What is the Department Responsible for HUD Established

What is the Department Responsible for? (HUD) Established in 1965 in order assist the housing needs of citizens. Develop and repair of urban and rural communities Guarantee fair access to housing construction, offers loans and decrease cost of house repairs Mortgage insurance and rental assistance for low income families

What type of programs does HUD Offer? There are currently nine programs available to assist the housing and urban development: 1. Office of Block Grant Assistance ~ Offers grants to repair urban neighborhoods Alphonso Jackson Secretary Its intension is to improve quality life for low and moderate income people Provides loan guarantees for communities that qualify to buy property and improve publicly-owned property

Continuation… 2. Emergency Shelter Grants Program ~ Offers money to develop, build, and operate emergency shelters for homeless Roy A. Bernardi Deputy Secretary Grants may be to the use of homeless for support services/essential social services. 3. Office of Urban Development Action Grants ~ Private investments in cities that have economic problems Used by local governments to create economic activities Dennis C. Shea- Asst. Secretary Policy Development & Research

Continuation… 4. Urban Homesteading Program ~ Urban renovation Kenneth M. Donohue Inspector General 5. Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ~ Polices which includes civil rights Prevents housing discrimination Carolyn Y. Peoples- Asst. Secretary Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity 6. Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner ~ The rent program The housing development grant program The housing loan program John C. Weicher- Asst. Secretary Housing/Federal Housing Commissoner

Continuation… 7. Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing ~ Supports the planning and operation of their programs Controls low-income housing projects Michael Liu- Asst. Secretary Public & Indian Housing 8. Government National Mortgage Association ~ Helps veterans and other qualified applicants Cathy M. Mac. Farlane- Asst. Secretary Public Affairs 9. Office of Environment and Energy ~ Creates laws for communities Sets guidelines for home weatherization Steven B. Nesmith- Asst. Secretary Congressional & Intergovernmental Relations

Who is in Charge of HUD? Most of the programs are ran and controlled by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries: Roy A. Bernardi Deputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson Secretary Kenneth M. Donohue Inspector General Dennis C. Shea- Asst. Secretary Policy Development & Research John C. Weicher- Asst. Secretary Housing/Federal Housing Commissoner Carolyn Y. Peoples- Asst. Secretary Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Cathy M. Mac. Farlane- Asst. Secretary Public Affairs Michael Liu- Asst. Secretary Public & Indian Housing Steven B. Nesmith- Asst. Secretary Congressional & Intergovernmental Relations

HUD’s Organizational Chart

HUD Homes This 180 unit high-rise apartment complex in San Pedro, CA is known as Harbor Tower. This project was built for the elderly and handicapped. All these one bedroom apartments except two are subsidized by a HUD program. A six resident group home known as the Harbor Gateway Project is in Torrance, CA. This beautiful home is well suited to the neighborhood and its residents. This is one of 25 out of 28 properties located on the Moreno Valley street that got much needed exterior home repair. Moreno Valley used a HUD Program to help property owners make changes.

HUD Homes Oxnard Terrace is a 132 unit family complex. This affordable housing is in Chula Vista, CA. Near Harbor UCLA Medical center is another health care facility in Torrance, CA. In this case the building is operated as a 127 -bed Skilled Nursing Facility. High atop a hill is Villa Alta. This 69 -unit, all one-bedroom, complex. It is one of the newest built for elderly housing in San Diego County, CA

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