NHC 75th Anniversary Celebration in 2006

“Fulfilling the Dream” On its 75th anniversary NHC will be rededicating itself to pursuing policies and actions that will fulfill the dream articulated in the landmark Housing Act of 1949, which called for “a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.” NHC 75th Anniversary Celebration Events NHC will celebrate its anniversary with a host of key events throughout the year designed to look back at our long history and to look toward our future goals of continuing to help ensure decent, affordable housing for all Americans.

View 75th Anniversary Brochure (PDF)

Highlights of NHC’s 75 Years – Landmark Legislation

• Soon after the founding of NHC in 1931, the Federal Housing Administration is created in 1934 and the first National Housing Act is passed in 1937.
• NHC led the fight for the passage of the Housing Act of 1949, the most ambitious housing and urban renewal legislation Congress has ever enacted.
• A major NHC objective is achieved with the creation in 1965 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is quickly followed by legislation including rent supplements, the expansion of public housing and the Fair Housing Act.
• NHC fulfills another policy objective when the Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, is passed into law in 1977, helping to ensure community development and homeownership opportunities for underserved populations.

Some Other Significant Housing and Community Development Legislation During NHC’s 75 Years Include the:

• Creation of the Federal Home Loan Banks
• Establishment of the Congressionally Chartered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
• Project Based Assistance Programs
• Rental Assistance Vouchers
• Community Development Block Grant Program
• HOME Investment Partnerships Act
• McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• Rural Housing Programs

NHC Affiliates

The Center for Housing Policy began operations in 1992 and works to broaden understanding of America’s affordable housing challenges, while also examining the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs. Starting in the late 1990s, the Center’s research began to spotlight the housing challenges of working families through a series of groundbreaking studies which continue to resonate today.

The New York Housing Conference (NYHC) was established in 1973 to develop and advocate for affordable housing policy and programs at the federal, state and city level. NYHC is a recognized leader in the housing community throughout New York and plays a key role in advancing essential low-, moderate- and middle-income housing programs locally and has gained enactment of major housing legislation.

Founded in 1997, the California Housing Consortium/CHC Institute is a coalition of developers, lenders, state and local government officials, homebuilders, investors, property managers, residents, and housing professionals who share the common goal of expanding and improving affordable housing opportunities for all Californians.

Century Housing is a Key Sponsor of the NHC 75th Anniversary Celebration.