October 26, 2005

Members of the House of Representatives

U.S. Capitol

Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representative:

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing in opposition
to language to be included in a manager's amendment to H.R. 1461, the
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. The provision in question
would disqualify nonprofit organizations from participating in a new
Affordable Housing Fund -- a fund that will increase the supply of
affordable homes for very low and extremely low-income families -- if
the groups have engaged in nonpartisan voter registration,
get-out-the-vote, other voter participation activities, or in some cases
lobbying or grassroots lobbying, in the previous 12 months.

Because this provision is unsound on both public policy and
constitutional grounds, we strongly urge you to **vote NO on the
manager's amendment and vote YES on the motion to recommit forthwith
with instructions. **

The establishment of the Affordable Housing Fund in H.R. 1461 would be a
critical, long-overdue step toward addressing the housing crisis that
confronts very low and extremely low-income families across the nation.
It provides grants to support the work of nonprofit organizations that
provide the bulk of housing services for our poorest communities. For
the first two years, money in the fund would be prioritized to rebuild
housing in the areas that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The fund
was supported by a majority of both parties in the House Committee on
Financial Services, which reported H.R. 1461 on a 65-5 margin.

A provision in the proposed manager's amendment to H.R. 1461, however,
would prevent many nonprofit organizations from participating in the
Affordable Housing Fund. This provision would disqualify (1) any
organization that has engaged in voter registration, voter
identification or get-out-the-vote activity in the previous year; (2)
certain organizations that have engaged in lobbying or grassroots
lobbying during the same period; and (3) any organization that is
"affiliated," a term defined very broadly, with any organization that
has engaged in prohibited voter participation or lobbying activities.

**The restrictions are unnecessary.** We believe that the restrictions
on the use of funds in H.R. 1461, both in the bill as reported by the
Committee on Financial Services as well as under current law, provide
sufficient safeguards to prevent the funds from being used for voter
participation or advocacy purposes. These safeguards include a
prohibition on lobbying with federal funds and, for 501(c)(3)
organizations, a ban on partisan electoral activities. We support these
restrictions, as we agree that money under the Affordable Housing Fund
should be used exclusively for providing low-income housing to those who
need it -- and not to encourage voter turnout or for any other use.

***Instead of simply prohibiting federal funds from being used for
purposes not envisioned by H.R. 1461, however, the language in the
proposed manager**'**s amendment would prohibit grantees from using even
their own funds to encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote
**--** and would retroactively penalize organizations that have done so
in the past, even if they no longer do when applying for grants.*** Such
sweeping prohibitions are illogical, especially when the manager's
amendment would exempt for-profit companies from the same restrictions.

**The restrictions are likely unconstitutional.** Prohibiting nonprofits
from applying for Affordable Housing Fund grants, if they have used
unrelated funds to engage in voter participation activities, strikes at
the heart of core First Amendment values. Because voter registration,
voter identification, get-out-the-vote efforts and lobbying are
constitutionally protected activities, funding restrictions that would
stifle such activities are constitutionally suspect and will likely be
struck down if they are not adequately tailored to further an important
government interest. For instance, when the Federal Communications
Commission barred public television and radio stations that receive
federal funds from using their own resources to broadcast editorial
views, the Supreme Court struck down the regulation.

Ensuring that organizations spend federal funds only as Congress has
intended is, in itself, a perfectly legitimate government objective. The
extreme breadth of the language in the proposed manager's amendment,
however, would do nothing to further this goal. It is inconceivable that
retroactively prohibiting activities that took place before a grant
cycle, disqualifying applicants based on their affiliations with
organizations that do not receive any federal dollars, or restricting
the use of other unrelated funds would somehow ensure that Affordable
Housing Fund grants are used properly and in accordance with the law.
Furthermore, there is clearly no legitimate governmental interest in
preventing nonpartisan voter participation activities. As such, the
restrictions in the proposed manager's amendment will face inevitable
challenge and are likely to be struck down as unconstitutional.

**The restrictions would conflict with the "Motor Voter" law.** The
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ("Motor Voter law") was enacted
to facilitate voter registration, with the goal of increasing turnout on
Election Day. In addition to requiring states to allow voter
registration at motor vehicle agencies, the Motor Voter law also
requires certain nonprofit organizations to provide voter registration
forms as well as assistance in completing them. Because some of these
same organizations would be prohibited from engaging in voter
registration activities under the manager's amendment to H.R. 1461, the
manager's amendment would force many organizations that provide housing
and other services to people with disabilities to choose between their
obligation to register voters and their ability to provide housing to
individuals who need it most. No organization should be forced to make
such a decision.

In conclusion, the restrictions on Affordable Housing Fund grants in the
proposed manager's amendment are unnecessary, probably unconstitutional
and would contradict existing law. It would be wrong to deny the receipt
of badly needed housing funds simply on the basis that a group has also
encouraged citizens to vote or to express their opinions to Congress.
For these reasons, and because they can be deleted from H.R. 1461
without jeopardizing the goals of the Affordable Housing Fund in any
way, we strongly urge you vote to remove these restrictions from the
bill. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

**[National Groups]{.underline}**

Advancement Project

Advocacy Institute

African American Health Alliance

Alliance for Healthy Homes

Alliance for Justice

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

American Association of People with Disabilities

American Association of University Women

American Counseling Association

American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial

American Federation of State, County and Municipal

American Friends Service Committee

American Jewish Congress

American Network of Community Options and Resources

Americans for Democratic Action

Anti-Defamation League

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

Campaign for America\'s Future

Center for Community Change

Center for International Policy

Center for Law and Social Policy

Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest

Center for Nonprofits and Voting

Child Welfare League of America

Children\'s Defense Fund

Cities for Progress at the Institute for Policy Studies

Coalition on Human Needs

Common Cause

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

Corporation for Supportive Housing

Council of Large Public Housing Authorities

Enterprise Foundation

Epilepsy Foundation

Fairvote - The Center for Voting and Democracy

Housing Assistance Council

Human Rights Campaign

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and

Lawyers\' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

League of United Latin American Citizens

League of Women Voters of the United States

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Lutheran Services in America

Mercy Housing

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepard

National AIDS Housing Coalition

National Alliance of HUD Tenants

National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees

National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Alliance to End Homelessness

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association of Housing Cooperatives

National Association of Social Workers

National Black United Fund

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

National Community Reinvestment Coalition

National Congress of American Indians

National Congress of Vietnamese Americans

National Council of Jewish Women

National Council of La Raza

National Council of Nonprofit Associations

National Council on Independent Living

National Disability Rights Network

National Fair Housing Alliance

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

National Head Start Association

National Health Care for the Homeless Council

National Housing Conference

National Housing Law Project

National Housing Trust

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

National Low Income Housing Coalition

National Neighborhood Coalition

National NeighborWorks Association

National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness

National Puerto Rican Coalition

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and

National Urban League

National Voting Rights Institute

National Women\'s Law Center

NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

OMB Watch

People for the American Way

Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office

Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA)

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition

RESULTS

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Service Employees International Union

Sierra Club

Smart Growth America

Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Technical Assistance Collaborative

The AIDS Institute

The Arc of the U.S.

U.S. Jesuit Conference

U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)

United Cerebral Palsy

United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

United Spinal Association

United States Student Association

United Steelworkers

United Way of America

USAction

Veterans for Common Sense

Women of Reform Judaism

Women\'s Committee of 100

Woodhull Freedom Federation

YWCA USA

# [State/Local Groups]{.underline}

ABG Consulting Gray ME

ACCESS, Inc. Medford OR

ACTION-Housing, Inc. Pittsburgh PA

ACTS Community Development Corporation Milwaukee WI

ADA Small Business Information Dearborn MI

Affordable Housing Community Development Corporation Jackson TN

Affordable Housing Management, Inc. Greensboro NC

Affordable Housing Ministry Team St. Paul MN

AFP Rhode Island Providence RI

AIDS Foundation of Chicago Chicago IL

AIDS Housing Alliance/San Francisco San Francisco CA

AIDS Housing of Washington Seattle WA

AIDS Services of Dallas Dallas TX

Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association, Inc. San Antonio TX

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless Albuquerque NM

Alexandria Affordable Housing Corporation Alexandria LA

Alliance for Children\'s Enrichment Newnan GA

Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis MN

Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County Westchester IL

Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA

American Academy of HIV Medicine Washington DC

American Friends Service Committee-New Hampshire Concord NH

Andover Historic Preservation Corporation Andover MA

Another Way Montpelier VT

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Housing Authority Chilmark MA

Archdiocesan Housing of Denver Denver CO

ARISE, Inc. Oswego NY

Asian Community Development Corporation Boston MA

Asian Law Alliance San Jose CA

Asociacion Campesina Lazaro Cardenas, Inc Stockton CA

Austin DBSA Chapter Austin TX

Avery County Habitat for Humanity Newland NC

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council Chicago IL

Barnstable County Home Consortium Barnstable MA

Battered Women\'s Legal Advocacy Project, Inc. Minneapolis MN

Bethany Advocates, Bethany Church Randolph VT

Bethesda House of Schenectady, Inc. Schenectady NY

Better Homes and Gardens Transitional Housing Program St. Cloud MN

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Chicago IL

Big Island Sustainable Communities Association Hilo HI

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Regional Council Horseheads NY

Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development Raeford NC

Border Fair Housing and Economic Justice Center El Paso TX

Boston Tenant Coalition Boston MA

Boston Urban Asthma Coalition Dorchester MA

Boulder County AIDS Project Boulder CO

Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing Brattleboro VT

Brattleboro Area Community Land Trust Brattleboro VT

Breakaway Childcare Center Newnan GA

Brewster Housing Authority Brewster MA

Bronx AIDS Services, Inc. Bronx NY

Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation Dallas TX

Building Affordable Communities and Housing Haddonfield NJ

Cabell-Huntington Coalition to the Homeless WV

Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation. Cabrillo CA

California Coalition for Rural Housing Sacramento CA

California Housing Partnership Corporation San Francisco CA

California Institute for Mental Health Sacramento CA

California LISC Los Angeles CA

California Reinvestment Coalition San Francisco CA

CARES, Inc. Albany NY

Carolina Justice Policy Center

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Portland OR

Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton Trenton NJ

Catholic Charities Summit View Apartments Spokane WA

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton Trenton NJ

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Corning NY

Catholic Health Initiatives Denver CO

Catholic Social Services Fall River MA

Catskill Mountain Housing Development Corporation Catskill NY

Center for Volunteer and NonProfit Leadership San Rafael CA

Central City AIDS Network, Inc. Macon GA

Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio OH

CHAMP (Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project) New York NY

CHARG Resource Center Denver CO

Charities Housing Development Corporation San Jose CA

Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Mayville NY

Chicago Community Loan Fund Chicago IL

Chicago Jobs Council Chicago IL

Chicago Lawyers\' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Chicago IL

Chicago Rehab Network Chicago IL

Children\'s Alliance of New Hampshire Concord NH

Children\'s Alliance of Washington Seattle WA

Choices for Change Portland OR

Christ the King Catholic Church Sowers of Justice St. Paul MN

CHRISTUS Health Houston TX

Church Women United of Chemung County NY

Churches United in Ministry Duluth MN

CitiWide Harm Reduction Bronx NY

Citizens for Adequate Housing Inc. Peabody MA

Citizens Forum of Randolph Randolph VT

Citizens\' Housing and Planning Association Boston MA

Citizens\' Trade Campaign Washington DC

City of Lakes Community Land Trust Minneapolis MN

City of Seattle Office of Housing Seattle WA

Clare Housing Minneapolis MN

Clayton County Family Care, Inc. Forest Park GA

Cleveland Housing Network Cleveland OH

Cleveland Tenants Organization Cleveland OH

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Indio CA

Coalition for the Homeless Louisville KY

Coalition of Mental Health Consumer Organizations NJ

Coalition of Religious Communities Salt Lake City UT ** **

Coalition on Homelessness & Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) Columbus OH

Coastal Enterprises, Inc Wiscasset ME

Coastal First-Time Homebuyer Program Newburyport MA

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp Dorchester MA

Colorado AIDS Project CO

Colorado Progressive Coalition Denver CO

Community Access, Inc. NY NY

Community Action Agency of Somerville Somerville MA

Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley Bethlehem PA

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington St. Paul MN

Community Against Violence Taos NM

Community Alliance of Tenants Portland OR

Community Economic Development Association Lansing MI

Community Economics, Inc. Oakland CA

Community Enterprise Investments Pensacola FL

Community Home Ownership, Inc. MN

Community Housing Improvement Program Chico CA

Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Salinas CA

Community Housing Opportunities Corporation Davis CA

Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina Raleigh NC

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc Wilmington DE

Community Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. St. Paul MN

Community Partners For Affordable Housing, Inc. Tigard OR

Community Psychologists of Minnesota MN

Community Recovery Services Berkeley CA

Community Rehabilitation and Emergency Services Bennington VT

Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina Durham NC

Community Service Society of New York City NY NY

Community Shelter Board Columbus OH

Community Technology Centers\' Network (CTCNet) Washington DC

Concord Area Trust for Community Housing Concord NH

Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition Hartford CT

Connecticut Housing Coalition Wethersfield CT

Connecticut Housing Investment Fund Hartford CT

Consumer Credit Counseling Service Asheville NC

Consumers Coalition

Contextual Solutions NY NY

Cornerstone Services, Inc. Columbia MD

Council on Homeless Policies and Services NY NY

Courage Center Minneapolis MN

Crispus Attucks Association York PA

Crossroads Urban Center Salt Lake City Utah

CSI Support and Development Services Warren MI

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Brooklyn NY

D. Scott Dibble -State Senator-District 60 St. Paul MN

Dakota Woodlands Eagan MN

Davidson Housing Coalition Davidson NC

Dayton City Commissioner, Dean Lovelace Dayton OH

Dearborn Commission on Disability Concerns Dearborn MI

Del Norte Denver CO

Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc. Wilmington DE

Delaware Housing Coalition Dover DE

Detroit Alliance for Fair Banking Detroit MI

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization Cleveland OH

Diakon Housing and Community Development Baltimore MD

Dineh Cooperatives, Inc. Chinle Navaho Nation

Domestic Abuse Project Minneapolis MN

Drop Inn Center Cincinnati OH

Durham Affordable Housing Coalition Durham NC

East Bay Mental Health Center, Inc. East Providence RI

East LA Community Corporation Los Angeles CA

Economic Crisis Program Coordinator Elgin IL

Eden Housing, Inc. Hayward CA

El Centro, Inc. Kansas City KS

Elm Transitional Housing, Inc. MN

Emerald Development and Economic Network, Inc. Cleveland OH

Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Inc. Appleton WI

Empire Justice Center Rochester NY

Enterprise Corporation of the Delta Jackson MS

Enterprise Foundation, California Los Angeles CA

Faith Fund Inc. Baltimore MD

Falls Church Housing Corporation Falls Church VA

Family and Children's Service of Minnesota MI

Family Pride West Hollywood CA

Family Promise Summit NJ

Faribault Housing Redevelopment Authority Faribault MN

Filipino American Service Group Inc Los Angeles CA

Five County Mental Health Authority Henderson NC

Florida Housing Coalition FL

Florida Non-Profit Housing, Inc. FL

Franklin County Community Development Corporation Franklin County MA

Freeport Housing Trust Freeport ME

Friends of the North Country, Inc. Keeseville NY

Fulton County Community Heritage Corporation Gloversville NY

Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc. Marietta GA

Greater Gallatin United Way Bozeman MT

Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation Minneapolis MN

Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition Rochester NY

Greater Twin Cities United Way Minneapolis MN

Greensboro Housing Coalition Greensboro NC

Greenville Community Shelters, Inc. Greeneville NC

Gubb & Barshay LLP San Francisco CA

Habitat for Humanity, Peninsula Newport News VA

Habitat for Humanity, Saint Louis Saint Louis MO

Habitat for Humanity,New York City Brooklyn NY

Hacienda del Sol Homeless Family Services Las Cruces NM

Handicapped Development Center Davenport IA

Hard Times Cafe, Inc. Harrison MI

Hartford Food System Hartford CT

HDC 3 Corporation Lancaster PA

HEARTH Pittsburgh PA

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights Chicago IL

HEED Jackson MS

Highland Community Builders, Inc. Elkins WV

Home and Community Access Program VT

HOME Line Minneapolis MN

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc. Baltimore MD

HomeOwnership Center, Inc. Elkins WV

Homestead Capital Portland OR

homeWORD Missoula MT

Hope Community, Inc. Minneapolis MN

Horizon House Philadelphia PA

House of Hope Community Development Corporation Warwick RI

Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey NJ

Housing Action Illinois Chicago IL

Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania PA

Housing and Community Development Network of NJ

Housing Authority of Island County Coupeville WA

Housing Authority of Skagit County Mount Vernon WA

Housing California CA

Housing Colorado! CO

Housing Development Corporation Lancaster PA

Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County South San Francisco CA

Housing Network RI

Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities, Inc Appleton WI

Housing Preservation Project Los Alamos NM

Housing Resources Group Seattle WA

Housing Resources of Columbia County, Inc. Hudson NY

Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco San Francisco CA

Housing Vermont Burlington VT

Housing Works Albany NY

Human Development Services Port Chester NY

Human Development Services of Westchester Westchester NY

Hunger and Poverty Network of Northern New Mexico Sante Fe NM

Illinois Community Action Association IL

Illinois Facilities Fund Chicago IL

Impact Capital/Washington State LISC Seattle WA

Impact Services Corporation MN

Independent Living Center, East San Gabriel Valley LA CA

Independent Living Services of Northern California Chico CA

Information, Referral & Assistance Services Clinton IA

Inglewood Neighborhood Housing Inglewood CA

Inner City Law Center Los Angeles CA

Institute for the Study of Civic Values Philadelphia PA

Integrated Community Solutions, Inc. MN

Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing NY NY

Interfaith Council for Action Ossining NY

Interfaith Council for Homeless Families Morristown NJ

Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community Kalamazoo MI

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Des Moines IA

Iowa Coalition for Housing and the Homeless Des Moines IA

Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly Boston MA

John Lewis Community Services, Inc Davenport IA

JUST Housing Montgomery IL

Justice Organization Sharing Hope and United for Action Green Bay WI

Kankakee County Housing Authority Kankakee IL

Katrina Disability Relief Information Project Dearborn MI

Kentucky Habitat for Humanity Louisville KY

Kentucky Jobs with Justice KY

Keuka Housing Council, Inc. Keuka NY

King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence Seattle WA

Korean Resource Center Los Angeles CA

Laconia Area Community Land Trust, Inc Laconia NH

Ladies of Charity Chemung County NY

Lakefront Supportive Housing Chicago IL

Latinos United Chicago IL

Lawyers\' Committee for Better Housing Chicago IL

Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities Chicago IL

Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, Inc. Hartford CT

Legal Services of Northern Virginia VA

Lenders for Community Development San Jose CA

Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund, Inc. Yonkers NY

Life By Design Tulsa OK

Life Steps Foundation, Inc., California Los Angeles CA

Life Steps Foundation, Inc., Maryland MD

Lighthouse Community Development Pontiac MI

Livable Places Los Angeles CA

Livesay Law Office St. Paul MN

Living Room, Inc. Atlanta GA

Lopez Community Land Trust\'s Lopez WA

Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness Los Angeles CA

Low Income Housing Institute Seattle WA

Low Income Investment Fund San Francisco CA

Lumiere: Shedding Light on Public Benefits Brighton MA

Lutheran Network for Justice Advocacy Des Plaines IL

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois IL

Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota MN

Many Mansions Los Angeles CA

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations Baltimore MD

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers MA

Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants MA

Massachusetts Association of Community Development MA

Massachusetts Audubon Society Boston MA

Massachusetts Nonprofit Housing Association MA

McAllen Affordable Homes, Inc. TX

MDC Inc. Chapel Hill NC

Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA

Mental Health Association of the Rock River Valley Rock River IL

Mercy Housing Utah, Inc. UT

Metro CareRing Denver CO

Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Boston MA

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council Milwaukee WI

Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength Detroit MI

Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. Miami FL

Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness Lansing MI

Michigan Community Reinvestment Coalition Lansing MI

Michigan League for Human Services Lansing MI

Middle Path Waltham MA

Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance St. Paul MN

Midwest Health Center for Women Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council Minneapolis MN

Minnesota AIDS Project Minneapolis MN

Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health St. Paul MN

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy St. Paul MN

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts St. Paul MN

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits St. Paul MN

Minnesota Housing Partnership Saint Paul MN

Minnesota Valley Action Council, Inc. Mankato MN

Mohawk Opportunities, Inc. Schenectady NY

Moloka\'i Community Service Council Kaunakakai HI

Montana Nonprofit Association Helena MT

Mountain Ambulance Service, Art for the Heart Peñasco NM

Movin\' Out, Inc Madison WI

NAMI Vermont Waterbury VT

NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin & Foundation WI

National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter Des Moines IA

National Korean American Service & Education Consortium Los Angeles CA

Native American Lending Group, Inc. Albuquerque NM

Navajo United Methodist Center New Beginnings Program Farmington NM

Nazareth Housing Services Pittsburgh PA

NCB Development Corporation Washington DC

Near Northside Partners Council, Inc Fort Worth TX

Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc Sacramento CA

Neighborhood Development Alliance St. Paul MN

Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit Beloit WI

Neighborhood Housing Services of Fort Worth and Tarrant Fort Worth TX

Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix Phoenix AZ

Neighborhood Housing Services of Richland County Richland Center WI

Neighborhood-Based Planning Elk Grove CA

Neuse River Community Development Corporation New Bern NC

Nevada Fair Housing Center Las Vegas NV

New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness NM

New Mexico Public Health Association Sante Fe NM

New Neighborhoods, Inc Stamford CT

New York Coalition for the Homeless NY

New York State Tenants & Neighbors New York NY

Newport County Community Mental Health Center Middletown RI

Next Step Housing Yakima WA

Non-Profit Housing association of Northern California San Francisco CA

North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness Raleigh NC

North Carolina Council of Churches NC

North Carolina Fair Housing Center Durham NC

North Carolina Housing Coalition NC

North County Solution for Change Vista CA

Northeast Louisiana Delta Community Development LA

Northern Arizona Council of Governments Flagstaff AZ

Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority Ukiah CA

Northern Communities Land Trust Duluth MN

Northern Michigan Alliance for Independent Living Traverse City MI

Northern Nevada Service Dogs Association NV

Northern New England Housing Investment Fund Portland ME

Northgate Housing Incorporated Burlington VT

Northgate Residents\' Association Burlington VT

Northside Development Corporation Columbus OH

Northwest Indiana Community Reinvestment Coalition Hammond IN

Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network Philadelphia PA

Northwestern Regional Housing Authority Boone NC

Nuestra Comunidad Developent Corporation Roxbury MA

NW HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont, Burlington Burlington VT

NYS Rural Advocates NY

NYS Rural Housing Coalition NY

Oak Hill Community Development Corporation Worcester MA

Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing OH

Okanogan County Community Action Council Okanogan WA

Opening Doors to Brighter Futures Minneapolis MN

Opperclusive Institute of Minnesota MI

Organized Latinos in Action Chicago IL

Oswego Housing Development Council, Inc. Oswego NY

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge LA

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church Arlington VA

Over-the-Rhine Housing Network Cincinnati OH

Partnership for Strong Communities Hartford CT

Partnerships With Industry San Diego CA

Past Regents\' Club Rochester NY

Paterson Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Paterson NJ

Peace and Social Justice Ministry Romeoville IL

People to End Homelessness Providence RI

People\'s Emergency Center Community Development Philadelphia PA

Philadelphia Association of Community Development Philadelphia PA

Pierce County Housing Authority Tacoma WA

Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group Pittsburgh PA

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and SD MN

Plymouth Housing Group Seattle WA

Polk Community Development Corporation Dallas OR

Portland Housing Center Portland OR

PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation Tucson AZ

Presbyterian Network to End Homelessness Chicago IL

Presentation Sisters Dubuque IA

Progressive Redevelopment, Inc. Decatur GA

Project H.O.M.E. Philadelphia PA

Project IRENE Berwyn IL

Protect All Children\'s Environment Marion NC

Public Advocates, Inc. San Francisco CA

Public Justice Center Baltimore MD

Pullman Bank Initiatives, Inc Chicago IL

Quality Housing Development, Inc. Yorktown IN

RCAP Solutions, Inc MA

REACH Community Development, Inc Portland OR

Real Change Seattle WA

Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium Charlotte NC

Religious Coalition for Community Renewal Charleston WV

Religious Witness with Homeless People. San Francisco CA

Renaissance Social Services, Inc Chicago IL

Renton Housing Authority Renton WA

Rep. Bob Kiss, Progressive/Chittenden District 3-4 VT

Representative Jim Davnie St. Paul MN

Restart Inc Minneapolis MN

ReSTOC Cincinnati OH

RESULTS-Santa Fe Sante Fe NM

Rhode Island HUD Tenant Project Providence RI

Rice County Housing Redevelopment Authority Faribault MN

Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services Richmond CA

River City Community Development Corp Elizabeth City NC

Riverton Community Housing Minneapolis MN

Roberson County Community Development Corporation Rowland NC

Rogers Park Community Action Network Chicago IL

Roll Back The Rents Oakland CA

ROSE Community Development Portland OR

Rowland Area Community Development Corporation Rowland NC

RPJ Housing VA

Rural California Housing Corporation CA

Rural Opportunities Inc. Rochester NY

Rural Ulster Preservation Company Kingston NY

Sacramento Housing Alliance Sacramento CA

Sacramento Mutual Housing Association Sacramento CA

Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality Salem OR

San Diego Housing Federation San Diego CA

San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations San Francisco
CA

San Francisco Foundation San Francisco CA

San Francisco Information Clearinghouse San Francisco CA

San Francisco Network Ministries San Francisco CA

San Francisco Urban Institute San Francisco CA

Sandusky Metropolitan Housing Authority Fremont OH

Santa Clara County Collaborative on Affordable Housing Santa Clara CA

Save Monmouth County Parks NJ

Scott County Housing Council Davenport IA

Seattle King County Coalition for the Homeless Seattle WA

Shiawassee County Housing Rehab Program Services Corunna MI

Sierra Planning & Housing Alliance, Inc. Sonora CA

Siriu Resources LLC Byron Center MI

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Leavenworth KS

Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids IA

Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffen, Ohio Tiffin OH

Sisters of the Good Shepherd Columbus OH

So Others Might Eat (SOME) Washington DC

Society of Jesus (The Jesuits), New Orleans Province Grand Coteau LA

Society of Jesus, N.Y. Province New York NY

Somerville Homeless Coalition, Inc. Somerville MA

South County Housing Gilroy CA

South Dallas Inner City Development Corporation Dallas TX

South Shore Housing Development Corporation MA

South Suburban Public Action to Deliver Shelter Homewood IL

Southern Nevada Reinvestment & Accountable Banking NV

** **Southtowns Rural Preservation Company Boston MA

Southwest Key Program Inc. Austin TX

Southwestern Center for Independent Living Marshall MN

Southwestern LA Homeless Coalition, Inc Lake Charles LA

Spokane Housing Ventures Spokane WA

Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium Spokane WA

Springfield Housing Authority & Springfield Housing Springfield VT

St John the Baptist Fraternity, Secular Franciscan Order Horseheads NY

St. Luke's LifeWorks Stamford CT

St. Paul Good Shepherd Sisters St Paul MN

St. Walburg Monastery Covington KY

Stanly County Habitat for Humanity Albemarle NC

Staten Island Center for Independent Living Staten Island NY

Statesville Housing Authority Statesville NC

Statewide Housing Action Coalition Providence RI

Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living Galesburg IL

StreetWorks Minneapolis MN

Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc. Fort Worth TX

Texas Association of Community Development Corporations TX

Texas Tenants\' Union Dallas TX

Texas Watch Austin TX

Thalia Spanish Theatre Long Island City NY

The Affordable Housing Network Of Santa Clara County Santa Clara CA

The Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville and Buncombe Asheville TN

The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) Takoma Park MD

The Coalition for the Homeless,Inc Louisville KY

The Dane Fund Madison WI

The Freedom Center Frederick MD

The Georgia State Trade Association of Nonprofit Developers Atlanta GA

The IMPACT! Group Duluth GA

The Institute for Community Economics Springfield MA

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization New Haven CT

The Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action Boston MA

The Kalamazoo Homeless Action Network Kalamazoo MI

The Latin America Coalition Charlotte NC

The Mental Health Association of SEPA PA

The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance NY

The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity St. Louis MO

The Oregon Province of the Jesuits Portland OR

The Primavera Foundation, Inc. Tucson AZ

The Red Wing Area Coalition for Transitional Housing Red Wing MN

The Resurrection Project Chicago IL

The Vote Solar Initiative San Francisco CA

The Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Inc. Madison WI

Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. Zumbrota MN

Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. Malden, Medford and Everett MA

Tri-County Independent Living Center, Inc. Akron OH

Two Plus Four Construction Co. East Syracuse NY

Umpqua Community Development Corporation Roseburg OR

United Dubuque Immigant Alliance Dubuque IA

United for a Fair Economy Boston MA

United Neighborhood Centers Scranton PA

United Tenants of Albany Albany NY

United Way of Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Cincinatti OH

United Way of Greater High Point High Point NC

United Way of Greater Topeka Topeka KS

United Way of Medina County Medina OH

United Way of North Carolina Raleigh NC

United Way of Rhode Island RI

United Way of Seneca County Seneca Falls NY

United Way of the Greater Dayton Area Dayton OH

University Neighborhood Housing Program Bronx NY

Urban Economic Development Association WI

Urban Housing Solutions Nashville TN

Urban Pathways, Inc New York NY

Utah Housing Coalition UT

Utah HUD Tenants Association UT

Utah Issues Center for Poverty Research & Action Salt Lake City UT

Utah SOS 8 UT

Valle del Sol Phoenix AZ

Vecinos Unidos, Inc. Dallas TX

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition Burlington VT

Vermont Alliance for Prison Justice VT

Vermont Center for Independent Living VT

Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Montpelier VT

Vermont Just Peace Advocates VT

Virginia Coalition for the Homeless VA

Virginia Supportive Housing VA

Volunteers of America of Illinois IL

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc. WA

Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Seattle WA

Washington State Coalition for the Homeless WA

Watts/Century Latino Organization CA

Wayne County Center for Independent Living Dearborn MI

Weaver-Kirkland Development, LLC Greensboro NC

Wellfleet Housing Authority Wellfleet MA

Wesley Housing Development Corporation Alexandria VA

West Hollywood Community Housing Corp. West Hollywood CA

Westchester Housing Fund Hawthorne NY

Will-Grrundy Center for Independent Living Joliet IL

Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers Madison WI

Wisconsin Council of Churches Sun Prairie WI

Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge and Services Los Angeles CA

Women\'s Housing & Economic Development Corporation Bronx NY

Woodlawn Community Development Corp Chicago IL

Woodlawn Organization

Woodstock Institute Chicago IL

Workmen\'s Circle/Arbeter Ring Chicago IL

Young Adult Community Development, Inc. Columbus OH

YWCA El Paso El Paso TX

YWCA of Minneapolis Minneapolis MN

Zimmerman Lehman San Francisco CA