RuralAppendixDocument-UniversityofNorthTexas.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 15 BACKGROUND PAPER Presented for consideration to the MILLENNIAL HOUSING COMMISSION Rural Housing Needs Proposed Recommendations Prepared by: Roberta Youmans Federal Housing Finance Board April 2, 2002 Rural Appendix Document “Rural areas belong not only to those who live there, but to us all. Their employment is a critical engine of national growth; their conservation and wise use a matter of national concern. Finally, rural problems do not long remain rural. People migrate. Problems that begin in rural areas soon become urban problems as the rural jobless are drawn