New Orleans is one of America’s finest cities. A mixture of culture, arts, music, food and entertainment make it one of the most popular cities for domestic and international travelers. In 2005, a horrible storm hit the city and caused the most damage up to that point of any natural disaster in the USA. Much… Read More Public Housing in New Orleans: Looking Back 12 Years After Hurricane Katrina
We here at ^Housing Futures believe in highlighting leaders within our field. Today we highlight the Senior Vice President of NAHRO Sunny Shaw. Question: What is your background (place of birth, place of residence, education, profession)? I’m a small town Idaho girl! I have lived here all of my life, with the exception of… Read More Public Housing Profile: NAHRO Senior Vice President Sunny Shaw of the Pocatello Housing Authority
We here at ^Housing Futures like to highlight the leaders of the affordable housing industry around the world. Today we are looking at 4 Public Housing leaders who are performing at the highest of levels. Maggie Merrill- Housing Authority of New Orleans- Maggie has become a rock-star of sorts in New Orleans. Currently, Maggie manages… Read More 4 Public Housing Directors You Should Know About
To understand the affordable housing system in Hannover, one must first understand the funding program. One must be very careful when using the word “Social Housing” in Germany. Many in Germany will take that to mean only certain housing units in certain programs. If the definition is limited, you will not get gain a… Read More German Affordable Housing 101
We at ^Housing Futures believe that it is as important to celebrate the people who work, live and care about social housing as much as the communities, work and programs that are operated. In this line of thought, we ask that you let us know if you, someone you know or a resident work, live… Read More Public Housing Profile: Michael Mirra from the Tacoma Housing Authority-Part II
We at ^Housing Futures believe in highlighting those who work and provide leadership with the public housing sector. Today we highlight 5 Directors of Housing Choice Voucher programs across the USA. Cynthia West-Setel- Seattle Housing Authority– Cynthia leads a department with a $100M budget and 65 FTE to house homeless and very low income people… Read More 5 Housing Choice Voucher Directors You Should Know About
I am truly lucky for this year abroad researching and looking at social housing and homeless programs in Germany and the EU. The world is increasingly more global and sharing of best practices can not be limited to country borders. As I researched homeless programs in Germany, I came across the name of a Dr.… Read More Housing First in Europe- 5 Short Summaries of Test Sites
We at ^Housing Futures believe that it is as important to celebrate the people who work, live and care about social housing as much as the communities, work and programs that are operated. In this line of thought, we ask that you let us know if you, someone you know or a resident work, live… Read More Public Housing Profile: Michael Mirra from the Tacoma Housing Authority- Part I
Woonbond is a large tenants rights organization based in Amsterdam. The company considers itself the voice of renters from throughout the country. More than half of the residents in social housing are somehow connected to Woonbond through its membership and advocacy. That’s more than 1.5 million members or 53% of all tenants in Holland. Woonbond’s… Read More Woonbond: Representing the Tenants of the Netherlands
I recently attended the Lean Government Conference in Tacoma, Washington. Robert Wood from the state of Arizona came and gave a motivating and I believe instructive presentation about how the entire State of Washington is going lean and working on process improvement. I thought that his message translates well to any organization and especially us… Read More What Your Affordable Housing Organization Can Learn from Arizona about Going Lean
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