Northern Forest Center Focuses on Rural Middle-Income Housing Needs

The Daily Yonder

Oct 23, 2024

Highlights the work of the nonprofit Northern Forest Center to fund workforce housing development in rural Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Notes that housing shortages have contributed to recruitment challenges for local businesses, including healthcare organizations. Describes their "capital stack" funding approach and the potential for replication in rural communities elsewhere in the country.

Community and economic development · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Maine · New Hampshire · New York · Vermont