Social validation of outcomes achieved by the Louisiana Home of My Own (LA-HMO) initiative

Abstract

The Louisiana Home of My Own (LA-HMO) initiative conducted four social validation strategies: (1) satisfaction of homeowners and their team members with the houses purchased by the homeowners; (2) desirability of the purchased homes from the perspectives of other potential homeowners; (3) preliminary analyses of homeowners' monthly housing expenses and support costs to determine emerging costs and potential benefits; and (4) community acceptance of homeowners. The results indicate that consumers are satisfied with the houses purchased by homeowners; financial benefits are beginning to accrue and are projected to increase over time; other potential homeowners rate the houses purchased by initiative homeowners as desirable; and neighbors are accepting and supportive of homeowners.