Join the Housing Assistance Coalition’s Rural Homelessness Summit and National Rural Housing Conference

By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Sarita Kelkar, NLIHC Policy Intern  

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is hosting its National Rural Housing Conference from November 4 to November 7, 2025, which includes the National Summit on Rural Homelessness on November 4, 2025. Summit attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a daylong series of presentations, panels, and discussions covering narrative-building, federal initiatives, and leveraging innovations in data and AI. With consideration given to shifts in funding, the Summit will focus on how to sustain rural Continuum of Care planning while serving special populations—connecting tools of advocacy and stories of success and learning to rural stakeholders. Panelists come from varied backgrounds, including housing nonprofits, coalitions, and academia.  

Following the Summit, the National Rural Conference brings together rural housing leaders, policymakers, and practitioners for a four-day convening. With 700+ attendees and 300+ organizations coming from across the country, the week’s training, networking, and reconnecting will allow attendees to share ideas and collaborate towards envisioning affordable rural housing. Gathering in a time of uncertainty, the conference will prove meaningful in exchanging lessons and strengthening relationships.  

Rural populations often face unique challenges to accessing affordable housing: lower wages, higher rates of poverty, and poor contributions to housing development. With these unique challenges comes the need for intentional solutions designed to target resource allocation and support communities—even amidst underfunded federal housing investments in rural areas. NLIHC partners with HAC on advocating for rural housing and invites rural housing advocates to attend. 

Register for the conference here.