Housing and Urban Development Department-Shaun Donovan

Housing and Urban Development Department

Shaun Donovan

Shaun Donovan is the Secretary of The Housing and Urban Development ( HUD )Department in the U.S. Cabinet. He leads the department in their mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.

HUD is working to...

• Strengthen the housing market (this is necessary to help cushion the blow that people are feeling due to our terrible economic state and to protect consumers.)

• Meet the need for quality affordable rental homes
  
• Utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life
• Build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination

(the three above missions are needed to help prevent homelessness, foreclosure, and make sure that everyone can have a quality and reasonably priced roof over their heads)

"And at HUD, we recognize it as well. We’re not just a housing agency any more -- we’re putting the “UD” back in HUD, determined to help cities like St. Paul become engines of opportunity by investing in the small businesses that will allow them to prosper."

Donovan believes that small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstone of our community. Knowing that they create 2 in ever 3 new jobs in America they need to be protected or else our country will crumble and we can’t compete and innovate in the 21^st century economy if we don’t support the small businesses that will drive that innovation like those in cities like St. Paul, Minnesota.