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A 9 page paper discussing trends in public housing and their effects on urban problems. With the ongoing reductions in funds available through federal and state governments for use in providing low-income housing, cities increasingly are finding it necessary to turn to the private sector and nonprofit groups to aid in providing affordable housing. In the case of Richmond, the city was able to use public housing funds to upgrade decaying urban infrastructure while turning to private sources to provide actual housing in the area the city upgraded with the funds. The new creativity results in more units being made available for habitation while also contributing to a wider sense of community not possessed by those still adhering to the standard method of requiring full public funding. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_Vahouse.doc
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Reductions in welfare assistance programs likely will have lasting effect on in-place housing developments. Construction of any such new developments already has been sharply curtailed in most communities around
the country. Virginia is no exception. The Old "Housing Project" The typical view of "the housing project" has been one of poorly maintained buildings surrounded by poorly maintained
grounds and populated by low-income residents comprised of single-parent families. Neighboring residents look askance at the housing projects as a haven for drug dealers and the violence associated with
that lifestyle. Despite the efforts of public officials and of the law-abiding residents themselves, that view too often is based in reality. The effects of the realities of life
"in the projects" ripple out far from the center of such housing developments. In one such area in Richmond, an old housing project for low-income families has proven the
complaints of the middle-class residents who used to fight so hard against putting such a development in their area. The elementary and middle schools in the district containing the
development reflect the veracity of the neighbors complaints. The elementary schools academic performance has dropped to among the lowest in the state in the midst of a push for
educational improvement. Previously a respected public school, it now serves only those of the district who cannot afford a private alternative. When questioned about the poor academic results the
school is able to achieve, administrators and teachers alike point to the time involved in getting past the students problems away from school. The school serves children through grade
five only, yet everyone entering the school passes through metal detectors manned by on-duty and uniformed police officers. Long-standing special programs tell the rest of the story:
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