This book is an independent study that I did to examine public housing in general and the Glenarden Housing Authority, known as Hawkins Manor, located in the Town of Glenarden, Maryland. The study is based on my tenure there for two years (1988-1990) as the executive director. I originally wrote a Guided Independent Study Project on Public Housing in 1995 while in College at Columbia Union College. I wanted to put this information in book form.