Resident Management Initiatives in Nonprofit and Public Housing: Two Sites, One Blueprint

Abstract

Attempts have been made to involve residents of subsidized housing in the management of their buildings or projects for over 20 years. Resident initiatives, both indigenous and imported, have met with varying degrees of success. Two questions should guide those who would implement resident management initiatives (RMI). One, do resident empowering approaches enhance the opportunity for safe and decent housing; and two, what administrative features are necessary? This study examines RMI in a nonprofit housing corporation and in a large public housing authority and offers answers to those questions.

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Notes on contributors

Leda McIntyre Hall

Leda McIntyre Hall is Assistant Professor of Public Management and Director of the Institute for Applied Community Research

Lauren Denney

Lauren Denney was a Graduate Assistant in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, South Bend.

John Charles James

John Charles James is a graduate of the Government Department, University of Notre Dame, and the founder of Habitat for Humanity in Jacksonville, Florida.