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Getting Started: Andy’s personal story is interwoven into the chapter along with glimpses of the stories told throughout the book, all with the aim to reinforce these success factors—those essentials for any successful housing ministry. There are some excellent national organizations committed to helping local groups succeed in affordable housing development. Here are just a few: LISC helps non-profits achieve their local goals to transform communities: http://www.lisc.org/section/aboutus/mission/ Enterprise Foundation provides the needed capital and expertise needed to get started: http://www.enterprisecommunity.org/index.html The National Low Income Housing Coalition clearly describes a wonderful list of HUD programs, which may fit your local goals. http://www.nlihc.org/advocates/index.htm, http://www.nlihc.org/ Our Nation’s first pubic housing was built in Chicago; this city has learned much from those early days and has much to teach the rest of the country. Today Chicago is a leader affordable housing development. Produced in Chicago, the Affordable Housing Toolkit for Communities, is an excellent resource for best practice models: , http://www.bpichicago.org/rah/pubs/rah_toolkit.pdf If you are aware of other organizations that should be added to this website, please contact Jill Shook at (626) 797-4072.
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