Housing
With more than 100,000 families in need of quality housing, investing in “green” home construction and retrofitting would create green jobs, improve the region’s housing stock, help low-income households save money on energy and put in place a lasting regional infrastructure for energy efficiency improvements. Homes in Central Appalachia are typically old and in disrepair, thus extremely energy inefficient. One-fifth are manufactured homes that contain little if any insulation. The reports and websites below present information about regional housing that together makes a compelling case for investing in housing repair and rebuild as an important part of a just transition.
Websites and Organizations
- Appalachia Service Project
- Christian Appalachian Project
- Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises
- Frontier Housing
- Housing Development Alliance
- The Housing Assistance Council
Reports and Resources
- Koebel, C. Theodore. “Growth Patterns and Rural Housing in Appalachia” (September 2006)
- Mather, Mark. “Housing and Commuting Patterns in Appalachia” (January 2004)
- The Next American Opportunity and Jim King, “Distressed Rural Communities” (2008)
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