Monday, March 17, 2008

Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) mission's statement

A mission statement encompasses four main components; the task, vision, values and goals.
A company should not functions without following the guidelines of their mission statement. Because a company functioning without focusing on their mission statement has failed to achieve their objectives.


Mission Statement

Using a variety of preservation, development and enforcement strategies, HPD strives to improve the availability, affordability and quality of housing in New York City. As the nation's largest municipal housing agency, HPD works with private, public and community partners to strengthen neighborhoods and enable more New Yorkers to become homeowners or to rent well-maintained, affordable housing.



I believe that HPD mission's statement is an example of sounded mission statement because today, in great part due to the work of HPD, the vacant and boarded-up buildings that were once a blight on many of the City's neighborhoods have been transformed into safe, affordable homes for families. Once-abandoned lots now contain new townhouses, parks and gardens. Communities that were devastated not long ago are now vibrant, as commercial activity has returned and public safety initiatives have encouraged parents to allow their children to play outside. HPD's housing programs have helped to restore and rebuild housing as well as to improve the quality of life in New York City's richly diverse communities.

1 comment:

Lingjie said...

I agree that the HPD has lived up to their mission of maintaining affordable housing but I would have liked to see a more detailed strategy on how they're going to accomplish their mission. This would give a better idea to their employees as to how they should work and what can be improved within operations. Knowing exactly what upper management wants to accomplish is one thing but knowing how to implement it is another. Otherwise I believe this is a great example of what constitutes a clear mission statement and the fulfillment of it.