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Third-party sponsors played key roles in affecting how Tenant Selection Department staff used discretion and thus influenced which applicants were admitted into projects. Although many third-party sponsors intervened between clients and the Boston Housing Authority, three types were the most active: social agencies, politicians, and board members. Social agencies included the Red Cross, little city halls (neighborhood-based offices of the mayor), community organizations, and local welfare offices. Politicians included city councilmen, state representatives and senators, congressmen, and United States senators. These third-party sponsors provided referrals, information, access, and services that influenced the type of client that the authority attracted, the demands made by applicants on the system, and the speed with which applications were processed. They also intervened directly as advocates on behalf of individual applicants or groups of applicants. In this mode, third-party sponsors’ ability to aid clients depended on the resources they had to exchange with staff.1 These exchanges could be either of a personal nature or related directly to the survival of the organization.
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Pynoos, J. (1986). The Influence of Third-Party Sponsors. In: Breaking the Rules. Environment, Development, and Public Policy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2217-7_5
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