Housing Connection
January 2020
Building communities together.

TSAHC believes in the power of education and building capacity for our nonprofit housing partners. Through Housing Connection, we help affordable housing and counseling organizations access trainings, promote themselves, build capacity, as well as provide a network where best practices can be shared. 
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Save The Date!
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) is happy to announce the Housing Connection schedule for 2020. These classes will be hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Antonio in June. Registration will open in March 2020, and course details can be found below:

Mark Your Calendars:
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Tuesday, January 28th 11:00am - 1:00pm CST

Wednesday, January 29th 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST

Thursday, January 30th 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
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Recent News:

The 2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the Bureau's financial literacy activities and strategy to improve the financial literacy of consumers. Overall, this report describes the Bureau's efforts in a broad range of financial literacy areas relevant to consumers' financial lives.

As we enter a new decade, owning a home may seem even more like a far-fetched goal.
Buyers face an inventory shortage, especially for entry level homes; home prices and rents continue to rise, but not wages; and the entire home buying process is still very much a mystery to many renters. Affordability and saving for a down payment remain top concerns, keeping buyers on the sidelines.  But there are positive trends developing.

Mission-driven organizations often create programs based on the resources they have on hand: funding, facilities, and program staff. Limited resources can sometimes mean nonprofits react to their community's challenges as they arise, rather than being able to plan and implement proactive approaches.  Starting from this perspective makes sense given tight budgets, but organizations may miss opportunities for achieving greater results. When program development starts by centering the experience of program beneficiaries, the approach and outcomes may begin to look different, and strategies are  more likely to stick .
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