1000 Friends of Wisconsin
A nonprofit corporation that provides information on the benefits of sound land use planning and advocates for land use policy that protects diverse communities. Includes extensive information on Smart Growth.
Brookings Institution
Site offers research and policy papers on a variety of issues including urban development and other socioeconomic topics.
Center for Self-Determination
Working collaborative that promotes self-determination for individuals with disabilities. Offers publications, links to related national and state-level organizations.
Center on Wisconsin Strategy
COWS is a research, policy and outreach center that promotes “high-road” public policies. Reports available on living wages, environmental sustainability, strong communities, public accountability.
Community Investment Network
www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org
Site offered as a public service by National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Offers opportunities to share useful news, research data, commentary and perspectives related to advancing community development and building healthy communities.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
A coalition of 100 disabilities organizations advocating for public policy that ensures self-determination, empowerment and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of U.S. society. Site contains link to Opening Doors, a publication covering housing issues.
Funders’ Network for Smarth Growth and Livable Communities
Non-partisan, nonprofit organization that works to inspire, strengthen and expand funders’ ability to support organizations that seek to improve communities through better development decisions and growth policies. Resources include research results and a calendar of Smart Growth conferences and events.
Homes for Working Families
www.homesforworkingfamilies.org
National nonprofit dedicated to advancing policy changes to improve housing prospects for working families. Site demonstrates the magnitude of the housing affordability challenge and highlights effective ways to address the crisis.
HomeWords
A resource center for those working in direct service to homeless families and children. Topics include parenting while homeless, helping clients plan for the future, and the relationship between advocacy and service provision. Offers links to topic-related information.
Housing Assistance Council
National nonprofit offers technical and financial assistance aimed at improving housing for low income people in rural areas of the United States.
IndependenceFirst
As a member of the National Council on Independent Living, provides advocacy, independent living sktills training, information, referral and peer support programs to people with disabilities, their families, businesses and others. Serves Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties.
La Follette School of Public Affairs
Research section includes research and policy papers by faculty and students on a variety of economic, social and political issues. Some publications available online.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Site includes information on legislative and policy issues, legislative alerts, and fact sheets on various aspects of homelessness.
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Nonprofit that works to increase flow of capital to underserved communities and regions. Tracks legislation and provides data collected under the Community Reinvestment Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Provides technical assistance and other resources such as an “anti-predatory lending toolkit” and a model financial literacy program.
National Housing Conference
The National Housing Conference is a nonprofit membership organization that works to advance the causes of community development and affordable housing through research, policy development and raising awareness of housing need. Their research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, maintains the Paycheck to Paycheck database, which presents wage information, home prices and rents for more than 200 metropolitan areas.
National Housing Trust
Dedicated to preservation of federally assisted housing. Offers training, technical assistance and predevelopment loans to governments and nonprofits seeking to save properties at risk of conversion to market-rate housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition
The premier site for housing advocacy. Provides current information on housing legislation and other issues, as well as housing statistics and a comprehensive links page.
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Covers the full range of issues related to homelessness and mental illness, with significant content on housing.
Rocky Mountain Institute
Fosters responsible use of resources to promote sustainability. “Buildings and Land” section includes case studies on green development projects and links to information on green building techniques. Publications related to green development also offered for sale.
Smart Growth Online
Web-based catalogue of Smart Growth-related news, events, information and resources. Funded under an agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Sustainable Communities Network.
U.S. House of Representatives
Includes information on the House calendar; links users to websites of individual representatives and provides email and other contact information.
U.S. Senate
Includes information on the Senate calendar; links users to websites of individual senators and provides email and other contact information.
Wisconsin Community Action Program Association
Site provides information on the programs offered by Wisconsin’s CAP agencies. Resources include contact information for regional CAPs.
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc.
WCCF is a nonprofit, multi-issue child and family advocacy agency. Agency’s mission is to promote the well-being of children and families in Wisconsin by advocating for effective and efficient health, education, and human service delivery systems.
Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
The council is a planning and advocacy body working to influence the direction of programs and policies affecting individuals with developmental disabilities. Numerous publications available, also the parent organization of Disability Advocates Wisconsin Network (DAWN) and related Wisconsin-based and national organizations.
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
A comprehensive site for information about business and the environment, land use, and greeen building. Manages the Green Built Home initiative.
Wisconsin Housing Alliance
Offers a buyer’s guide to manufactured housing, with links to manufacturers.
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group
WISPIRG is an advocacy organization working mainly on environmental issues. Some campaigns relate to housing issues, particularly negative effects of urban sprawl.
Wisconsin State Legislature
Provides information on legislative activity in current and past sessions; search feature allows users to determine who their legislators are; provides an email directory, plus links to legislators’ individual websites.
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