HOME MAKING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING - NOTES ON EMPOWERMENT AND PLACE

The authors warn that some supportive housing development is creating a new generation of quasi-institutional settings, and they believe tha t developing units of housing is not as important as enabling each per son to create a personalized home. A variety of processes for cocreati ng environments and social settings are proposed that will result in e mpowerment-oriented supportive housing programs. Such efforts require new staff roles and innovative techniques. Anticipated outcomes includ e improved self-identity and self-esteem, increased social status and a sense of security, increased residential stability due to improved p erson/environment fit, and improved personal competence among resident s.