Partners
Who this work depends on.
Rural housing does not happen alone. This page describes the kinds of organizations the work depends on — the partners we have today, and the ones we are building relationships with across Southern Erie County and the surrounding rural counties.
Who we work with today
The Rural Outreach Center. Our parent organization, and the reason RAHC exists. The Rural Outreach Center has worked on rural poverty in Southern Western New York since 2013; it provides our operational backbone — finance, grants, and compliance — so the housing work stays focused and local.
The Village of North Collins. RAHC owns two properties on Main Street in the village — the corner lot at 10483 and the Masonic Lodge at 10489. We work with the Village of North Collins, the Town of North Collins, and the Greater North Collins Chamber of Commerce through public review processes and community presentations as those projects move forward.
The kinds of partners this work depends on
Who we're building relationships with.
Health systems and major employers
Rural hospitals, school districts, and the larger employers in our towns feel the housing shortage directly — they struggle to recruit and keep workers who can't find a place to live nearby. Connecting that workforce demand to the homes we build is one of the relationships this work depends on most.
Municipalities
Villages and towns across Southern Erie County and the surrounding rural counties govern the Main Streets and corner lots where this work happens. Housing that fits a place is built with the place — through their boards, their planning processes, and the people who run them.
Faith institutions and the organizations they run
Churches and the charities they operate are often the most trusted institutions in a small community, and many run the food, counseling, and emergency services rural households rely on. They are natural partners for reaching neighbors and supporting people once they're housed.
Regional planning bodies
County and multi-county planning organizations shape where rural housing investment goes. Small rural projects like ours belong in that regional picture, not at the edge of it.
Social services, food security, and coalitions
Food banks, behavioral-health providers, senior services, and the coalitions that coordinate them serve many of the same households we house. Referral relationships are what connect a home to the support that helps someone stay in it.
Educational institutions
School districts and the universities in our region are both employers and sources of expertise and data. They help make the case for rural housing and help us understand the communities we build in.
Want to talk?
If your organization works on housing, services, or rural community development in our region, we'd like to hear from you.
This page does not list our funders. Public and private funders are recognized in the formal acknowledgments they require, on their own terms.