RESOURCES
Helping Hands International nourishes the body and enriches the soul with respect and dignity. Its programs are hospitable to all, patient with the trying, supportive with the struggling, gentle with the angry, a companion to the lonely.
National Housing Organizations
Useful Fact sheets about Refugees and Immigrants
Reproduced with permission from the U.S. Committee for Refugees
Frequently Asked Questions about Refugees
Frequently Asked Questions about IDPs
Frequently Asked Questions about Refugees and Immigrants
Frequently Asked Questions about How to Apply for Asylum in the United States
Links to U.S. Government Agencies
Agency for International Development - www.usaid.govDepartment of Health and Human Services - www.hhs.gov
Department of Justice - www.usdoj.gov
Immigration and Naturalization Service www.ins.gov
Office of Refugee Resettlement - www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr
Department of State - www.state.gov
http://www.thebody.com/whatis/demographics.html
HIV/AIDS FAQS and Basic Facts - this section of the NPIN Web site connects you to basic information from the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Prevention
FAQs on HIV/AIDS http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faqs.htmThe CDC's answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about HIV and AIDS are organized into these categories:
General questions http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faqs.htm#general
HIV Testing http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faqs.htm#testing
Transmission and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faqs.htm#testing
Hoaxes and Rumors http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faqs.htm#hoax
HIV Glossary http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed_resources/glossary
Other Resourceful Links:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: www.cdc.gov
Health Resources & Services Adm: www.hrsa.dhhs.gov
National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv: www.samhsa.gov
www.advocatehealth.com/homecare
www.aidsalliance.org/eng/links/index.htm
Elderly Care Questions & Answers
United States Department of Health & Human Services - http://answers.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/hhs.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php
Administration on Aging - http://www.aoa.gov/index.asp
Social Security Administration - www.ssa.gov
United States Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov
Housing Counseling - Common Questions
Information by State http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm
Esta página en español http://espanol.hud.gov/faqs/faqbuying.cfm?lang=ees
Housing Counseling - FAQ
Looking for something specific? We've compiled answers to some of our most Frequently Asked Questions . Maybe you'll find what you need right here. Find answers to questions about:
Home buying : low down payments, FHA mortgages, and home buying options - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhomebuy.cfm
Home owning : refinancing, reverse mortgages for senior citizens, and home improvements - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhomeown.cfm
HUD Homes : HUD homes for sale and how to buy a HUD home - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhome.cfm
Renting : public housing, Section 8, and other rental assistance programs - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqrenting.cfm
Relocation , Foreclosure, Eviction : avoiding foreclosure and responding to eviction notices - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqforeclose.cfm
FHA Refunds : FHA premium refunds and "tracers" - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqrefund.cfm
Homeless : services for the homeless - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhomeless.cfm
Fair Housing : housing discrimination and HUD's fair housing logo - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhousing.cfm
Communities : how to get involved in your community and how HUD helps communities - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqcommunities.cfm
Consumer Information : housing discrimination, health hazards, and other consumer information - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqconsumer.cfm
Working With HUD : grants, contracts, and doing business with HUD - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqworking.cfm
Complaints : how to file a housing discrimination complaint and report fraud in HUD programs - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqcomplaints.cfm
About HUD : HUD's organization and jobs - http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqhud.cfm
www.About.dc.gov
National Housing Organizations
ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust
Affordable Housing Industry Information
Affordable Housing Resource Center
BUILDER Online: Everything You Need to Know About Home Building
The Campaign for Affordable Housing
Center for Urban Community Services, Inc.
Citizen's Housing and Planning Association
Community Associations Institute
The Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH)
ENPHRONT (Everywhere and Now Public Housing Residents Organizing Nationally Together)
Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse
Fair Housing Legal Support Center
Fair Housing Network of Greater Washington
HMDA Standard Reports -- RTK NET
Home Path - FannieMae Mortgages
HOMELESS: Weblinks on Homelessness at CSF
Homelessness Information from the IUGM
Homelessness, hitchhiking, panhandling, and homeless programs
Housing Assistance Council (HAC)
HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
Innovative Housing Institute Home Page
Joint Center for Housing Studies Home Page
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Clearinghouse
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Directory
National Affordable Housing Management Association
National Affordable Housing Network
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Alliance of HUD Tenants
National American Indian Housing Council
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Housing Cooperatives
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
National Association of Realtors
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Housing Development Corporation
National Housing Institute/ Shelterforce Magazine
National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Multi Housing Council
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
Real Estate: Renting, Buying and Neighbors
Virginia Center for Housing Research
Arkansas Low Income Housing Coalition
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Bishop's Falls Development Corporation
The Blacksburg Electronic Village (VA)
California Housing Law Project
Cape Cod Connection - Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless
Charlottesville Urban Design and Affordable Housing
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (MA)
Coalition for Responsible Lending (NC)
Community Development Support Collaborative, (DC)
Community Resource Guide (NYC)
Community Service Society of New York
Dennis-Yarmouth Ecumenical Council for the Homeless
Development Information Network of Arkansas
Ecumenical Community Development Organization
The Evergreen State Society (Washington state)
Hampshire Community Action Commission
Homes, South Florida Community Development Coalition
Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (Portland, OR)
Housing Authority of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Jobs and Opportunity to Improve Neighborhoods (Philadelphia)
Laboratory for Community & Economic Developement (IL)
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
The Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (Minneapolis)
Michigan Community Action Agency Association
Michigan Community Development Directors Association
Minneapolis Center for Neighborhoods
Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers
Neighborhood Capital Budget Group (Chicago)
Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles
Neighborhood Planning Office (Seattle)
The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning
North Carolina Housing Coalition
People Escaping Poverty Project (Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN)
Phillips Neighborhood Network (Minneapolis)
Project H.O.M.E. (Philadelphia)
Real Change: Puget Sound's Homeless Newspaper
Self-Help Credit Union (North Carolina)
Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Washington Low Income Housing Network
Washington State: The Tenants Union
Winnipeg River Brokenhead Community Futures Development Corporation
Wisconsin Regional Economic Partnership
Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless
Other Advocacy and Policy Organizations
Academy of Leadership: Civic Source
American Public Human Services Association
Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Building Better Communities Network
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Center for Community Enterprise
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center for Policy Alternatives
Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
Coalition for Low Income Community Development
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Food Research and Action Council
Friends Committee on National Legislation
The International Healthy Cities Foundation
The Institute on Race & Poverty: Home Page
Institute for Research on Poverty
International Union of Tenants
Joint Center for Poverty Research
Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Low-Income Networking and Communications Project
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
National Association for Community Leadership
National Association of Development Organizations
The National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities
National Clearinghouse for Legal Services
National Commission on Civic Renewal
The National Community Building Network
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
National Neighborhood Coalition
National Network for Collaboration
National Partnership for Women and Families
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Partnerships Against Violence Network
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Program for Community Problem Solving
Regional Plan Association Home Page
Rockefeller Institute of Government
Sugar Law Center for Social and Economic Justice
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
GPO Gate at University of California
Government Information Exchange
HUD Office of Community Planning and Development
HUD's Office of University Partnerships
HUD's US State and Local Gateway
Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program
National Association of Counties Home Page
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource
Center for Community Economic Development
Center for Economic Development
Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
Community Development Banking Listserv Archive
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
National Council of State Housing Agencies
National Credit Union Administration
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
American Housing Survey at HUD USER
American Housing Survey at Census
America's Labor Market Information System
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US DOT
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics
Economic Development - Online Data Sources
An Economic Information and Economic Analysis Web Site: The Dismal Scientist
Energy Information Administration
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Facts, figures and Statistical Information about the housing market
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Uniform Crime Reports
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Government Information Sharing Project
NSF, Division of Science Resources Studies
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Health Statistics Home Page
Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis -- OSEDA
Regional Economic Information System, 1969-1996
Regional Economics Data Tables
The Right Site: Demographic reference and site selection service on the Web
SBA: Office of Advocacy - State Economic Profiles
Social Science Data on the Internet
Social Science Research On-Line
Sources of Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development Analysis
State Database of the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project
Statistical Resources on the Web/Demographics
US Gazetteer (Census Data by zip code)
USDA Economic Research Service
William H. Frey, Phd Demographer
Horizon - an online magazine about community
Planning Commissioners Journal
Real Change: Seattle's Homeless Newspaper
U.S. Housing Market Conditions
Other Lists of Links and Directories
Change Communictions Links Page
Community Economic Development Links
Directory of Statewide and National Homeless/Housing Advocacy Organizations
Hot Community and Economic Development Web Sites
National Multi-Housing Council Links
Volunteer Partners Page for Community Activists
W. K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources