Washington
Julia Rahmaan
Ms. Rahmaan is a public housing resident who resides in the Parsons
Apartments, designed for the elderly and disabled, in downtown Spokane
WA. She became a member of the Spokane Housing Authority's Board of
Commissioners in 1998. She is the Past President of the Parsons Resident
Association and while serving with the Association, she was instrumental
in the creation of a 501-C-3 non-profit. Her vision was to create an
organization that could empower the residents of the Parsons Apartments
and help to bring them to self-sufficiency individually and as an Association.
She makes resident preferences known for the use of HUD Modernization
Funding, and she was instrumental in getting an outdoor Parsons Apartment
roof top garden and recreational area. She has served as a volunteer
for the Spokane Community Oriented Police Substation called "TOP COPS."
She was instrumental in starting the Parsons food bank, partially supported
by the Spokane Housing Authority, and she started a small vending machine
business at the Parsons Apartments to support resident activities. Ms.
Rahmaan graduated form the Spokane Neighborhood Leadership Institute,
and she now works with VOICES (Voices for Opportunity, Income, Children,
Education & Support). She teaches parenting and thrifty shopping to
poor mothers and dads through the institute, and has become a Notary
Public to offer discount services to low income families. Ms. Rahmaan
is a Board member of a low-income action committee called Riverside
Neighborhood Council, and she takes an active role in the Spokane Housing
Affordable Campaign (SHAC). She is also a board member of Communiqué,
which provides a newsletter and resource booklet for low-income families.
Ms. Rahmaan has recently been appointed to serve on NAHRO's Commissioners
Committee where her knowledge and experience will be invaluable.
Sponsored by:
Spokane Housing Authority
Spokane, WA
3/24/2000
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