Resources: Affordable Housing

Out of Reach

National Low Income Housing Coalition; June, 2010; 3 pages (Colorado statistics only)

“For more than 30 years, the National Low Income Housing Coalition has led the way in advocating for decent, affordable housing in America. Their latest Out of Reach annual report on rental housing affordability shows a growing need to preserve and expand the current stock of affordable rental housing. The hardships faced by many low-income renters in an economy recovering from the recession and record foreclosures make this need all the more urgent.

The current housing crisis, precipitated by predatory lending and the bubble in housing prices, made explicit how central stable, affordable housing is to our people, our communities, and our economy.  It also has exposed the long standing structural deficit of good housing for the people who labor in the low wage workforce and elderly and disabled people who live on fixed incomes."

Colorado Housing Needs on the Rise

Housing Colorado; April, 2010; 5 Pages.

Growing homelessness, an enduring foreclosure crisis, and the high level of unemployment related housing misfortunes are all indicators of a market out of balance. They represent just the tip of the iceberg for Colorado’s housing affordability gap.  This brief outlines 1) current statistics related to Colorado’s rental and homeownership markets, and funding levels from the federal stimulus package; 2) reasons our most vulnerable citizens face the greatest affordability challenges, and  3) action steps for improving housing opportunities in Colorado.

Housing Colorado 2009 Facts Book

Housing Colorado; November 2009; Half-page booklet format - 40 pages.

This  resource includes clear, concise reports on topics including: Status of Rental and Homeownership; Colorado Foreclosure Impacts; Spectrum of Housing Need, Other Factors Impacting Affordability; Impacts on Colorado Children: Regional Issues; New Opportunities in Green-building; State and Federal Funding Issues; and the Colorado Housing Investment Fund.

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Aid to the Needy and Disabled Program (AND)

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless; October, 2009;
2-page Fact Sheet and 2-page Case-Studies Report.

The Aid to the Needy and Disabled State Only Program (AND) is an interim assistance program, of $200 each month, provided by the State of Colorado to people who meet the requirements of need and disability, between the ages of 18 and 59. Applicants must be expected to be totally disabled for at least six months; meet the individual resource limit of $2,000 or the limit of $3,000 for a couple; meet Colorado residency, citizenship/legal immigrant status requirements; must exhaust all other public financial assistance benefits, such as Colorado Works; must be between the ages of 18 and 59; and must apply for Supplemental Security Income.