Seattle and King County Housing Present on Lean Process Improvement at NAHRO Conference

I had the pleasure of presenting with my two colleagues Dan Rivera from King County Housing Authority and Job Pangilinan from Seattle Housing Authority regarding lean process improvement in public housing. Our goals were to help conference attendees understand the history of lean, what lean actually is, the experiences of the King County Housing Authority… Read More Seattle and King County Housing Present on Lean Process Improvement at NAHRO Conference

May 30, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Share Your Housing Authority’s Successes! Write a Short Article for Housing Futures

If your agency is doing interesting and innovative work, share it with affordable housing professionals around the world. Email us at info@housing-futures.org. It does not matter if you are a large PHA or a small one. Our readers want to hear from you.

May 30, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Homeless in Russia: Who Are They and Will They Freeze to Death?

Being homeless in any situation is tough. However; in Russia it might be a completely different challenge. The annual report of Russia’s largest homeless organization said the following: “There is no truly accessible and efficient system of state assistance for those who have become homeless in Russia. We know that no one is insured against… Read More Homeless in Russia: Who Are They and Will They Freeze to Death?

May 29, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Public Housing Process Improvement: Use Visual Management to Improve Performance

It’s been a while since I posted here but my lean activity at work has been off the charts. We are going through a lean transformation and one of the first things we started working with is visual management. What is visual management? In reality it is something that helps guide you through your day… Read More Public Housing Process Improvement: Use Visual Management to Improve Performance

May 23, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

5 Innovative Homeless Shelters From Around the World

Homelessness is a scourge that still effects every country across the world. There are many different organizations working on this issue but short-term shelters continue to be a bridge to permanent housing for many homeless. Below are 5 shelters from around the world that are providing unique services that we wanted to highlight. Do you… Read More 5 Innovative Homeless Shelters From Around the World

May 22, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Smart Housing Policy= True Immigrant Integration

It is a fact of life. As long as there is violence, floods, famines and a lack of opportunity, we will experience refugee outflows around the world. I personally experience the refugee crisis in Germany and Austria when my train was stopped because thousands of refugees had congregated at the border. The absolute horror of… Read More Smart Housing Policy= True Immigrant Integration

May 21, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Public Housing Intern Program: Why Doesn’t It Exist?

When I was fresh out of graduate school, all I wanted to do was work in public housing. I am willing to bet this does happen often. I had zero clue what I was doing, had zero practical experience and about 8 years of merchandizing Coca-Cola for job background. I applied for 43 different jobs… Read More Public Housing Intern Program: Why Doesn’t It Exist?

May 20, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Housing Market Realities: Part I

By Julie LaPalme and Nicholas Gazzard The residential rental market differs from other consumer markets in certain key ways that result in the market being unable to meet the housing needs of many Canadian households at a price they can afford. So what are the causes of this market failure? To begin with, prices in the rental… Read More Housing Market Realities: Part I

May 15, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

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