New England Housing Network 2008 Conference Resources

GENERAL RESOURCES:

• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2008 Issue 2: "New England Community Developments"
• Policy White Paper: "Unfinished Business: What the Next President Must Know About Housing and HUD"
• CHAPA Summary of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
• National Preservation Working Group letter in response to the Federal Economic Stimulus package

Economic Stimulus Materials:

• CBPP's Stimulus Report
• NAHRO’s economic stimulus letter to the House
• NLIHC Letter on Stimulus Bill

FY 2009 HUD Appropriations:

• CBPP's Report on 2009 HUD Appropriations
• NAHRO's FY 2009 Funding Recommendations

KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTATION: Michael D. Goodman, PhD - "What's Going on in the Economy?" WORKSHOP RESOURCES: 11:40 am - 12:40 pm: Update on Section 8 Funding and SEVRA Legislation Workshop Handouts:

• SEVRA III Possible Changes
• Voucher Utilization 2004-2008
• November 25, 2008 Housing Policy Practitioners Corner

Section 8 SEVRA Materials:

• NAHRO's Views on S. 2684
• NAHRO's Analysis of HR 1851 vs. S.2684
• NAHRO Policy and Advocacy Webcast: "Section Eight Voucher Reform Act of 2008" (S. 2684)
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Analysis: Side-by-Side Comparison and Powerpoint Presentation

Other Voucher Reform Proposals: Testimony before the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Boston, Massachusetts on "HOW TO PROMOTE HOUSING INTEGRATION AND CHOICE THROUGH THE SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM"

11:40 am - 12:40 pm: Communications Strategies to Generate Support for Affordable Housing

• Organization Assessment Tool
• Communications Worksheet
• Karen Jeffreys Article: "Making Our Communications Strategic"
• Literature Review of Communications-Related Affordable Housing Research

11:40 am - 12:40 pm: Public Housing Funding and Revitalization Strategies The Future of Public Housing - Policy Framework

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: State and Federal Approaches to the Foreclosure Crisis

• Kemple - Powerpoint Presentation
• CHAPA Summary: "Foreclosure Prevention Strategies - What Other States Are Doing"
• CHAPA Summary of Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program
• FDIC proposal on loan modifications

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: The Impact of the High Cost of Utilities on Affordable Housing

• Response to the New England regional heating cost crisis
• Chretien Presentation - Impact of the High Cost of Energy

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Integrating Green Building Techniques into Affordable Housing Building Healthy Affordable Homes: www.homedepotfoundation.org 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Smart Growth Coalitions and Their Role in Affordable Housing

• Homes for New Hampshire's Future: Conservation and Housing: Common Ground 2006
• Homes for New Hampshire's Future: Land Use Tools for Affordable Housing
• New Hampshire Growth and Development Roundtable Video: www.nhroundtable.net
• Vermont Neighborhoods Program State Summary