In order to implement this project we will need to schedule a meeting with Housing and Urban Development. We will also need to create a plan of action surrounding the proposed activities. We could create action teams in order to assign person’s tasks. We will need to formulate a goal plan with obtainable goals. We will also have to find an area of development and create a projected budget. It would be beneficial to contact agencies for assistance. Create a timeline for tasks to be developed. Lastly, we can conduct seminars on the importance of affordable housing. An accurate cost analysis is the first step in an effort to finance and implement this proposed project. By building a housing complex for single mothers with children who have low-income, this will allow them to have access to affordable housing. To help determine the effectiveness of the program and to ensure that the projected goals are reached Shaw University social work students will collectively conduct tenant satisfaction surveys and also interview tenants prior to receiving assistance form the housing program. After tenants have received assistance data will then be collected using the same methods as before. Tenants will be expected to take a survey on what they expect from the housing program.
After tenants are in the program they will be expected to take another survey to determine if we reached their expectations and how we can improve our methods. Shaw University social work students will then compare and analysis, both sets of data from before and after to determine the effectiveness of the housing program. After students have properly analyzed the data they collected, we will then meet to determine areas of satisfaction and areas in which improvements are ...
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...e homeless was undeserving. The public also witnessed police regulation of drug use among the homeless, building stereotypical views that the homeless were criminals. Making the public weary of helping the homeless, government involvement soon became a necessary action. Programs and grants were soon implemented to assist in housing and substance abuse assistance for the homeless population. Housing was proposed to be built for the homeless population, but the projects weren’t completed. Among the government projects that included housing, there were other projects that introduced aid to the homeless, including food and water. The homeless population is seen as a major problem, but it is not without a solution. There are many plans in effect that would help stop or slow down the current homeless population, but with the general goal set, a solution can be found.
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