Woodlawn Housing Initiative

The Woodlawn Housing Initiative was designed as a proving ground for new concepts in community development. It involved private developers, non-profit housing developers, universities, social service agencies and local neighborhood organizations. No government funds were used.

Among the organizations involved in the effort were:

• Auburn Urban Design Center
• Birmingham Affordable Rental Community, Inc.
• Birmingham Historical Society
• Birmingham Southern College Environmental Center
• Boehm Realty
• Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
• ESRI
• Geographic Information Services, Inc.
• Grace Episcopal Church
• Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity
• Hugh Kaul Foundation
• Jefferson County Information Services
• Neighborhood Housing Services
• Outreach Incorporated
• Region 2020
• Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
             Department of Sociology
             Department of Academic Computing / VPIT
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Woodlawn Housing Action
• Woodlawn Neighborhood Association
• YW Homes

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