Since 1971
Building homes and communities across rural America.
The Housing Assistance Council is a national nonprofit supporting affordable housing efforts throughout rural America — with capital, training, research, and policy expertise.
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Our work
Four ways we move rural housing forward
Lending
HAC supplies vital capital to rural housing developers working to develop or preserve affordable housing.
Learn more →Training & Technical Assistance
Expertise and guidance that builds the capacity of local leaders and nonprofit organizations.
Learn more →Research & Information
The nation's leading source of data and research on rural housing and poverty.
Learn more →Rural Policy
Keeping communities informed and educating policymakers on emerging rural housing needs.
Learn more →The challenge
Many rural communities have been left behind.
Global economics, disinvestment, exploitation, policy mismatches, and indifference have left rural places without the housing and opportunity their neighbors take for granted.
- Poverty
- Rural Americans are more likely to live in poverty
- Health
- Lower life expectancy than urban counterparts
- Place
- More likely to reside in a persistently poor region
- Homes
- More likely to live in substandard or inadequate housing
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