Mutual self-help housing

Mutual self-help housing is a government program in the United States to assist groups of low-income families in building their own homes. Each family is expected to contribute at least 700 hours of labor in building homes for each other.

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Participating families generally have low income and are unable to pay for homes built by the contract method. The homes generally are financed by Section 502 loans.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document: Jasper Womach. "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" (PDF).

Housing in the United States by state or territory
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Non-states	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Washington, D.C.
Related topics	Architecture Economy Eviction Homelessness Housing insecurity Mortgage industry Organizations Policy Homestead Acts Right to housing Slum clearance Segregation Squatting

Contemporary social welfare programs in the United States
Transfer payments	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Social security Supplemental Security Income Social Security Disability Insurance Unemployment insurance
Public housing	Section 8 (housing) Office of Public and Indian Housing
Food	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program WIC Child and Adult Care Food Program Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico School meal programs in the United States School Breakfast Program Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Summer Food Service Program Special Milk Program Nutrition Assistance Grants Reduced-price meal Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
Education	Head Start Program Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
Grants & subsidies	Community Development Block Grant Community Services Block Grant Child care and development block grant HOME Investment Partnerships Program Housing trust fund Mutual self-help housing NeighborWorks America Urban Partnership Bank HOPE VI Government National Mortgage Association FHA insured loan HUD Neighborhood Networks Renewal community Empowerment zone Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Lifeline
State & territory	California New York Puerto Rico

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