Claudia Sanford
United Community Housing Coalition
Claudia Sanford
Director, Tenant Organizing
United Community Housing Coalition
Claudia has been with UCHC for over 10 years and in addition to the tenant organizing she works on projects that involve displacement and relocation of tenants when properties are sold. This involves working with owners to negotiae relocation packages for tenants and insuring that tenants are returned after renovation or relocated to safe affordable housing.
She was one of the founders of the Senior Housing Preservation-Detroit coalition (SHP-D) and is currently the chair of that coalition. She has co-authored several papers on senior displacement and co-authored a chapter in "Forensic Social Work" published by Fordham University, NY. In December 2018, Claudia received the "Best of the Health Net Award" from Authority Health in recognition of her extraordinary commitment and service to community health care and the “Spirit of Detroit Award” from the Detroit City Council in 2019.
Director, Tenant Organizing
United Community Housing Coalition
Claudia has been with UCHC for over 10 years and in addition to the tenant organizing she works on projects that involve displacement and relocation of tenants when properties are sold. This involves working with owners to negotiae relocation packages for tenants and insuring that tenants are returned after renovation or relocated to safe affordable housing.
She was one of the founders of the Senior Housing Preservation-Detroit coalition (SHP-D) and is currently the chair of that coalition. She has co-authored several papers on senior displacement and co-authored a chapter in "Forensic Social Work" published by Fordham University, NY. In December 2018, Claudia received the "Best of the Health Net Award" from Authority Health in recognition of her extraordinary commitment and service to community health care and the “Spirit of Detroit Award” from the Detroit City Council in 2019.