Rural Housing and Economic Development Gatweay Launched

The Housing Assistance Council has launched the Rural Housing and Economic Development Gateway to connect rural organizations with information, technical assistance, training, and investment capital in the areas of economic and community development.

(Thanks to Southern Growth Policies Board for passing this along- Russ)

Gateway staff are also available to answer housing and development questions in English and Spanish at 1-877-RURAL-26 (1-877-787-2526) or Access the Web site at http://www.ruralhome.org/gateway/

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SOUTHERN GROWTH POLICIES BOARD is a non-partisan public policy think tank based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Formed by the region’s governors in 1971, Southern Growth Policies Board develops and advances visionary economic development policies by providing a forum for collaboration among a diverse cross-section of the region’s governors, legislators, business and academic leaders and the economic- and community-development sectors. Supported by the governments of 13 Southern states and Puerto Rico, Southern Growth provides its members, and the region, with authoritative research, discussion forums and pilot projects in the areas of technology and innovation, globalization, workforce development, community development, civic engagement and leadership. To learn more about Southern Growth Policies Board, visit http://www.southern.org.