Leverage the Learning
On September 25, 2003, AHA and HUD executed AHA's Moving to Work agreement. The agreement allows AHA to replace federal rules with policies and a business plan tailored specifically to address long-standing problems in Atlanta's public housing based on lessons learned and best practices developed during the last decade.
The plan has been strengthened through extensive consultation with AHA customers, the private and business sectors, and other stakeholders and through the approval process of AHA's Board of Commissioners.
AHA accepts as true that every person has unlimited promise and that, to be successful, each person must apply his/her potential. We also believe that “environment matters” and that an environment is shaped by both the quality of the housing product and the conduct of its residents.
We firmly accept that our expectations and standards must be high and that they must be consistently enforced. We believe our customers can meet and, in most cases, exceed our standards. We have confidence in our customers to achieve the American Dream and to be successful, contributing members of society.
AHA has implemented new policies that reflect these beliefs. Examples of these policy changes include:
In addition, AHA has established policies to: