Chicano Community Housing Crisis

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer discusses that as one begins to examine the issues facing Chicano communities, the importance of housing issues and a sense of community cannot be ignored. The writer points out that the problem of inadequate housing for low-income families is a wide-spread problem. Communities in Southern California are particularly susceptible due to the high Chicano population. The writer notes that the crisis is different depending on the community. However, the writer maintains that one thing is certain, a greater effort needs to be undertaken if this issues is to be solved for now and for the future. After reviewing different articles relating to the housing crisis, this paper addresses several facets of the housing issue in the U.S. Summaries of the articles discussed are included at the beginning of the paper.

Outline:
Part I: Article Summary
Article 1: Supporting the Latino Community
Article 2: Street Dreams Are made of These
Article 3: SHA Battles to Save County Affordable Housing Program
Article 4: Withering Heights
Article 5: Time to Remove the Rose Colored Glasses
Part II: Analysis of the Housing Issue
The Crisis of Affordable Housing
Federal Housing Programs and Policies
Local Government Affordable Housing Programs

From the Paper:

"As one found in the articles, there are several key issues facing Chicano communities. The high number of homeless school children, only tells part of the story. The number of homeless in Chicano communities is on the rise. The costs of housing have risen disproportionate to the rises in income. This means that even those that could afford housing before now face eviction and potential homelessness. This creates a rise in the number of working poor. As we found in the articles, there is an insufficient number of housing units available to medium and low income families. This number is decreasing instead of increasing, despite new government programs to provide more."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Eisenberg, P. Time to Remove the Rose-Colored Glasses. March/April 2000. ShelterForce Issue #110. <http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/110/eisenberg.html> Accessed March 23, 2007.
• Hon. Senator Murray. Supporting the Latino Community. 2006. <http://murray.senate.gov/latino/index.cfm> Accessed March 23, 2007.
• Lockyer, B. SHA Battles to Save County Affordable Housing Program. April/May 2005. SAC Housing Alliance. <http://www.sachousingalliance.org/April%20-%20May%2005.pdf> Accessed March 23, 2007.
• Madrid, D. Street Dreams Are made of These. December 18, 2003. Metroactive. <http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.18.03/chicanos-0351.html>. Accessed March 23, 2007.
• Patton, V. Withering Heights. Southland Publishing. <http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=45> Accessed March 23, 2007.

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