In this issue: Policy update: income banding—another perspective; A Photographic Chronicle of America’s Working Poor; Dear Sher addresses some of the recent changes to Handbook 3550-1; and RCAC is hiring a Rural Development Specialist in housing.
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Based on “Self-Help Builder News”.
Self-Help Builder Sept. 2016 Volume 9, Issue #4
As we have reported, Rural Development (RD) has announced a pilot to use the “banded” method to determine low- and very low income status in 23 states and territories across the country. Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington are the six western states where this pilot will be tested for the next two years.
Self-Help Builder June 2016 Volume 9, Issue #3
About 4,800 miles off the shores of Seattle, Marshall Islands Development Bank (MIDB) recently celebrated the completion of 100 self-help homes.
Self-Help Builder March 2016 Volume 9, Issue #2
The National Rural Housing Coalition is working with Reps. Hinojosa and Duffy to circulate a sign-on letter to support increased funding for rural housing programs.
Self-Help Builder Dec. 2015 Volume 9, Issue #1
If there is one thing John Mealey would tell younger people who want to work in the helping and housing fields, it is to keep their real boss—the people they serve—in mind.