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I NT ER - 0 F F I CE o. TO: Mr. C. FROM: Willi~~ W. Allison SUBJECT: EOA Housing Program Emme rich C OR R E S P O N DE N C E DATE : February 15, 196 7 Pre sently , we are invol ved in a limit e d Hous ing Program. This is r epresented by a Housi ng Assistance Progr am where inf ormation and guidance especially to r eloc atees is provided and housing loans for the cost of r eloc ation. In view of our active participation in the Model Citie s Program, EOA could deve lop a more Comprehensi ve Housing Program. The comp onents of the program could include : a. Fair Housing Center s for the de velopment of open hou sing through r eliable information , guidance and counse_ling . b. Housing De velopment Corporati ons by providing seed money fo r both prof it and non-profi t making groups in the de velopment of adequate, moderat e l y priced housing. Als o cooper ative housing ventures could be as sisted. c. Strengthen Tenant As sociation in publ ic hou sing thro ugh educ a tional and inf ormational pr ogr ams either i n housing project s themselves or Neighborhood Centers. d. Strengt hen Community Involvement in physical planning proce sses through a series of reports by city planners in all neighborhood cente rs. Organize loc al planning committees or inc l ude ·physi cal planning as responsibili t y of the center advi sory committees. �Mr . C. o. Emmeric h Page 2 February 15, 1967 e. Organi ze Ne i ghborhood Imp r ovement Cl ubs f or the improvement and ma i ntenanc e of ne ighborhood appe arance . Awards or s ome form of recogn ition coul d be incenti ve . Spec i al pr ogr ams could be de s i gne d to highl i ght e conomic al ways of home up keep . Su ch a comp r ehensive ende avor by 60 A coul d possibl y be f unded by OEO and/or Model Cit ies . can we dis cus s thi s? WWA: cw �