What is a Choice Neighborhood

Sharswood is a Choice Neighborhood, this is a designation and program from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for neighborhoods anchored by public housing where public and private dollars are leveraged to support locally-driven strategies in a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Choice helps communities revitalize neighborhoods by improving distressed public and/or assisted housing, catalyzing critical improvements in the neighborhood and helping residents with educational, workforce, and health programming.

PHA received a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant in 2013 leading to the Sharswood Blumberg Transformation Plan in 2015 and an Implementation Grant in April of 2020.

To take a more in-depth look into the Sharswood/Blumberg project, please click here to access our Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan.