Goal 3 — Housing as a Platform for

Goal 3 - Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life Partnerships and Funding – Show Me the Money!

Service Coordinator model Let housers be housers. Let those with expertise provide the services. The Service Coordinator at the HA provides the connection!

Benefits to Property Management New Research shows that Service Coordinators onsite: reduce evictions, Reduce turn-over and Reduce property damage FSS/ROSS STAFF – USE THIS INFO TO ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELVES!!!

Benefits to the Community Program Coordinating Committee Gap Assessment Coalition-building The PCC makes FSS Programs uniquely prepared for ROSS-SC

PIH Funding FY 11 HCV FSS – FY 11 apps due June 8, 2011 PH FSS – FY 11 apps due June 29, 2011 ROSS-SC – FY 11 apps due July 13, 2011 Capital Fund Community Facilities – FY 11 due July 21, 2011 Section 3 Coordinator Funding – due July 20, 2011 www. grants. gov http: //portal. hud. gov/hudportal/HUD? src=/program_offices /administration/grants/fundsavail (or, www. hud. gov, click I want to “apply for a grant” then “funds available”

And what about the rest of HUD? PIH Operating Fund Capital Fund – 1410 -Management Improvements CPD CDBG – 20% may go to supportive services Neighborhood Stabilization Program I, II and III Continuum of Care – where are the PHAs? Convert units/Partner with Supportive Housing? Rapid Re-Housing Program Multi-Family Housing Neighborhood Networks www. neighborhoodnetworks. org

FY 12 ? ? ? Administration Request $60 m – HCV FSS, $0 ROSS Merger of HCV and PH FSS? Inclusion of multi-family residents? $0 dedicated Service Coordination Funding? NOFA turnaround will be quick Obligations/Expenditures issues FUP (probably not) VASH? Homeless vouchers? What’s YOUR value added? Do you know?

A New Day at HUD: Inter-Agency Collaboration!! HUD is working on a number of Inter-Agency Agreements, many of which will be enormously beneficial to our PHAs. Anyone have information sharing agreements? 8

HUD-HHS With HRSA - Primary Care in Public Housing, connecting PHAs to local health clinics (FQHCs) With NHLBI-NIH, disseminating a “With Every Heartbeat is Life” curriculum to almost 20 HOPE VI sites. New Access Point Grants – CHCs are eligible applicants, but funding priority for serving special populations, including PHA residents (Nov 2010) Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) - (USDA, Treasury, HHS) – up to $10 million to CDCs for CED projects located in food deserts and designed to improve access to healthy, affordable foods. (due 7/11/11) – PH residents are a targeted group. http: //www. acf. hhs. gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011 -ACF-OCS-EE-0178/html? msource=healthyfood 9

HUD-HHS - Health DC-Baltimore & Bay Area Health Collaboratives Upcoming PA Health Collaborative (Fall, 2011) Asthma Interventions in Public and Multi-Family Housing (HUD funding apps due June 14) HUD/HHS Community Living Collaboration Addresses barriers to housing, services, workforce development, and need for additional service coordination staff for elderly/disabled

Youth Programs Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs www. findyouthinfo. gov Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Council www. juvenilecouncil. gov Federal Mentoring Council www. nationalservice. gov Youth In Transition – 30 state Task Forces – are you on yours? http: //www. solutionsdesk. ou. edu/ National Forum on Youth Violence (White House Initiative) 6 target cities – Detroit, Chicago, Memphis, Salinas, San Jose, Boston

Education Coordinating Housing with Education Campaign (upcoming) www. Great. Schools. org Gear Up - grants to state and local education agencies for college readiness starting with early childhood education (due 7/14/11) http: //www 2. ed. gov/programs/gearup/index. html Safe Routes to School – DOT – find your state coordinator - http: //safety. fhwa. dot. gov/saferoutes/

Department of Commerce BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY GRANT (BTOP) The nonprofit organization One Economy Corporation (www. one-economy. com) received $28. 5 million in BTOP grant money and $23 million in corporate matches to bring affordable broadband access and digital literacy training to over 150 housing developments across the country. To find out whethere is a possibility of working with One Economy, please go to: http: //www. oneeconomy. com/who-we-are/contact to find the office closest to you. To find other BTOP grantees near you with whom you may be able to collaborate: http: //www 2. ntia. doc. gov/awards; you can also do a search using key words by going here: http: //www. ntia. doc. gov/broadbandgrants/applications/sea rch. cfm As of September 2010, BTOP grants are still being announced on a rolling basis. 13

Public Housing Neighborhood Networks Program Technical assistance for Public Housing Neighborhood Networks (NN) grantees is available. www. neighborhoodnetworks. org Appropriations for the NN grant program have ended, however: Capital Funds may be used for the establishment and initial operation of a Neighborhood Networks center (under 1410 – Management Improvements) Operating Funds may be used for the continued operation of a Neighborhood Networks center Success Stories and Best Practices http: //lnshhq 05 w. hud. gov/NN/nn_news. nsf/websstories

HUD – Dept. of Labor Agreement PHAs and Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) should work together to identify training and employment opportunities associated with ARRA-funded capital improvement projects PHAs and contractors should list jobs (e. g. Section 3 jobs) with their local WIBs. Ongoing coordination between PHAs and WIBs See HUD-DOL Secretaries’ letter and FAQ on www. hud. gov/recovery Did you see it? Did you do anything? 15

HUD/DOL Job Corps: DOL has identified 8 “underenrolled” Job Corps sites; Field Offices and PHAs near those sites have been contacted. www. jobcorps. gov Youth. Build: Youth. Build is green! HUD is encouraging collaboration between YB and PHAs. www. youthbuild. org for 2011 grantees - http: //www. dol. gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA 20110737. htm Who’s Connected? Green Jobs Training DOL-ETA’s Pathways Out of Poverty Training Grant - PHAs were recommended partners and several collaborations with PHAs were awarded http: //www. dol. gov/opa/media/press/eta 20100039. htm 16

Department of Transportation NOFA offers HUD’s Community Challenge Planning Grants and Department of Transportation planning grants to state and local government entities. http: //portal. hud. gov/hudportal/HUD? src=/program_of fices/sustainable_housing_communities/HUDDOT_Community_Challenge_Grants

Department of Treasury Community Financial Access Pilot http: //www. treasury. gov/resource-center/financialeducation/Pages/default. aspx My. Money. Gov (the one stop shop for the federal government’s financial education resources) FLECNational. Network. org (comprised of financial literacy materials submitted by state and local governments and associations of these governments)

IRS HUD-IRS MOU on EITC http: //www. hud. gov/content/releases/hudirsagreement. pdf Establish VITA centers at or near PHAs; provide information and/or transportation to PHA residents to access VITA Centers

IDAs during EID – 24 CFR 960. 225(d) PHA's are permitted to offer public housing tenants who qualify for the EID the alternative of paying the full rent otherwise due, without the disallowance, and (42 U. S. C. A. § 1437 a (2003); 24 C. F. R. § 960. 255(d)) putting the increased rent attributable to the increase in earned income in an individual savings account Amounts deposited in ISAs may be withdrawn only for the purpose of purchasing a home, paying education costs of family members, moving out of public or assisted housing, or paying any other expense authorized by the PHA for the purpose of promoting the economic self-sufficiency of the resident. (24 C. F. R. § 960. 255(d)(3)) In the case of a lease breach or if the family moves out of public housing, the housing authority must pay the tenant the balance of the funds including interest but may retain an amount equal to any amount owed to the PHA. (24 C. F. R. § 960. 255(d)(6)) Whether a PHA offers an ISA is at its discretion and the decision whether to offer an ISA is one that should be reflected in the PHA annual plan documents. (See PHA Plans Template (HUD 50075), paragraph 4 A(1)d. , Available online at http: //www. hud. gov/offices/pih/pha/templates/ )

Choice Neighborhoods • PHAs, Cities, non-profit and for-profit developers may apply • Whole neighborhood, not just PH • Provision of services to encourage self-sufficiency, relocation assistance and tracking will continue to be important. • Coordination with Promise Neighborhoods at Department of Ed • Focus on coordination with other federal agencies such as Labor and Justice • Coordinating local resources. • www. hud. gov/cn • Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants – FY 11 due Aug 8 21

There’s More!! Resident Participation Funds ($25/unit) Section 3 Guidance on Community Service Requirement (PIH Notice 2009 -48, extended 2011 -11) Evaluation of/Guidance on Earned Income Disregard Evaluation of MTW innovations FSS Demonstration/Evaluation Project Re-Unite Fatherhood Initiative – Fathers Day 2011 Work Requirement/Preference Notice (PIH 2011 -33)

Resources Galore! Public Housing Newsletter http: //www. hud. gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/newslett er. cfm Resident Services Resources & Best Practices. Web Page http: //portal. hud. gov/hudportal/HUD? src=/program_ offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/hope 6/c ss/resources Upcoming PIH Notice on Collaborations for Quality of Life

State-by-state listing of online access-to-benefits Guide http: //www. cbpp. org/files/1 -14 -04 tanf. pdf n. VCM 100000 bf 01010 a. RCRD SNAP GEORGIA georgia. gov -- Division of Children and Family Services Policy Manuals/Materials (DFCS) (SNAP eligibility information in 11 languages) SNAP (searchable) CHIP http: //www. odis. dhr. state. ga. us/3000_fam/3420_food/MAN http: //www. peachcare. org/ 3420. doc Applications for Assistance TANF SNAP, TANF and Medicaid http: //dfcs. dhr. georgia. gov/DHR-DFCS/DHRDFCS_ Common. Files/10893209 Georgia_TANF_Plan. pdf (State Plan) http: //dfcs. dhr. georgia. gov/portal/site/DHS 15 http: //www. odis. dhr. state. ga. us/3000_fam/3390_tanf/TANF. DFCS/menuitem. 5 d 32235 bb 09 bde 9 a 50 c 8798 dd 03036 a 0/ ? vgnextoid=024 a 2 b 48 d 9 a 4 ff 00 Vg htm (Policy Manual) n. VCM 100000 bf 01010 a. RCRD (Application in 11 languages) Medicaid CHIP http: //dch. georgia. gov/00/channel_title/0, 2094, 31446711_80 466652, 00. html (State Plan) http: //www. peachcare. org/Guidelines. aspx Child Care Assistance Online Applications http: //dfcs. dhr. georgia. gov/portal/site/DHRDFCS/ SNAP, TANF and Medicaid menuitem. 83054 cda 1 a 084 d 2 f 7 da 1 df 8 dda 1010 a 0/? vgnextoid=b http: //compass. ga. gov 70 b 2 b 48 d 9 a 4 ff 00 Vgn CHIP VCM 100000 bf 01010 a. RCRD (State Plan) http: //www. peachcare. org/Guidelines. aspx Descriptive Program and Eligibility Information Program Data SNAP, TANF, Medicaid and Child Care Assistance SNAP, TANF and Medicaid http: //dfcs. dhr. georgia. gov/portal/site/DHSDFCS/ Annual Statistical Data (w/county totals) (2007 data) menuitem. 5 d 32235 bb 09 bde 9 a 50 c 8798 dd 03036 a 0/? vgnextoid http: //www. dfcsdata. dhr. state. ga. us/ =17 e 92 b 48 d 9 a 4 ff 00 Vg

Who’s doing it already? American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC) www. servicecoordinator. org National Resident Services Collaborative www. residentservices. org http: //residentservices. org/best-practices. asp Neighborworks Training – www. nw. org National Association of Residents in Affordable and Assisted Housing – www. narsaah. org National Center for Health in. Public Housing – www. healthandpublichousing. org Nan Mc. Kay – www. nanmckay. org PIC Consulting - www. picconsultingcompany. com Tennessee Community Assistance Corporation – www. tcac. org

Service Coordination Best Practices… Partnership, partnership Local foundation with dedicated supportive services fund Use your PCC to apply for grant funding to serve your residents PHA-affiliate non-profits BE ACTIVE in your community… Con Plan, Continuum of Care, etc. Program graduates as mentors

Organizational Culture HA is part of the community All staff is empowered to look for and initiate community connections Cross-train staff ED is involved with community decision-making CDBG/Consolidated Plan process Continuum of Care

Bloomington Housing Authority (IN) Mission To be integral to the community’s diverse cultural life and To administer public funds using available resources in a manner which will allow the Bloomington Housing Authority to offer a variety of affordable housing opportunities and supportive services that foster stability and self sufficiency through creative partnerships while servicing our customers with the highest level of professionalism and respect. http: //www. bhaindiana. net/

How? The city, organizations, universities, etc. are mandated to provide services to at-risk populations… You’ve got the people they’re looking for all in one place!

University Partnerships Use students at all levels to provide services Use students/interns to research and coordinate fundraising initiatives Community Colleges using HA space for classes Students/Interns to install/maintain computer labs If you have an MSW on staff, they can supervise MSW interns. (Be aware of licensing requirements)

University Partnerships Student Doctors, Nurses, Nutritionists Schools of Architecture & Urban Planning Theatre & Visual Arts programs for community history/engagement Social Work, Public Policy Culinary programs Legal Clinics – wills, power of attorney, etc. Community Engagement Office

Community Partnerships Banks/Credit Unions (Financial Literacy = BIG DEAL!!) City/State Dept of Health, Child & Family Services, etc. Local FQHCs Lion’s Club/Rotary/etc. City Neighborhood Improvement Grants Local Foundations USE YOUR FSS PROGRAM COORDINATING COMMITTEE (PCC)!!

Resident Association(s) Working with your RA(s) can reap great rewards Establish the RA as a 501(c)(3) When residents are involved, they know about the work you’re doing Residents know what they need and how to get other residents involved RAs can apply for ROSS-SC

For More Information – our team Youth/Youth in Transition – maria-lana. queen@hud. gov Prisoner Re-Entry & HUD/HHS Community Living Collaborative – Pamela. lawrence@hud. gov Section 3/DOL – Ronald. T. Ashford@hud. gov Health/Health Collaborative –Carol. payne@hud. gov With Every Heartbeat is Life –len. clay@hud. gov Neighborhood Networks/Broadband – dina. lehmann-kim@hud. gov General Collaboration Information anice. s. chenault@hud. gov