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.