The Future of Housing in Amherst: Why You May Not Be Able to Afford to Live Here – September 2 from 4:00-5:30 pm.
John Hornik: Throughout his career John has held a wide range of professional positions in academia, state mental health authorities (NY and MA), and private consulting groups. Among many research projects, he led a HUD-funded study of strategies for improving homeless people’s access to mainstream benefits and service and two CMHS-funded studies of supported housing and homeless families.
Since retirement, John served as a member of Town Meeting and a member of the town’s Housing and Sheltering Committee. He was a member and president of the Department of Mental Health Western Massachusetts Citizens Advisory Board. Since 2016 he has been a member of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, which he now chairs.