NLIHC's 2010 Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development is now online and available for purchase in book form. The Guide contains updated chapters on 70 housing and housing-related programs and issues, from the National Housing Trust Fund and the Housing Choice Voucher program to the mortgage interest deduction and the Federal Housing Administration. Each chapter provides a program history and description as well as information on what advocates need to know now about current program issues. As applicable, advocates are also provided with information on what to say to legislators and with tips for making the program work well at the local level. In addition, the Guide's appendices provide information on Congress, the Administration, and the policymaking process that is designed to help advocates weigh in on housing programs and issues.

New articles for 2010 include an overview of housing need and tips for accessing NLIHC resources as well as chapters on the Homeless Prevention and Rapid-Rehousing program, intergenerational housing, and service coordinators in multifamily housing.

The Advocates' Guide can be accessed at http://www.nlihc.org/doc/2010-ADVOCATES-GUIDE.pdf. Copies of the book are available for purchase, for $40 for non-members and $25 for members. Bulk rates are available for advocates wishing to distribute copies more broadly; email khara@nlihc.org for details.