A Manufactured Homeowner Advocacy Toolkit Manufactured home communities...  ...are an important affordable housing option for young families and seniors.  But our communities are at risk. We must come together to ensure that manufactured  home ownership remains a viable resource for the long run. This handbook will help us  learn how. Table of Contents  Who Are We?  Six Keys to Advocacy Success  Getting Organized: Homeowner Associations Being Strategic: Focus on Policies and Goals Messaging Savvy: Speaking with One Voice  Learn the Ropes: Advocacy 101  A Foot in the Door: Zoning  Advocacy in Practice  Putting it All Together  Resources Who Are We? We are manufactured home owners and renters. We are seniors seeking an  affordable, independent retirement. We are young families just starting out. We  want a yard for our kids to play in. We want a place to plant flowers and food.  We want a stable community, and a secure future.  Six Keys to Advocacy Success  How can we work together to preserve our communities? We must advocate!  Here's how we'll do it:  1. Organize with our communities to pursue common goals 2. Decide on a strategy for achieving our policy goals  3. Learn effective messages to use in our advocacy work  4. Build relationships with elected leaders 5. Learn how the system works 6. Do the work-in person and online Click Here to learn more... - text verision only  Click here to open original - MH Advocacy Training Curriculum 5-20-10  Manufactured Home Owners Association of America, Inc., 2501 Lowry Avenue NE, Lot I-27, St. Anthony Village, MN 55418 603 520-0955 - membership@mhoaa.us Send email with questions or comments about this web site to.  design@mhoaa.us Content copyright © 2006 - 2010 Manufactured Home Owners Association of America a Non-Profit Organization - Last modified: 07/19/2010 Website management & design © 1998-2010 WMBaird all rights reserved.    These symbols or the letters (PDF) indicate that the document is in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format.To view PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from Adobe at : DISCLAIMER: Even though we have reasonably inspected every advertiser, Manufactured Home Owners Association of America and Auchmeddan (WMBaird) does not accept any responsibility, whatsoever, for the content or legality of any product, program, service, or business opportunity advertised.  It is the responsibility of the advertisers (Ad Sponsors) to check and abide by the local, state, federal and international laws pertaining to the programs, products, services or business opportunities they advertise. Please use your own judgment and caution when applying to or for any opportunity that is placed in this Ezine. Photographs provided by: Tim Sheahan Photographs provided by: Tim Sheahan Manufactured Home Owners Association of America is a National Organization dedicated to the protection of the rights of all people living in Manufactured Housing in the United States.   We strive for the enactment of legislation which is intended to improve the quality of life for those who own the land on which their homes are situated AND those who might be living in rental communities.   We also monitor regulatory agencies e.g. HUD as well as State agencies in an attempt at assuring that statutes which exist as well as those planned will be tailored for the BENEFIT of resident / owners / renters of Manufactured Housing.   This organization is comprised of all volunteers who receive no compensation (save legitimate expenses) and who are totally dedicated to the welfare of its constituency.