Why don't you see any white families in the projects? Just black families.?

Question

If there are more white people on welfare than any other minorities,why don't you see them in the projects. I think that the government gives them special treatment and puts the on top of the list for section 8. While minorities cant even put their name on the waiting list because they always claim they ran out of money,

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Answer 1

I think it depends on what part of the country you live in also. Where I've lived most of my life (not right now) the vast majority was white. Projects do not exist everywhere. In a lot of places the low income apartments are much smaller. And they do not even have what you are calling Projects. It's more like 4 or 5 apartment buildings scattered around town. Or even with a third of the building subsidized aparments and the rest not. Down the street from me brand new housing is being built that will have all sorts of families/individuals in them. Big families paying full price and some subsidized. Same for apartments just for disabled needs. And some no bedroom aparments too. All landscaped, carports etc. Maybe you need to take a look at other geographic locations to find the equality you want. Places with large populations of non-whites probably has something to do with it also. I lived on an indian reservation once, I was in the 1% there. There was mostly Native Americans in governement housing there because that's what the town had 90% of. Also, usually a person has to be a resident of a county and/or state just to sign up on the waiting list. So, it tends to make the locals get what can be got first. I got a section 8 voucher to live in a regular aparment of my choice because I had enough money to stay in one place while waiting on the list. Took years. Even with just one address the whole time they bumped me twice. And I'm white. I had to complain to our Senator to get kept on waiting list. A lot of the waiting lists will bump anyone off who moves alot while qualifying as homeless etc. Makes no decent sense at all. But it's true. Section 8 funds were also on hold during the first 4 years of this President Bush. So, few got new vouchers during that time. Until about a year ago it opened up again. And those with the most points got first vouchers. This Adm. also changed the rules sending some people out of two bedroom housing, when a kid turned 18 (sometimes) but was still living at home. That's new with the current Adm. If you can't even get your name on the list, I'd either start a discrimination claim which I warn you will end up becoming a full time job to follow through on unless you can get an attorney to do it for you, or move to where people prejudiced against whatever ethnicity you are are not running it. When you don't have a roof over your head you have to pick your battles. Only you know which would be best for your situation and who you need to stay close to, or not. Good luck.

Answer 2

Well not all Black families live in the projects, I guess it depends on what state and city you live in. The projects in my area have a mixture of races. Poverty can hit any race at all, not just Blacks. Maybe some of the White people might live with roomates,family or friends. I have seen White people living in the projects before. I don't think that the government gives anyone special treatment. All of section 8 does not mean that you will not be in a bad neighborhood. Some very epensive places can have section 8, but that means that the rent goes up for everyone else. I don't think that having money and not being able to put their names on the list has anything to do with it. Maybe the list is fulled, I really have no clue to be honest.

Answer 3

Why do you think one race of people automatically gets "special" treatment over another? Why do you think you have to blame one group for the woes of another? I worked as a welfare coordinator and no one group got more than the other. Are you kidding? If we did things like that... we would get sued. Everyone got the same level of Food Stamps, cash assistance, Medicaid, childcare, and housing - according to how many people lived in the household, income levels, and resources.

If you wish to know the answers to questions such as these...study history and demographics. That is where you will see trends with housing and what not. I never, as a welfare worker, saw one family or individual as more deserving or not deserving than another. I just did my job. Period. I always tried to help people the most I could... because I care.

A good book to read: "Amazing Grace" by Jonathan Kozol...he studied the issues with poverty, most especially in NYC. One thing I did not see was an overt effort to put Caucasian Americans on the top of a list over African Americans for section 8 housing. However, the author did point out some very important things about how things work and what causes the perpetual cycle of poverty in that area.

Answer 4

I would guess it's because:

Projects are mostly a city thing, and most of the people on welfare in cities are black. The white people on welfare generally live in rural areas and small towns. I work at a small apt complex for low income families in a smaller town, and most of the residents are white.

Also, when you say "welfare" do you mean specifically housing assistance? Because people can be on food stamps but own a house, and they'd still be considered on welfare. Just because there are more white people on welfare than black people doesn't mean that there are more white people that need housing.

Answer 5

Projects are an inner-city thing.

In the South, many poor whites live on the edge of town or outside the city limits.

It's historical in nature and hasn't changed much.

Answer 6

On Little bill both mum and dad were darkish skinned. yet genuine, i can not even deny that maximum black television households have that composition. lol, I bypass over Little bill so undesirable. damn, those were the days

Answer 7

You have got to be joking.

thanks for the 2 points.

Answer 8

You are sadly miss informed! There are all races of people in low income housing. You sound silly and racist!

Answer 9

The projects would just move with them.

Answer 10

agree with the first answer