Intro: We here at ^Housing Futures strive to bring the latest and most interesting developments to our readers in the field of social housing. The changes in the UK around social housing in the last few years have been dramatic and shifting. Universal Credit is one of the largest changes in social housing anywhere in… Read More UK, Social Housing and Universal Credit: Were I.T. Implications Truly Considered?
Linda Dreier | Patrick Kammerzelt | Philipp Ringswirth | Marlene Samhaber | Julia Staufer Click here to read the first part of this series entitled 5 Austrians Define Dutch Social Housing How a Schip impacted the social housing movement Our trip started at Vienna’s famous Karl-Marx-Hof. As a first step in Amsterdam, we, therefore, decide… Read More Dutch Social Housing: A Long and Powerful Tradition
Question: What is your background (place of birth, place of residence, education, profession)? Answer: I am English by birth and Scottish by upbringing. Having grown up on the Isle of Bute on the River Clyde, I have lived in Edinburgh for the last 47 years. I have a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of… Read More Public Housing Profile: An Interview with Craig Sanderson from the Link Group in Scotland
Mental health issues are a global epidemic. Successfully addressing these mental health problems is not something that can happen in isolation. The mantra “Housing is healthcare” is a mindset that has been adopted across many providers, including housing organizations, that serve individuals experiencing homelessness and those living with mental illness Housing for homeless and those… Read More The Intersection of Public Housing, Homelessness and Mental Health
Guest Post by Job Pan Pangilinan- Lean Adviser Seattle Housing Authority Lean transformation is a cultural transformation where everyone in the organization is committed to make continuous improvement as part of each one’s daily work. It should not be confused with a lean project that exists only to target a particular operational ‘headache’. A lean… Read More Your Organization is Ready for a Lean Transformation Journey
Can and should a social housing company have a brand? If so, what does that do for your agency? Can that inspire and motivate staff and the community? There are some within the housing community in the USA that it makes sense to use branding. The people who believe this think that branding can be… Read More Social Housing and Branding: What Can Your Organization Do?
In the USA, Thursday is Thanksgiving. It is a time of reflection and appreciation. Working in the social and public housing fields we should also take sometime in our busy hectic schedules to be thankful for the year that we had. There is no doubt that 2017 was challenging. From the terrible fire in the… Read More 10 Reasons I am Thankful for Public and Social Housing in 2017
The Seattle Housing Authority is a leader in innovation, program design and operations. One of the fundamental priorities of the agency is to be extremely good stewards of public funds. Because of that the agency has always put an emphasis on ensuring all of its services, processes and workflow are as efficient as possible. The Seattle Housing Authority is an original… Read More Seattle Housing Authority Leading the Way in Lean Process Improvement
In Part I of this two part series, we learned from Hom, Inc. CEO Michael Shore how his organization is helping non-profits and housing authorities battle the scourge of homelessness within their region. In this second part, we get a better understanding of the scale of the problem and how Hom, Inc. is working in… Read More Homeless in Maricopa County Arizona: Challenges and a Way Forward
The HomeLab project tests the integrated provision of housing, employment and social services in the framework of the Social Rental Enterprise model. The experimental project is implemented in the so-called Visegrad Four (V4) countries: Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland, where five pilots with somewhat diverse focus are carried. The target groups include the… Read More Integrated Housing Programs for Vulnerable Households in Central-Eastern Europe
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