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Brendan Goodwin
2009 Public Policy Summer Fellow
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Graduate Degree: Tufts University Undergraduate Degree: Xavier Univesity Areas of interest: Housing Mentor: Amy Dain, Consultant Agency: Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development| Supervisor: Amy Schectman, Associate Director, Division of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Project description: Brendan Goodwin worked at the Department of Housing and Community Development on a project to strengthen the State’s public housing program by exploring an opportunity to federalize state-assisted public housing developments using funds from the stimulus bill. The department is now working with housing authorities to implement this strategy, which may preserve thousands of units of public housing in Massachusetts while saving the State significant resources that can then be used to better sustain the remaining portfolio by providing housing authorities with higher operating and capital funds. Brendan says that besides an invaluable work experience, he has gained a deeper understanding and appreciation for the role of policymakers in our society and how a single policy can have enormous implications and reach to great numbers of people. In working with and observing top policy makers in state government, the fellowship has given him the opportunity to better understand the detailed process of crafting and implementing important and beneficial policies. |
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