The National Housing Conference (NHC) and its research affiliate the Center for Housing Policy were honored with the "
2009 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions" on April 28, 2009, as part of an announcement made by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As co-recipients of the award, NHC and the Center for Housing Policy are among only a handful of organizations world-wide selected to receive the honor, which is part of the Foundation’s tradition of encouraging creativity and building effective institutions in order to help address some of the world’s most challenging problems.
According to the Foundation, NHC and the Center for Housing Policy were chosen because, together, they make a case for coherent, cost-effective housing policy and legislation that are interlinked with other important investments in transportation, schools, healthcare and the environment.
To learn more about the receipt of this award, please read the Media Release.
Invest in America’s Future:
Join the National Housing Conference and Support the Center for Housing Policy
Recognized as the “United Voice for Housing,” NHC serves as a convener for the wide range of organizations interested in affordable housing and initiates and advocates for policies and legislation focused on meeting the full-range of housing concerns, including:
- Foreclosure prevention and neighborhood stabilization
- Reform of the secondary market to ensure financing of affordable housing
- Intersection of housing, transportation and energy-efficiency
- Intersection of housing, health, education and economic prosperity
- Preservation of affordable rental housing
- Individual and community asset-building through policies such as shared equity homeownership and employer-assisted housing
As the research affiliate of NHC, the Center specializes in developing solutions through research. In partnership with NHC and its members, the Center works to broaden understanding of the nation’s housing challenges and to examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs. The Center produces a range of publications, web Web resources, and events, including:
Three Ways to support NHC and the Center for Housing Policy
There are three main ways to support NHC and the Center for Housing Policy:
- Support NHC – Join the Housing Leadership Support Program to provide NHC with funding to continue and expand its work on affordable housing issues.
- Join NHC – Become a member at the standard membership level.
- Support the Center – The Center is not a membership organization and is funded separately from NHC. For more information about providing operating or project support for the Center, please contact Robyn Webb-Williams at rwebb-williams@nhc.org or by phone at (202) 466-2121.
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