Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy arena, the Bazelon Center works to advance and preserve the rights of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.
www.bazelon.org

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
CSH supports the development of permanent housing opportunities linked to comprehensive services for persons who face persistent mental health; substance abuse; and other chronic health challenges, and are at risk of homelessness.
www.csh.org

National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
This is a major national advocacy group fighting the causes of homelessness. The mission of NAEH is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in a nationwide campaign to end homelessness.
www.naeh.org

Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies
The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
www.jchs.harvard.edu

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
NLIHC educates, organizes and advocates to assure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone. The agency is an excellent source for up-to-date information on the affordable housing crisis. NLIHC also plays a leading role in the campaign for a National Housing Trust Fund, an innovative financing strategy to increase America's affordable housing.
www.nlihc.org

Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)
TAC is a resource agency that works to achieve positive outcomes on behalf of people with disabilities or other special needs by providing state of the art information, capacity building, and technical expertise to organizations and policymakers in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, human services, and affordable housing.
www.tacinc.org

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC)
NRC works with residents, government and business leaders to develop strong partnerships that revitalize urban neighborhoods and rural communities and stimulate the development of affordable housing. These partnerships, which make up NRC's NeighborWorks network, are active in more than 2,000 communities.
www.nw.org

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
LISC helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones-good places to live, do business, work, and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training, and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing, commercial, industrial, and community facilities, businesses, and jobs.
www.liscnet.org

Fannie Mae Foundation
The Fannie Mae Foundation creates affordable home ownership and housing opportunities through innovative partnerships and initiatives that build healthy, vibrant communities across the U.S. It sponsors Knowledgeplex, a comprehensive, interactive web resource for the affordable housing and community development fields. The site offers practitioners, scholars, and policy makers the chance to share knowledge, build relationships, and shape the future of American communities.
www.knowledgeplex.org

Center for Community Change (CCC)
The Center for Community Change works with grassroots leaders to build strong organizations that bring people together to become a force for change in reducing poverty and rebuilding low income communities. It has been a leading advocate in a national effort to save and improve public housing.
www.communitychange.org

The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute provides independent analysis and research to inform public policy decisions and improve understanding of issues including poverty, education finance, unemployment, urban housing shortages and decay, transportation, and welfare reform.
www.urban.org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
CBPP is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs with an emphasis on those affecting low and moderate-income people.
www.cbpp.org

Institute for Community Economics (ICE)
A national community development organization, ICE promotes economic progress and justice through community land trusts (CLTs) and community investment. This movement has taken on an increasingly important bridge role to bring attractive and affordable housing to suburbs, small towns and rural areas of America.
www.iceclt.org

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor. Through education, policy research and advocacy, CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children and secure access for low-income persons to our civil justice system.
www.clasp.org

Housing Assistance Council (HAC)
HAC assists in the development of both single- and multi-family homes and promotes homeownership for working low-income rural families through a self-help, "sweat equity" construction method. The Housing Assistance Council offers services to public, nonprofit and private organizations throughout the rural United States.
www.ruralhome.org

National Housing Conference
The National Housing Conference is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to advancing affordable housing and community development causes. A membership drawn from every industry segment forms the foundation for NHC's broad, nonpartisan advocacy for national policies and legislation that promote suitable housing in a safe, decent environment across the nation.
www.nhc.org

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
The mission of the Law Center is to alleviate, ameliorate and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness. To achieve its mission, the Law Center pursues three main strategies: impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
www.nlchp.org

US Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD is a federal agency with the mission of ensuring a decent housing and suitable living environment for every American. It is by far the most important source for funding and on-going support of affordable and supportive housing in America.
www.hud.gov

US Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
www.os.dhhs.gov