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Shelternet.ca. (English, French, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, Punjabi.) Countrywide directory of abused women's shelters.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. (English, French.)
Housing Again. "A site dedicated to putting affordable housing back on the public agenda" in Canada.
Social Housing Services Corporation.
Subsidized Housing. (English, French.) From Ontario's Settlement.org.
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Hong Kong Housing Authority. (Chinese, English.)
Hong Kong Housing Society. (Chinese, English.)
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Housing. (English, Irish.) From the Citizens Information Board.
Irish Council for Social Housing.
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Housing New Zealand.
Aotearoa/New Zealand Department of Building and Housing. Includes, among other subjects, Other organisations that can help, which covers accomodation supplements.
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CoAbode: Single Mothers House Sharing. North America-wide network.
Fellowship for Intentional Community: Promoting Community Living and Cooperative Lifestyles Across North America.
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Abahlali baseMjondolo (Shack Dwellers) Movement. (English, isiZulu.) Poor urban dwellers worldwide face ever-increasing oppression. Starting in Durban, South Africa, during 2005, the members of this grassroots movement decided to organize and take matters into their own hands. "The movement's key demand is for "Land & Housing in the City" but it has also successfully politicised and fought for an end to forced removals and for access to education and the provision of water, electricity, sanitation, health care and refuse removal as well as bottom up popular democracy."
Housing Department, Republic of South Africa.
Social Housing Foundation.
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Lone Parent Helpdesk. (UK.) Find answers to your housing (and other) concerns as a lone (single) parent. From the advocacy group One Parent Families.
Shelter: The Housing & Homelessness Charity.
Council Flat Exchange.
Defend Council Housing: Campaign Against Privatisation.
Social Housing Law Association.
Social Housing. (English, some Welsh.) From Directgov.
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Affordable Housing Online (US). Nationwide finding database for subsidized and other affordable apartments, plus a local housing authority finder and a rent/income calculator.
Affordable Housing Programs, US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). (English, Spanish). Includes the Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP).
Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations. Organized by state. Where to find the nearest help. From the National Coalition for the Homeless, which "engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing. We focus our work in the following 4 areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil rights."
Green Communities. Who says eco-friendly, healthy housing should only be for the rich? "The first national green building program focused entirely on affordable housing. It incorporates many innovations from the "mainstream" green building movement, including the use of environmentally sustainable materials, reduction of environmental impact, and increased energy efficiency."
Homeless. (US.) (English, Spanish.) Resource guide for homeless people, providers of services to the homeless, and those who wish to help the homeless. From HUD.
Homeless Prenatal Program. A model program serving homeless pregnant women and their families in the San Francisco Bay area. "Seizing the motivating opportunity created by pregnancy and parenthood, HPP joins with families to help them recognize their strengths and trust in their capacity to transform their lives to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty."
Indian Housing. (English, Spanish.) Resources and links for members of US First Nations, including links to tribal housing authorities. From HUD.
Understanding Your Rights: Housing Discrimination. US federal laws that protect pregnant women, families with already-born children, single-parent families, and others. From FindLaw For the Public.
Low-Rent Apartment Search. (English, Spanish.) From HUD.
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse. Database of affordable housing solutions.
USDA Rural Development.
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