iii American Association of Housing Educators 2002 Annual Conference: Housing and Community Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23 – 26, 2002 P ROCEEDINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCE P ROGRAM vii F ACILITY MAPS Radisson Hotel Metrodome xii McNamara Alumni Center xii R EFEREED ABSTRACTS Allen, Katherine; Eleanor Foerste & Celeste White TREES AND CONSTRUCTION: KEEPING TREES ALIVE IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE 1 Atiles, Jorge H. & Stephanie A. Bohon HOUSING NEEDS OF LATINO MIGRANTS IN GEORGIA 4 Auh, Seongyeon; Christine C. Cook, Sue R. Crull & Cynthia N. Fletcher CHILDREN’S HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS: WELFARE FAMILIES IN IOWA 8 Backman, Grace HOMEOWNER SERVICE DELIVERY PARTNERSHIP 12 Beamish, Julia O.; Joan McLain-Kark & Karen Roberto OLDER ADULTS’ PREFERENCES FOR VIRTUAL ASSISTED LIVING PRIVATE SPACES 15 Bruin, Marilyn J. & Elizabeth J. Sandell ENHANCED COMPREHENSIVE TENANT EDUCATION: A PROGRAM FOR HARD-TO-HOUSE HOUSEHOLDS 18 Bruin, Marilyn J. & Amanda Smoot SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS: PROVIDING FAMILY HOUSING IN THE SUBURBS 21