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JUL,-23-1997 11 15 FROM 1001 WASHINGTON AV N TO 97843462 P.02/02 <br /> Juno 1997 • <br /> The Hollman Decision and Housing Choice in K, <br /> the Twin Cities region:n What Difference Does it M <br /> - - -ake <br /> In three w*ds,:the most important d crane: the children'futrrre. A follow-up study was done <br /> in the Chicago area of children in flues who had moved to both city and suburban conarnunitie,s <br /> as a result of the(arreara'decision, 1976 <br /> h" decision provitiad low-income, <br /> mostly black f n e Binho with ho ' <br /> ��., housing vouchers that theycould use to move out of <br /> traditionally low-income areas of Chicago. The purpose ofthe lawsuit was similar to that of the <br /> 19 ,E ioliman decree in Minneapolis.) <br /> The study thirteen yearsatter the layer,compared the experiairce <br /> of children whose families <br /> bad movedtto subUrhatt eo <br /> aunt aa opposed to those wba:hacinsed their vouchers to move to <br /> Chicago neig borhaods: The fludirags tell the story abouttirepersonal and economic value of <br />. housing choice: <br /> • Nmety five percent ofsuburban youth completed high school,compared with an 8.0'4 tate for <br /> city children. <br /> • <br /> • After the.move,40%of the youth who had moved to suburban schools were is a"college <br /> • <br /> track"in their high school,compared with only 24%among the youth who had remained in <br /> • Twice as many suburban youth attended college,compared with their counterparts in the city, <br /> and six times as manny attended thur-ye r colleges. <br /> • Of the suburban youth who did nOt attend con,75%were employed fish-rime,compared <br /> with only 41%of the young people who had,remained in the city... <br /> • Four times a s maixyr suburb youth w era earningover$6.50 per hour. Nearly halfthe young <br /> PSP working in the city were <br /> per hour,compared to only 9°/a of the <br /> -T $less than X3;50 <br /> suburban youth. Twice as Many q 'the suhurbim youth.(55%),had jobs with benefits. <br /> Housing choice resulted in economic improve t:for adults as well; a significantly higher <br /> perceritage oftbs parents who moved to suburban cornmurrities,and who had been unemployed <br /> before their move Vie, ' <br /> employed,��:�- counterparts who remained in the city: <br /> Chicago's experience is not unique. similar results are being observed in other metro regions <br /> where horrsmgimobeity.effort.s are in place,including Tucson and Seattle. <br /> The Metropolitan Housing`Opportunities Program <br /> MiiirleapolisPuelio Housing Authority. 1001 North Washington Avenue <br /> Minneapolis,Mt a<55401 (612)342»1418 <br />