Tenant Eviction Prevention: The Impact of Adult Education Intervention in Community Housing

Abstract

Tenant Eviction is a major urban community problem. The total number of homeless individuals in this Educator’s urban community increased from approximately 3,000 in 2007 to 3,419 in January 2009 [1]. There are more homeless veterans living on the street since 2009. In January 2011, there were over 4,088 homeless persons. Literature on urban housing reveals that homelessness is a spillover effect of increasing rate of eviction [2]. The University of Maryland (College Park) Extension considers eviction a community problem and is taking the lead to address eviction problems in Maryland communities. This paper is a work in progress report of University of Maryland (College Park) Extension (UME) education approach to teach financial management education to struggling residents in public and subsidized housing. The assumption of this program is that financial management education can help most residents acquire money management and decision-making skills to prevent housing evictions and promote living well in Baltimore.