Evaluation of the HOPE for Elderly Independence Demonstration Program: Second Interim Report, 1996

This report is the second in a series of reports from an evaluation which focuses on 16 public housing authorities (PHAs) that received HOPE IV grants in the initial funding round in February 1993. The first interim report described the early implementation; this report describes the baseline characteristics of program participants and those of a comparison group composed of frail elderly recipients of Section 8 rental assistance who are not receiving HOPE IV supportive services. It also presents the HOPE IV participants' initial views of the program and its services.