Select a special interest group from the link below:
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/gov_relations/oirpublicinterestgroups
Using your selected special interest group, write a two-page paper to answer the questions below. Use headings to indicate sections of your paper. Be sure to include supporting evidence for your main ideas.
1) Introduce the agency, its roles and functions.
2) Identify how the agency attains its members.
3) List any special affiliation services it provides to its membership.
4) Classify what specific public policy category it attempts to advance and how it goes about having its interests applied in policy development.
5) Reference association conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed.
6) List past organizational conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed.
7) List any watchdog functions, such as monitoring the actions of congressional member voting records.
8) What is the draw to become a member in the group you have selected? What political interest does the agency serve?
9) Summarize the agency’s success at influencing public policy.
Your assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Be sure your paper is double-spaced and uses 12-point font and one-inch margins. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.
A
ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty
AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth, and Families
Affordable Housing Industry Information
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Association of Retired Persons
American Consulting Engineers Council
American Economic Development Council
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Institute of Architects
American Jewish Congress
American Land Title Association
American Legislative Exchange Council
American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Home Inspectors
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appraisal Institute
ASPIRA Association, Inc.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
B
B’nai B’rith
The Brookings Institution
Building and Construction Trades Department
Building Officials and Code Administrators
Building Owners and Managers Association
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http://www.abanet.org/homeless/home.html
http://www.aidspolicycenter.org/
http://www.housingfinance.com/
http://www.aarp.org/
http://www.acec.org/
http://www.aedc.org/
http://www.aia.org/
http://www.alta.org/
http://www.asce.org/
http://www.ashi.org/
http://www.arc.gov/
http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/
http://www.acorn.org/
http://www.brook.edu/
http://www.bctd.org/
http://www.bocai.org/
https://www.boma.org/
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/gov_relations/oirpublicinterestgroups#anchor2280361
C
Capital Research Center
Catholic Charities USA
The Carter Center
Cato Institute
Center for Community Change
Center for Community Economic Development
The Center for Livable Communities
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Center for Policy Alternatives
Center for Urban Community Services, Inc
Citizen’s Housing and Planning Association
Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
Committee for Economic Development
Community Connections
Community Development Banking
Community Reinvestment Fund
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Corporation for National & Community Service
Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
Council of Large Public Housing Authorities/CLPHA
Council of State Community Development Agencies
Council of State Governments
Council on Foundations
E
Economic Policy Institute
http://www.capitalresearch.org/
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
http://www.cartercenter.org/
http://www.cato.org/
https://cced.ces.uwex.edu/
http://www.lgc.org/center
http://www.cnt.org/
http://www.chapa.org/
http://www.ced.org/
http://www.comcon.org/
http://www.lightlink.com/cdb-l/
http://www.chci.org./
http://www.cns.gov/
http://www.clpha.org/
http://www.cof.org/
The Enterprise Foundation
F
Fannie Mae
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Housing Finance Board
Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors
The Foundation Center
Freddie Mac
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G
Great Lakes Commission
H
Habitat for Humanity International
HANDSNE
T
The Heritage Foundation
Housing Assistance Council
Hudson Institute
I
Innovative Housing Institute
Institute for Policy Studies
Institute of Real Estate Management
The Interfaith Alliance
International Code Council
International Real Estate Institute
J
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
http://www.enterprisefoundation.org/
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://www.fdic.gov/
http://www.ffiec.gov/
http://www.fhfb.gov/
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
http://foundationcenter.org/
http://www.freddiemac.com/
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/gov_relations/oirpublicinterestgroups#anchor2280361
http://www.glc.org/
http://www.habitat.org/
http://www.handsnet.org/
http://www.heritage.org/
http://www.hudson.org/
http://www.inhousing.org/
http://www.jhu.edu/~ips/
http://www.irem.org/
http://www.tialliance.org/
http://www.cabo.org/
http://iami.org/irei.html
L
League of United Latin American Citizens
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Clearinghouse
M
Manufactured Housing Institute
Mexican-American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
Midwestern Governors’ Conference
Mortgage Bankers Association
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America
N
National Affordable Housing Management Association
National Affordable Housing Network
National AIDS Housing Coalition
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National American Indian Housing Council
National Apartment Association
National Association of Counties
National Association of County Community and Economic Development
National Association of Development Organizations
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
National Association of Mortgage Brokers
National Association of Mortgage Planners
National Association of Real Estate Appraisers
http://www.lulac.org/
http://www.liscnet.org/
http://www.ncat.org/liheap/
http://www.mfghome.org/
http://www.midwestgovernors.org/
http://www.mbaa.org/
http://www.micanews.com/
http://www.nahn.com/
http://www.naeh.org/
http://naihc.indian.com/
http://www.naahq.org/
http://www.naco.org/
http://www.nacced.org/
https://www.nahb.org/
http://www.naifa.com/
http://www.nalhfa.org/
http://www.namb.org/
http://www.namp.org/
http://iami.org/narea.html
National Association of Independent Real Estate Brokers
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Regional Councils
National Association of Residential Property Managers
National Association of Review Appraisers & Mortgage Underwriters
National Association of State Budget Officers
National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT)
National Center for Homeless Education
National Center for Housing Management
National Civic League
National Clearinghouse for Families & Youth
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
The National Community Building Network
National Community Capital
National Community Development Association
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
National Conference of Black Mayors
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Conference of States on Building Code Standards
National Congress for Community Economic Development
National Congress of American Indians
National Cooperative Bank
National Council for Aging Care
National Council for Urban Economic Development
National Council of La Raza
National Council of State Housing Agencies
National Council on the Aging
National Fair Housing
http://nationalrealestatebrokers.org/
http://www.realtor.com/
http://iami.org/nara.html
http://www.nasbo.org/
http://www.serve.org/nche
http://www.ncl.org/
http://www.ncfy.com/
http://www.ncbn.org/
http://www.communitycapital.org/
http://www.ncbm.org/
http://www.blackmayors.org/
http://www.ncsl.org/
http://ncced.org/
http://www.ncai.org/
http://www.ncb.com/
http://www.cued.org/
http://www.nclr.org/
http://www.ncoa.org/
http://fairhousing.com/
National Fair Housing Alliance
National Foundation of Manufactured Home Owners
National Governors’ Association
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
National Housing Conference
National Housing Institute
National Housing Trust
National Interfaith Hospitality Network
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
National League of Cities
National Leased Housing Association
National Legal Center for the Public Interest
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Multi Housing Council
National Renovation Lenders Association
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Urban League
NeighborWorks Network
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
O
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments
P
Partners for Livable Communities
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
The Points of Light Foundation
The Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED)
http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/
http://maxpages.com/mobilehomes
http://www.nhi.org/
http://www.nhtinc.org/
http://www.nihn.org/
http://www.nlchp.org/
http://www.nlc.org/
http://www.nlcpi.org/
http://www.nlihc.org/
http://www.nmhc.org/
http://www.renovationlenders.com/
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
http://www.nul.org/
http://www.nw.org/
http://www.nw.org/
http://www.pathnet.org/
http://www.picced.org/
Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
Q
R
Real Estate Services Providers Council (RESPRO)
Rural LISC
S
Senior Information Network
Sierra Club
Smart Growth Network
The Social Compact
Southern Governors’ Association
SPRY Foundation
The Sustainable Communities Network
T
Tenant Net
Trust for Public Land
U
United Homeowners Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Conference of Mayors
USDA Rural Housing Service
Urban Institute
The Urban Land Institute
V
W
Western Governors’ Association
Western States Land Commissioners Association
Y
Youthbuild
http://www.phada.org/index.php
http://www.respro.org/
http://www.lisc.org/
http://www.senior-inet.com/
http://www.sierraclub.org/
http://smartgrowth.org/
http://www.socialcompact.org/
http://www.southerngovernors.org/
http://www.spry.org/
http://www.sustainable.org/
http://tenant.net/
http://www.uha.org/
http://www.uschamber.org/
https://www.rd.usda.gov/
http://www.urban.org/
http://www.westgov.org/