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City Councilman Eusebio “Sam” Cuellar dies at age 65
Cuellar was an advocate for low-income and underserved populations. He was one of RCAC’s original staff members in 1978, where he worked for more than seven years administering the self-help building program.
RCAC lends more than $8 million to rural projects
RCAC’s Loan Fund closed six housing loans and one environmental loan in its first quarter of fiscal year 2011, lending more than $8 million to rural, disadvantaged communities in the West for much-needed projects. The housing loans included four for construction and two for acquisition in the states of Arizona, California and Utah. The RCAC housing loans will result in 156 multifamily units and five of the six are for projects that will incorporate green building design.
When will housing come back in California? Five experts offer their views
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times
As housing recoveries go, this one is in need of a cure.
Homeownership — and the buying and selling of residences — is an economic keystone that carries overwhelming weight in Californians' personal sense of financial well-being.
RCAC receives more than $1.3 million in HUD housing counseling grants
The Obama Administration announced $73 million in housing counseling and counseling training grants awarded to more than 500 national, regional and local organizations. RCAC will receive $1,366,955.00. In 2010, RCAC's 10-state housing counseling network provided counseling to more than 21,000 clients. The grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) represent a 22 percent increase over last year's funding level.
RCAC leader receives Housing Assistance Council community service award
At its 2010 National Rural Housing Conference, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) recognized Stan Keasling, RCAC CEO, with the Skip Jason Award.
RCAC staff members receive distinguished RCAP awards
Winners of Rural Community Assistance Partnership’s (RCAP) national staff awards were announced during a lunchtime banquet held during the organization’s conference, Nov. 30, 2010 to Dec. 2, 2010 in Washington, D.C., which was a training event for RCAP technical assistance providers and other staff from all of RCAP’s six regional partners. Two of the winners are RCAC staff members. RCAC is the western RCAP.
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