The HOPE VI Resident Tracking Study: A Snapshot of the Current Living Situation of Original Residents from Eight Sites

The HOPE VI Resident Tracking Study A Snapshot of the Current Living Situation of Original Residents from Eight Sites November 2002 Prepared for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public Housing Investments 451 Seventh St, SW Washington DC, 20410 Prepared by Larry Buron,a Susan Popkin,b Diane Levy,b Laura Harris,b Jill Khadduria With the Assistance of Jennifer Comey,b Satyendra Patrabansh,a Wenjing Song,a William Woodleyb aAbt Associates Inc. bUrban Institute Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary....................................................................................................................i Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................................................................1 1.1 The HOPE VI Program..............................................................................................2 1.2 Study Background.....................................................................................................4 1.3 Research Objectives and Methods.............................................................................5 Chapter 2: Case Studies of Eight HOPE VI Sites....................................................................11 2.1 Quigg Newton, Denver, Colorado (1994)..................................................................11 2.2 Archbishop Walsh, Newark, New Jersey (1994)........................................................17 2.3 John Hay Homes, Springfield, Illinois (1994).............................................................24 2.4 Hayes Valley, San Francisco, California (1995).........................................................30 2.5 Cotter and Lang Homes, Louisville, Kentucky (1996).................................................37 2.6 Connie Chambers, Tucson, Arizona (1996)...............................................................44 2.7 Christopher Columbus Homes, Paterson, New Jersey (1997)....................................50 2.8 Edwin Corning, Albany, New York (1998)..................................................................56 Chapter 3: Housing Assistance and Housing Conditions.......................................................63 3.1 Housing Assistance Status after HOPE VI Award......................................................63 3.2 Resident Characteristics..........................................................................................69 3.3 Housing Conditions.................................................................................................71 3.4 Conclusion..............................................................................................................76 Chapter 4: Neighborhood Poverty Rate and Resident Perceptions of their Current Neighborhood...........................................................................................................................78 4.1 Poverty Rate and Race/Ethnic Composition of Current Neighborhood Compared to Original Neighborhood.............................................................................................78 4.2 Crime and Safety....................................................................................................84 4.3 Collective Efficacy...................................................................................................88 4.4 Interactions with Neighbors......................................................................................90 4.5 Conclusion..............................................................................................................92 Chapter 5: Employment, Hardship, and Health.......................................................................93 5.1 Employment and Other Sources of Income...............................................................93 5.2 Material Hardship....................................................................................................98 5.3 Health..................................................................................................................104 5.4 Conclusion............................................................................................................106 Chapter 6: Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................107 6.1 Summary of Major Findings...................................................................................107 6.2 Implications for Policy............................................................................................114 6.3 Future Research...................................................................................................115 References..............................................................................................................................119 Appendix A: Sample Selection and Data Collection Methodology Appendix B: Resident Survey for HOPE VI Tracking Study