Important Notice:  Federal and U.S. military employees can support the Rural Housing Coalition through the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a federal government or military employee and would like to donate through the CFC, please enter CFC code #9614 on your pledge card during the next fund drive.  Of course, anyone can support the Coalition's work through 
charitable gifts and/or membership.  For more information on membership or donating, contact david@ruralhousing.org.
 

Our Mission:  The Coalition is a statewide membership organization dedicated to strengthening and revitalizing rural New York by assisting housing and community development providers. The  coalition supports rural housing and community development providers through:  Organizational Development Skills/Capacity Building Education and Training Resource Development Raising Public Awareness Public Policy Research and Analysis

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers live below the poverty line. Of these impoverished people, one-third live in rural communities. In rural New York, the poverty levels are high and per capita income is low.

Some are unable to afford decent housing. Others find that the cost of housing leaves little money for food, heat, clothing and medical expenses. Even families with moderate incomes find that inflation has far outstripped earning ability; that housing costs have placed home ownership far beyond reach.

Affordable housing provides a solution. However, it is not a simple solution: the complexities of creating affordable housing -- regulatory, financial, design, needs assessment and so on -- are compounded by ever-changing information.

The Rural Housing Coalition's network of rural housing professionals work toward a common goal: to design, develop, finance, build and manage affordable housing to meet the diverse needs of rural New Yorkers. Members of our network share their knowledge and expertise to forward this goal. They include government leaders and agency staff, housing and community developers, financial planners, architects, attorneys, regional planners, health and human services professionals, and others. Together, these housing professionals form a unified voice advocating for improving the quality of life in rural New York.

The Coalition has considerable experience in :

• nonprofit community-based organization development & management;
• affordable housing development, financing and management;
• housing resource development;
• educational programming & information dissemination.