Transcript Linkages and New Mexico’s Supportive Housing Initiative

A Home of Their Own
An Report on New Mexico’s
Supportive Housing Initiatives
May 28, 2009
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Housing Presentation
Agenda
I.
Long Range Supportive Housing Plan Goals
and Accomplishments
II.
Linkages and Transitions Program Updates
III. Opportunities and Challenges
V.
Q&A
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Array of Housing Situations
Homelessness and Homelessness Prevention
(via McKinney-Vento Continuum of Care Funds,
Emergency Shelter Grants)
Transitional Housing
(McKinney-Vento Continuum of Care Funds,
VA Per Diem Grant Programs )
Permanent Supportive Housing
(Linkages, Transitions, VASH, etc.)
Low Income Subsidized Rental Housing
(Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, FUP, Public Housing,
Sec 811/ 202 / 515 Housing)
Market Rate Rental Housing
Home Ownership
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Purposes of New Mexico
Supportive Housing Plan
Conduct a Statewide needs assessment and research of
best practices
Expand knowledge of supportive housing issues,
programs and policies
Advocate at the state level to influence state housing
policies for vulnerable populations
Encourage development of the capacity of supportive
housing development organizations
Increase capacity of support services resources and
organizations
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Ten Year Goals of the
New Mexico Supportive Housing Plan
Develop 5,000 Units of Supportive
Housing
Goal 1: Create Local Supportive Housing Partnerships
Goal 2: Create a ‘ Pipeline’ of Supportive Housing Units
Goal 3: Create Rental Assistance Opportunities
Goal 4: Develop Best Practices for Housing Supports and
Services
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Preliminary Accomplishments of Goals of
New Mexico Supportive Housing Plan
Develop 5,000 Units of Supportive Housing
Goal
Accomplishments
Create Local Supportive
Housing Partnerships
Developed Partnerships with LC-4, San Miguel, Mora and
Guadalupe; LC-5 Roswell, Lea and Chaves Counties; LC 11
Farmington/San Juan County
Create a ‘ Pipeline’ of
Supportive Housing
Units
Bonus points for supportive housing in tax credit projects in
2009 Qualified Action Plan (QAP) – project 26 units statewide
in 2009 LIHTC awards; provided financial support to
housing developers for 58 units of supportive housing
Create Rental Assistance
Opportunities
Rec’d/Applied for VASH, FUP, (future Mainstream voucher
program); 30 Linkages and 20 Transitions vouchers;
creating Section 8 HCV data base; supported creation of
Regional Housing Authorities legislation
Develop Best Practices
for Housing Supports
and Services
Analyzing effective usage of CCSS for Supportive Housing
and making recommendations for Provider Training;
initiating Local Lead Agency concept; held Supportive
Housing Spring Roundtable;
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Supportive Housing Investments
Behavioral Health Collaborative
Uses
Housing Pre-Development
Fund
Annual
Recurring
Allocation
$400,000
2007
Legislative
Appropriation
Linkages Supportive Housing
Program:
$ 350,000
$ 300,000 Rental Vouchers
$ 50,000 Non-Profit Support
Services
2007
Legislative
Transitions Supportive
Housing Program:
$ 169,000 Rental Vouchers
CYFD Staff and CCSS Staff
Housing Development
Program
Appropriation
$ 167,000
CYFD
$ 92,167
BHSD
Accomplishments
Created 23 supportive housing units
in 2 projects in Albuquerque and
Santa Fe (using portion of funds)
Houses 30 homeless, or at risk of,
persons with severe mental illness in
Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Silver City
area
Houses 20 youth ages 18 – 21 who are
transitioning from the juvenile justice
system or aging out of foster care in
Albuquerque
Funds invested in 25 supportive
housing units in 2 projects in Las
Vegas and Gallup
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Community Reinvestment Fund Investments
Area
Year Funded
Program
Funded
Community Partners
Amount
Farmington
2008-09
San County Rental
Assistance Project
[6 months rental
assistance for
10 persons ]
San Juan County
Methamphetamine
Pilot Project, Total
Behavioral Health, SJ
Co Partnership
$20,005
Las Cruces
2008-09
Housing First
[Operating Costs
15 unit facility]
Mesilla Valley
Community of Hope
$ 71,386
Socorro
2009-10
Bridge Rental
Assistance
[20 persons]
Socorro Mental
Health, Inc. ; Socorro
Public Housing
Authority
$100,000
Santa Fe
2009-10
Bridge Rental
Assistance
[15 persons]
St. Elizabeth Shelter;
The Life Link/SF Co
Housing Authority
$175,000
Bridge Rental
Assistance
[20 – 30 persons]
Southwest
Counseling, Inc;
Las Cruces Housing
Authority
$287,000
Bridge Rental
Assistance
[6 – 8 persons]
The Life Link;
Santa Fe County
Housing Authority
$176,000
Las Cruces
2009-10
Santa Fe
2009-10
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Goals of the Two State-Funded
Housing Programs
Linkages and Transitions
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•
Develop community support and receptivity
for Housing First model
Determine financial resources needed for:
– housing subsidies
– support services
•
Determine policies, practices changes in
service delivery system
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Linkages Program Status
•
Began February 2008
•
All 30 vouchers are being utilized with high demand
for more vouchers; low consumer turnover
•
Reaching the ‘hardest to serve’
•
Supportive Housing is cost effective
•
Forging successful partnerships between Housing
Administrators & Services Agencies
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Transitions Program Status
• Began November 2007
• Currently 15 youth with housing vouchers
• Provides access to affordable, stable housing
• Youth input into program design & implementation
• Challenges with positive peer supports/relationships
• Challenges for Youth age 21 – housing and services?
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Positioning New Mexico
for Strategic Opportunities
•
Leverage Federal and State Resources
(2008 Housing & Economic Recovery Act, ARRA Federal
Stimulus, and Sec 811 legislation )
•
Develop the capacity of housing development and
support services organizations
•
Develop partnerships with MFA, Public Housing
Authorities, HUD, CAAs, CHDOs, and Local
Collaboratives
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ARRA Federal Stimulus Housing Funds
Available to New Mexico
Gap financing to support more Affordable Housing Tax
Credit Projects (MFA)
• $ 13,876,558
Extension of rental subsidies for expiring federal funded
affordable housing projects (HUD)
• $ 5,592,108
Neighborhood Stabilization Program for acquiring and
rehabilitating foreclosed properties (MFA)
• $19,5,000,000 minimum
Public Housing Capital Funds to rehabilitate existing public
housing complexes (HUD)
• $ 9,313,573
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing for
short and medium term rental assistance, utilities &
deposits
• $8,585,909
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Next Steps and Challenges
Creating an effective
Statewide support
services delivery system
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Putting the ‘Supports’
in Supportive Housing
Provide a individualized array of
support services and
independent living skills building
in three areas:
•
Making good housing choices and overcoming
obstacles to obtaining subsidized housing
•
Moving into housing – securing furniture and
household goods, paying deposits & utilities,
orienting to new home and community services, etc.
•
Remaining and maintaining their housing
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Putting the ‘Supports’
in Supportive Housing
CCSS Services using recovery and resiliency model
include:
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•
•
Assist persons in their housing search and application
process; and, making reasonable accommodations and
modifications
Ensure 24/7 supportive services to help consumers in
crisis
Provide ongoing supportive services to resolve issues,
teach problem solving and prevent eviction
– Pay rent and utilities timely
– Maintain apartment according to lease
requirements
– Communicate effectively with landlords &
neighbors
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Relationship of Core Services Agencies (CSA) and
Local Lead Agencies (LLAs) for Supportive Housing
CSA
24/7
Crisis
Services
Building
Natural
Supports
Independent Living
Skills Building
Clinical Home
Care Coordination
for recovery & resiliency
via CCSS
Symptom
& Medication
Management
Affiliation
agreement
Behavioral Health Services
(Substance Abuse &
Mental Health)
Psychiatric evaluations
& enhanced assessment
LLA
Supportive
Housing
Pre-screens housing tenants;
Maintains wait list;
Liaison between
Housing providers and CSA
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Housing Challenges for
Persons with Disabilities*
Area
SSI
Monthly
Payment
% of SSI for
1 Bedroom
NLIHC
Housing
Wage
Albuquerque
$ 637
93.6%
$11.46
Farmington
$ 637
79.1%
$ 9.69
Las Cruces
$ 637
77.9%
$9.54
Santa Fe
$ 637
119.8%
$14.67
NonMetropolitan
$ 637
72.5%
$8.88
* Priced Out in 2008, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
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Supportive Housing Information
Behavioral Health Collaborative Web site
http://www.bhc.state.nm.us/pdf/SupportHouseInfo.pdf
• Supportive Housing and Housing First Fact Sheet
• New Mexico Long Term Supportive Housing Plan
• PBS ‘Home At Last’ video, provides a first hand
look at the Pathways Housing First model
• Transitions Program, CYFD Permanent Supportive
Housing video
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Discussion and Questions
Review and Approval:
Proposed 2009-2010 Work Plan of
Housing Leadership Group
Contact Information
Janie McGuigan, Supportive Housing Coordinator
New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative
Human Services Department
[email protected]
505-222-4522
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