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| Housing Links
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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD’s Mission is to provide a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American.
www.hud.gov
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Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI)
A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry, which seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
www.habitat.org
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New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
HPD promotes quality housing and viable neighborhoods for all New Yorkers by acting as a catalyst for private sector investment and the economic integration of communities with the greatest need.
www.nyclink.org/html/hpd/home.html
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Common Ground (CG)
A non-profit housing development and management company that addresses homelessness and joblessness through strengthening local communities.
www.commonground.org
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National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
A national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance.
www.nch.ari.net
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| Books About Housing
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From Tenements to the Taylor Homes: In Search of an Urban Housing Policy in Twentieth-Century America.
John F. Bauman (editor). Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000.
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Housing and Community Development in New York City.
Michael H. Schill (editor). Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.
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Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States.
By Kenneth Jackson. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Zany’s New York City Apartment Guide, 2000.
By Clay Weiner and Carla Sapsford. New York: On Your Own Publishing, 2000.
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Landscapes of Power: From Detroit to Disney World.
By Sharon Zukin . Berkeley: University of CA Press, 1991.
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| Books About Housing For Kids
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My Building.
By Robin Isabel Ahrens and Ilja Bereznickas. New York: Winslow, 1998.
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No Jumping on the Bed / No se salta en la cama.
By Ted Arnold. New York: EP Dutton, 1987.
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Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House.
By Judi and Ron Barrett. New York: Atheneum, 1998.
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Homesick? Try House Sense!
By Kathleen Morin. New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development, 1981.
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Tar Beach.
Faith Ringgold. New York: Econo-Clad Books, 1999.
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