A program evaluation of the Atlanta urban league's housing program on African American's ability to secure home ownership

This evaluation examines the effect of the Atlanta Urban League�s Housing Program on low income African Americans� ability to secure and obtain homes. The Atlanta Urban League has several programs that assist African Americans with becoming homeowners. This evaluation focuses on the housing program�s ability to assist the target population with securing and maintaining home ownership through implementation of a one-day buying seminar. The sample consists of participants who attended the home buying seminar for the year 2001 to 2002. Participants were selected from the Atlanta Urban League�s database. The purpose was to see how the Atlanta Urban League met its goals of: (1) increasing knowledge about the mortgage filing process, (2) participants� ability to secure new housing within six months of completing the seminar, and (3) new homeowners� ability to maintain stable homeownership six months after buying their home.