America's Hidden Successes
By John E. Schwarz
A "blueprint" for urban neighborhood revival. This important and illuminating book uncovers many misconceptions about the two pivotal decades preceding the Reagan presidency. John Schwarz examines antipoverty and environmental policies from 1960 to 1980. It is fresh view of yesterday that will help us understand the past and prepare for tomorrow.
Price: $3.00 members
$3.00 non-members
Pages: 208 pages;
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: O444
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Comeback Cities: A Blue Print for Urban Neighborhood Revival
By Paul S. Grogan and Tony Proscio
Big government and business have worked separately in the past, but things are changing. Comeback Cities takes a look at a blend of public-private partnership, grassroots nonprofit organizations and a willingness to take changes with new ideas as the best new approaches to urban problem-solving. Paul Grogan and Tony Proscio take a look at the accomplishments of community development organizations over the last generation and how this work has helped revive poor urban neighborhoods. "Read this and regain your hope," says Tom Brokaw. Pick up this book today and find out how cities are rebuilding themselves one step at a time.
Price: $22.00 members
$25.00 non-members
Pages: 285
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O902
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The Community of the Future
By The Drucker Foundation, edited by Francis Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard, Richard F. Schubert
A guide to sponsoring architectural competitions for local agencies seeking to develop public purpose designs in the most cost-effective manner, including suggested
procedures for coordinating and judging design competitions.
Price: $20.00 members
$25.00 non-members
Pages: 285 pages
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O981
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Fair Housing: Discrimination in Real Estate, CD and Revitalization
Covers fair housing cases and case law.
Price: $130.00 members
$140.00 non-members
Pages: 1171 pages
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O971
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Family Self-Sufficiency: Linking Housing, Public Welfare and Human Services
By NAHRO, APWA
Sold as a set, these timely publications offer papers and perspectives from a Joint Conference/Consultation of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) and the American Public Welfare Association (APWA). They offer cogent analysis of the 1990 National Affordable Housing Act which provides new funding for "Family Investment Centers" in public housing, and contains key new provisions on Family Self-Sufficiency.
Price: $25.00 members
$35.00 non-members
Pages: 253 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: N907
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From Welfare to Work
By Judith M. Gueron and Edward Pauly
A summary of what is known about the effectiveness of Welfare to Work programs and what we have yet to learn. Industry practitioners have called it "required reading for anyone involved in efforts to boost employment among welfare recipients."
Price: $11.00 members
$12.95 non-members
Pages: 316 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: O952
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Inside Game, Outside Game: Winning Strategies for Saving Urban America
By David Rusk
For the past three decades the federal government has targeted the poorest areas of American cities with a succession of antipoverty initiatives, yet many of these urban neighborhoods continue to decline. Focusing on programs aimed at improving inner-city neighborhoods, says author David Rusk, is an "inside game," a losing strategy. Real improvement, Rusk maintains, requires matching the inside game with a strong "outside game" of regional strategies to overcome fiscal disparities concentrated poverty, and urban sprawl. The author argues that what is needed is a set of new rules of the game and offers vivid success stories that demonstrate best practices and effective strategies along with recommendations for developing solutions to urban
problems.
Price: $26.00 members
$28.95 non-members
Pages: 384 pages
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O979
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Joint Ventures Involving Tax-Exempt Organizations
By Michael I. Sanders
Designed for attorneys, accountants, nonprofit organizations and students, this book examines the liability of, and consequences to, exempt organizations participating directly and indirectly in joint ventures with taxable and exempt entities. It also gives insight into the technical provisions of the IRC and Treasury Regulations through discussions of rulings and cases.
Price: $175.00 members
$195.00 non-members
Pages: 595 pages
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O450
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NAHRO Public Relations Handbook
This important NAHRO publication offers valuable public relations strategies to assist housing and community development agencies in building public support for their programs. This book introduces the tools H/CD practitioners need to become more effective communicators, to present their stories through the media to local, state, and national policy-makers, as well as to the public at large. By using the information contained in this book, H/CD agencies will be better able to convey the vital importance of the work that they do and, in doing so, help more Americans to realize the need to continue to support housing and community development programs-some of themost viable and effective programs this country has ever produced!
Price: $12.00 members
$15.00 non-members
Pages: 128 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: N617
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New Directions in Urban Public Housing
This book provides a history of housing policy and social issues such as resident empowerment and assisted living in public housing; design issues, etc.
Price: $18.00 members
$20.00 non-members
Publication No.: O999
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Show Me A Hero
By Lisa Belkin
The story of a city divided by fear, racism, murder, politics and the notions of home and community. This book traces what happened in Yonkers when a judge ordered the city to build public housing on the white middle-class side of town. Lessons that the city mayor learned are ones that other cities are facing in the wake of scattered-site public housing in middle class neighborhoods in place of monolithic housing projects.
Price: $20.00 members
$24.50 non-members
Pages: 331 pages
Binding: hardbound
Publication No.: O985
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Smart Growth, Better Neighborhoods: Communities Leading the Way
By National Neighborhood Coalition
As the "smart growth" movement continues to gain momentum across the country, the link between disinvested low-income communities and sprawl have become important in community development discussions. This compilation of 15 case studies demonstrate how community-based organization have used smart growth and regional strategies to revitalize neighborhoods. Each example employs both community development smart growth strategies to strengthen lower-income neighborhoods and increase opportunity for residents. The smart growth concepts addressed include compact development, pedestrian-friendly streets, effective land-use and mixed-income housing.
Price: $15.00 members
$15.00 non-members
Pages: 193 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: O925
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Tax Credit Property Managers Reference Manual
By Novograndac and Company, LLP, CPAs
The Manual provides in one place general background information on managing tax credit properties, sample applications, sample forms for tenant income certification and recertification, utility allowance schedules, and HUD handbook information on requirements and procedures.
Price: $80.00 members
$90.00 non-members
Pages: 269 pages
Binding: Loose leaf notebook
Publication No.: O998
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Under One Roof: Issues and Innovations in Shared Housing
Edited by G.C. Hemmens, C.J. Hoch, and J. Carp
A number of original essays on topics such as shared housing in low-income households, shared housing for the elderly, single-room occupancy housing, zoning as a tool for shared housing, and problems associated with shared housing. These essays make a case for shared housing as an option for low- and moderate-income families who cannot afford suburban homes during periods of economic recession.
This collection essays offers a useful analysis-under a framework of American culture, values and politics-of housing in general and housing for underserved groups.
Price: $15.00 members
$17.95 non-members
Pages: 152 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: O969
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Urban Problems and Community Development
Edited by Ronald F. Ferguson and William T. Dickens
This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions to urban inner-city neighborhoods. The authors address the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resources allocations, business and workforce development housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling and public security. By addressing these issues, the authors attempt to answer two important questions: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference?
Price: $23.00 members
$24.95 non-members
Pages: 628 pages
Binding: softbound
Publication No.: O980
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