This thesis investigated the dimensions of well-being in public housing families. The five indicators used in the evaluation were poor liveability, fear of crime, identification with the project, future aspirations and social ties. Sex, race and age were the independent variables.It was hypothesized that whites would score higher on feelings of well-being than blacks and that there is a direct relationship between age and feelings of well-being or avowed happiness. The final hypothesis stated that the family's dimension of well-being would be predicted by the characteristics of the project where they lived.The data did not support any of the hypotheses; explanations for the findings are offered as well as suggestions for further research.

This study analyzes the first year of a planned five-year implementation of Millennium Place, a HOPE VI-funded project located in Muncie, IN, focusing on those implementing it. To determine what was important in the work of those implementing it, a series of interviews were conducted with key personnel from the various agencies that collaborated in implementation. Although the participants were asked a variety of questions about their work, the interviews focused on what they found to be the biggest challenges in their work. The interviews were transcribed and methodically analyzed, and a series of reoccurring themes emerged, with the issue of control being the most prominent. Recommendations based on the findings were then developed, both for implementation as well as for possibilities for further study regarding the HOPE VI program as a whole. / Department of Urban Planning