Housing Specialist Case Study

On Tuesday March 8th, 2016 Case Conference with Resident Ebony Rice #325 has been conducted with Janette Chirico from DHS , Program Director Felicita Rivera, Housing Program Supervisor Zenobia Garland and Senior Case Manager Ms. Arias. The purpose of this meeting was to address client noncompliance and to come with an exit strategy for this Ms. Rice. Client was asked the reason for her missing ILP meetings and her barrier to obtain permanent housing. Client has a LINCH voucher for the amount of $1515. Client stated that she hasn’t receives any help from facility staff so she is searching for apartment on her own. Ms. Rice has been receiving assistance by the onsite housing department but unfortunately she has been able to link to an apartment

Housing: Case Manager informed client that she must meet with assigned Housing Specialist on a weekly basis to discuss her housing opportunities.

In Fiscal Year 2016, the area median income for Chicago was $76,900. Because Housing Choice Vouchers are intended to assist low income families, eligibility for vouchers is limited to households whose income does not exceed 80% of area median income, which was approximately $61,520 in 2016. More importantly, distribution requirements specify that at least 75% of Section 8 vouchers must go to households designated as “very low income,” meaning that their income does not exceed 30% of the area median income. In 2016 in Chicago, the figure constituting 30% of area median income was approximately $18,456. Complainant’s annual income, excluding the Section 8 voucher, was $8,796, thus placing her within the very low income threshold for housing seekers. Therefore, it appears that Respondent’s minimum income policy excluded over 75% of Section 8 voucher holders. As such, this facially-neutral policy has a disparate impact on persons with a Housing Choice Voucher as a source of

On this date worker received a call from Tori Pettit. Ms. Pettit stated that Serv-Pro had visited Ms. Smith's home did an assessment and sent off the mold samples. The results came back that the house is not livable due to mold infestation. The mold is in the walls, ceiling, basement, and air vents. Ms. Pettis has spoken with Ms. Smith and Ms. Rachel Rodgers about Ms. Smith moving ASAP. Ms. Pettit stated that Tri-County could place Ms. Smith into a group home now due to her home being deemed unlivable. However, Ms. Smith is not interested in-group home placement and would rather live independently. Ms. Rachel Rodgers has agreed to assist Ms. Smith with apartment applications and any other thing need in order for MS. Smith to find residence.

On 11/06/2015 Ms. Tameca Chandler came to the SSO to meet with CM Watterson for an ILP meeting. HS De La Torre approach client to ask her if it is possible to stay extra half an hour in order to develop a Housing Plan and discuss barriers, housing opportunities to transition into permanent housing. Client agreed to stay to discuss a housing plan.

Steven is making progress towards his outcome because he enjoys weekend outings. Eddie note he goes shopping on Saturdays and goes to church on Sundays. He note he goes to the movies and watches stuff that make you laugh. He noted he like popcorn Eddie noted he also had camp so he didn’t get to go last weekend for outing at the park.

You are receiving this letter because you are not in compliance with the program requirements for the Supportive Housing Program. As a participant of the program you agree to be responsible for arranging for and timely paying of the utility services on the premises, in neglecting to do so you are in breach of the lease and therefore in threat of possible termination from the program. It has come to our attention that the following utilities have been disconnected or received disconnect notices in the last 30 days: Gas, Electric. It is very important that you are communicating with your case manager in the event that you are not able to pay a utility, so that they can provide you with resources to resolve the issue before it becomes a disconnect

Two main reasons contribute to why I would love to become a Housing Ambassador. To help get many prospective and current students excited and involved in campus housing is the first reason. So many people shoot down on campus housing because of the price; however, people do not realize housing is more than just a room you pay for. You live here, study here, and have fun here. There are many events, free stuff, and free food that residence halls and RSA provide for students. I want to be able to show students that off-campus students do not have the same experiences as on-campus students. The second reason I would like to become a Housing Ambassador is for the experience. Ultimately, I would like to become a dean or chancellor of a college in my golden years. Being an Housing Ambassador would provide me with life-long experiences that I could take into my future careers as a business leader, politician, and dean/ chancellor.

In order to keep Wesley Housing’s vision alive, a new concept will be implemented to target the second and third generations. That is, mentoring. A mentoring initiative that challenges residents from the beginning of middle school to young adulthood to set higher standards for themselves. Warren (1995) refers to this as starting with a new population. For example, worship services with different worship styles are being added to reach people that are not being reached by current worship methods (p. 180). Likewise, the future of Wesley Housing is rediscovering its vision to reach the younger population so that the mission and vision of the organization is not

The educational gap between low-income children and the average American presents a serious problem that has only been perpetuated through government-funded public housing projects. Indeed, this divide eventually translates to a disparity of college acceptance rates and job placement rates. Thus, the academic success of children from low-income families directly threatens their upward mobility. A continued shift toward increased tenant-based housing would give families the opportunity to move out of their economically segregated neighborhoods and choose the neighborhood that best meets their children’s needs. Indeed, despite the Housing Choice voucher program’s current flaws, in each of the case studies, the housing choice vouchers have resulted

Residential electricians are trained professionals dealing with any type of electrical work that a home has. The broad nature of the amount of electrical work inside a modern home is also why mostly all electricians are licensed and were properly trained at the trade. The work typically goes in phases, and starts with the simple rough wiring of the entire house, and will eventually end as a finished product with lights, outlets, and everything else you see that is powered.

Families require stabilized housing that is affordable, safe and maintained. If they don’t have stabile housing they are moving more often and this can effect the children’s education when being moved from school to school. The parents are unable to focus on the other areas of their lives when they are unable to find decent housing.

Brunswick Housing Opportunities, Inc. (BHO) was born out of the Brunswick Housing Coalition during the housing crisis. Its purpose is to serve rural communities in three counties: Brunswick, Columbus and Pender. We understood then, just as we do now, that rural communities face different challenges than urban cities: systemic poverty, lack of access to resources, no advocating voice. BHO has made an effort since 2007 to serve the entire community with the services and products we provide.

Public Housing, also known as subsidized housing or “te projects”, was created in the U.S. to sustain families that had lost their jobs during the Great Depression, the goals were stated in Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (Schwartz). They were created to produce communities that had adequate living along with safe communities and proper education. In many cases public housing has served the low-income class well. Numerous families, disabled people, and elderly depend on government subsidized housing. However, there is a pressing oversight in which over-income families are being allowed to live in public housing even when their income levels are much past the income level implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. What is usually the case is that a family will move into public housing while still under the income bracket. Within a period of time, they are usually over the income bracket and maybe even have acquired assets. There are no law in which a housing agency is required to terminate the tenant’s term. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s reports, there are more than 25,000 over income families earning more than the maximum income for government-subsidized housing. There should be more regulations by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on housing agencies to relocate families that earn over the income bracket as it denies access to families in real need of subsidized housing, and it contradicts the

For the past fifty years the shift from meeting the housing needs of the poor through government projects-based housing to a more individual approach, has been slowly implemented. Housing vouchers now enable underprivileged populations to move from high-poverty, segregated neighborhoods to more un-segregated, low-poverty neighborhoods. Low-poverty neighborhoods have less crime, better opportunities for employment, and more diverse schooling options. Some housing advocates however, contend that housing assistance is unnecessary and is an income subsidy that should be combined with other social safety nets (Clark, W. 2008).