Housing and Community Development
A Resource and Talent Pool for Bridging the Human and Built Environments
Together
The Housing and Community Development Division represents members
who work in many different areas of housing and community development, including
local governments, nonprofit and for-profit housing development entities,
foundations, private consulting, and academia. The overriding goal of the Division
is to advocate for more accessible and equitable communities in our urban and
rural areas.
The Division works to increase awareness of housing and community development
issues among the APA membership through its quarterly newsletter, annual Conference
sessions, and listserv. In addition, the Division has provided significant
support over the past few years regarding the development of two APA
Policy Guides on Housing and Homelessness. If you have any suggestions regarding articles
for the quarterly newsletter, conference sessions, or other matters, please
contact any of the officers listed in the Leadership section of this website.
Jennifer Raitt
Chair
Our Objectives
The objectives of the APA Housing and Community Development Division are to:
• Encourage and support efforts to plan for housing and community development,
especially in relationship to the provision of shelter, human needs and the
development of the built environment.
• Establish useful relationships among
professionals in planning, public administration, social work, health
care, education, government, and research who share a common professional
interest and affiliation with planning for housing and community development.
• Provide for the exchange of information and ideas among members about
planning for housing , community development and human services.
• Educate
other planning professionals and practitioners about the importance of
the social and human services dimensions of planning, as well as technical
innovation in the development, implementation and evaluation of housing
and community development plans.
• Report on research activities
related to planning for housing and community development.
