- Identify problems surrounding affordable housing
- Seek housing resources available for women, families, and single men
- Assess section 8 housing in ACC
- Pinpoint housing need in poverty areas
- Identify availability of transitional housing and migratory worker patterns
- Understand population growth predictions
- Understand the relationship between transportation, housing and work place
- Understand the availability of transportation alternatives
The initial work program involves at least three sets of activities:
- Define the issue. Take sufficient time to determine the scope of work for the subject area. The focus is, "In what ways does the subject affect persistent poverty?"
- Measure. To identify bench marks for communicating the problem, measuring progress and ensuring accountability. "What needs to be understood in order to craft meaningful change strategies?"
- Implementation strategies. To determine the most effective way to address the problem. To determine the most effective way to include considerations of culture, family and race on successful recommendations.