California Coalition for Rural Housing

Working to ensure affordable housing opportunities for low income and rural households since 1976.
 
California Coalition for Rural Housing
717 K Street
Sacramento, CA, 95814 USA
(916) 443-4448

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President Signs Bill into Law to Create a National Housing Trust Fund

Jul 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President George W. Bush signed into law a bill to create a national Housing Trust Fund, the first new federal rental housing production to specifically help the lowest income households in the U.S. enacted since 1974. The Housing Trust Fund is one of the many provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that the President signed early this morning.

Rental costs remain “out of reach” for millions of Americans

Apr 9, 2008

California’s high cost of housing highlighted in 2007-2008 housing affordability report

Washington, DC According to a report released yesterday, the Housing Wage for California is $24.01. The Housing Wage is the hourly wage a family must earn – working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year – to be able to afford rent and utilities in the private housing market. This represents an increase of 44.3% since 2000.

Event: Student CCRH Internship Program Application Deadline Extended until May 2nd, 2008

Apr 3, 2008 - Jan 7, 2009

The Student CCRH Internship Program Application is available for download. The application deadline has been extended to May 2nd, 2008 but early submissions are highly encouraged.