentally beneficial village structure based on the permaculture concept. This project is accessible to 200 low income households, and their site provides details on low cost housing, energy efficient homes, farming, small industries, services and social activities.
Rating: Informative
Location: Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Information about this community’s visions, goals, and purpose, information packet, specific details, and cohousing in general is provided on this site.
This site details the elements of this cooperative housing development’s lifestyle, community, and organizational techniques. Principles, meetings, and related details are provided.
This site has a very easy to use database of their agencies, services, programs, and local news, including housing agencies and services in the area.
Rating: Informative
Location: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Special Interest / Minority
Virginia Center for Housing Research — Virginia Polytechnic Institute
This site provides a variety of housing related publications available for purchase, descriptions of recent research reports, Virginia poverty and income statistics, and links to related housing resources.
Rating: Informative
Location: Blackburg, Virginia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Virginia, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, University Program, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
The site for a newly constructed cohousing community in rural North Carolina includes information about cohousing, site and floor plans, community meeting minutes, the history of Westwood, and various energy efficient and environmentally friendly techniques used in construction. Details on how to join Westwood or other cohousing communities is also provided.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, North Carolina, State / Regional / Local, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative
Wilmington Housing Authority
http://wilmington.ha.org/
This is the site for the Wilmington Housing Authority, and includes a community and site directory, youth programs, other services, press releases and publications, and an extensive link directory to related sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Delaware, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community