Transcript Centers for Independent Living Housing Planning and Advocacy

Centers for Independent Living
Housing Planning and Advocacy
Disability Commission Meeting
June 18, 2009
Maureen Hollowell, Coordinator,
Virginia Association of Centers for
Independent Living
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Centers for Independent Living
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Consumer controlled
Community based
Cross disability
Nonresidential
Private, nonprofit
Designed and controlled by people
with disabilities
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Four Core Services
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Peer mentoring
Independent living skills training
Advocacy
Information and referral
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State Plan
for Independent Living
• Developed by the Statewide
Independent Living Council
• Collaboration with Department of
Rehabilitative Services
• Three year plan
• Planning and assistance for the
provision of independent living
services
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SPIL, Goal 2
• Work in conjunction with the Office of
Community Integration to assist in
implementing the housing and
transportation initiatives identified in
the Cross Governmental Strategic Plan
to Assure Continued Community
Integration of Virginians with
Disabilities and the Money Follows the
Person Demonstration
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Strategic Plan to Assure Continued
Community Integration of Virginian’s
with Disabilities
• Goals and Action Plans
• Developed by
– Community Integration Implementation
Team
– Community Integration Advisory
Commission
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CIL Activities in Support of the
SPIL and Strategic Plan
• Promote awareness of Money Follows
the Person
• Develop relationships with local
housing planners to enhance the
knowledge of housing planners about
the needs of people with disabilities
• Advocate for housing options for
people transitioning out of institutions
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Planning Responsibilities
• Public Housing Agencies
• Consolidated Plans
– Community Development Block Grants
– HOME
– Emergency Shelter Grants
– Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
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New Section 8 Vouchers
• Approximately 4,000 nationwide
available later this year for nonelderly
people with disabilities
• CILs offering PHAs data and assistance
to support submission of a proposal
• CILs educating PHAs about importance
of applying for new Section 8 vouchers
for people transitioning with MFP
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New CDBG Funds
• $1billon nationwide
• Approximately $16 million to Virginia
• CILs contacted local entities
responsible for CDBG funds to express
the need to use some of these funds
for housing needs of people with
disabilities
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Money Follows the Person
• Centers for Independent Living
– Workshops about MFP provided to people
with disabilities, nursing home and other
institutional staff, community service
providers
– Dissemination of Money Follows the
Person information
– Outreach to residents of nursing homes
– Collaboration with DMAS to develop an
appropriate MFP Demonstration project
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Housing Barriers
• Need for affordable, accessible
housing
• Average monthly income of $674
• Placement and continuation in a
nursing home because no other
housing available
• Lack of adequate federal funds for
Section 8 housing vouchers
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Minimum Data Sets (MDS)
• Federally mandated assessment of
residents in nursing homes
• Quality indicators and planning info
• Item Q1a: Resident expresses/indicates
preference to return to the community
• 6,621 people want to leave (966 are
nonelderly people with disabilities)
• 28,869 people in nursing homes (4,618
nonelderly people with disabilities)
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Other Data Sources
• Comprehensive Housing Affordability
Strategy (CHAS)
• American Community Survey
• US Census data
• Virginia’s MFP Demonstration Project
• VBPD Biennial Assessment
• PHA Section 8 waiting lists
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CILs Also Provide
• Training on the Fair Housing Act to people
with disabilities, local housing planners and
providers, landlords
• Analysis and comments on the PHA 5-year
and annual plans
• Analysis and comments on the Consolidated
Plans and annual action plans
• Info and support to people with disabilities so
they can participate in these planning
processes and comment on the plans
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Housing Priorities
• Separate services from housing
• Increase availability of Section 8 vouchers
• Use Auxiliary Grants to support
integrated accessible housing
• Establish a process to identify people
institutionalized primarily because of the
lack of affordable housing
• Focus on people with disabilities who
have extremely low income
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