Volunteerism: community service or involuntary servitude?

Article Abstract:

A bill has been proposed mandating poor residents in public and assisted housing to volunteer to work eight hours of community service every month to maintain their housing subsidies. The bias of the bill is evidenced by the fact that middle-class and upper-class recipients of housing subsidies are not required to perform volunteer work and do not risk foreclosure if they do not provide service. Moreover, the poor people covered by the bill are not to receive any compensation for their purported voluntary service, unlike others providing voluntary work, including soldiers and medical school students. In addition, the bill violates the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, which forbids slavery and involuntary servitude, which this bill certainly supports.

Laws, regulations and rules, Volunteerism, Volunteer workers in social service, Social service volunteers

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Campus of learners: a place to grow

Article Abstract:

The concept of the public housing 'campus of learners,' was introduced by Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Sec. Henry Cisneros. Housing developments would become centers for educational opportunities to help residents achieve self-sufficiency. Access to training, information, social service resources and counseling would be supplied by adjacent communities and local educational institutions. Six local housing authorities have submitted plans for campuses. Development of the Alonzo Watson Housing University in South Bend, IN, is described.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, Education of Adults, Social aspects, Planning, Schools, Adult education, South Bend, Indiana

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Tampa Housing Authority modernization concept

Article Abstract:

The Arbors, developed by the Tampa Housing Authority (THA), was converted from an old motel into a 119-unit public housing development, but the standard of quality was not up to their mark. The THA hence undertook a modernization process involved upgrading all buildings, site and landscape components and including energy conservation measures, to instill in the residents a sense of community and pride of ownership and to cut their utility costs.

Florida, Management dynamics, Management, Remodeling and renovation, Company business management, Tampa, Florida. Housing Authority

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