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Housing And Urban Development

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

By Kathleen Stockman and Alli Hudson
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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Programs concerned with the Nation's housing needs
  • To give fair housing opportunities
  • Improvement and Development of the Nation's communities
  • The department also administers a number of programs related to housing
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CURRENT SECRETARY

  • Shaun Donovan was sworn in as the 15th secretary
  • Before this, he was the head of ...
  • The New York department of Housing Preservation and Development
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FIRST SECRETARY

  • Robert C. Weaver
  • Was sworn in on Jan. 18, 1966
  • Was the first African American to...
  • Hold a cabinet-level position in the US
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US HOUSING ACT OF 1937

  • Was made to improve living conditions for low income families
  • The making of this act lead to...
  • The US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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ONE OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENTS?

  • No, it was not one of the first departments.
  • It was founded in 1965
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Alli Hudson