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HOPE VI. Deidre Cullom. What is HOPE VI?. U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Change the physical shape of public housing Help public housing residents become self-sufficient Decentralizing poverty Private, Government, and Nonprofit Partnerships. HOPE VI in Memphis.
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HOPE VI Deidre Cullom
What is HOPE VI? • U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • Change the physical shape of public housing • Help public housing residents become self-sufficient • Decentralizing poverty • Private, Government, and Nonprofit Partnerships
HOPE VI in Memphis • HOPE VI Revitalization • LeMoyne Gardens • Hurt Village • Lamar Terrace • Dixie Homes
Evaluating Hope VI • Impact on: • Neighborhoods • Residents • Surrounding Cities - Partnerships
Resident Outcomes • Has case management been effective? • What are MHA residents’ perceptions? • What are the challenges facing former HOPE VI residents? • What are the challenges facing current HOPE VI residents?
Resident Case Review • Family • Work status • Disabled • Education level • Needs
Resident Perceptions • Personal Interviews • Community Meetings • Seek to Serve Program
Challenges (former) • Deciding where to live • Job training • Transportation • Health • Case Management
Challenges (current) • What are the rules to move back? • Background Checks • Senior Housing • Ex Felons • Case Management Funding • General Rules
Future Research • Seek to Serve • HOPE VI Annotated Bibliography • Does HOPE VI relate to the Environmental Justice Movement? • Finding Statistical Health (non-mortality) Data for Memphis/ Shelby County