Transcript The Ties that Bind: Developing & Maintaining Lasting Partnerships Eboni E. Bryant Statewide Housing Director PA Department of Public Welfare 2010 PATH Grantee Meeting December 8-9, 2010

The Ties that Bind:
Developing & Maintaining
Lasting Partnerships
Eboni E. Bryant
Statewide Housing Director
PA Department of Public Welfare
2010 PATH Grantee Meeting
December 8-9, 2010
Housing Barriers
Top Housing Barriers
Housing Barriers:
Lack of affordable housing
Lack of accessible housing
Lack of integrated, community-based housing
Competition with individuals affected by the
foreclosure crisis
Reduced value of the Low Income Housing Tax
Credit (LIHTC)
Lack of general community supports to help a
person maintain housing
Insufficient housing for homeless individuals
Top Housing Barriers
Housing Barriers:
Various barriers to working with public housing
authorities statewide
Limited knowledge of how to access and
leverage county housing trust fund dollars
Limited coordination of funding resources for
housing/homelessness
Lack of communication among systems – local,
state, and federal
For individuals in institutions, limited staff
knowledge of how to connect consumers with
local housing resources
Collaborative Efforts
to Increase Housing
Opportunities in Pennsylvania
Project Based Operating Assistance
• Purpose:
The Project Based
Operating Assistance
(PBOA) Program
provides project-based
operating subsidies to
targeted rental units in
the community. The
target populations for
the Permanent
Supportive Housing
(PSH) units are
OMHSAS and County
priority consumers –
typically individuals
leaving or not needing
to be in institutional or
group settings.
• Partners:
DPW Office of Mental
Health and Substance
Abuse Services
County MH/MR Offices
& MH Housing
Specialists
PA Housing Finance
Agency
NHT Tenant Based Rental Assistance
• Purpose:
The Nursing Home
Transition Tenant Based
Rental Assistance (NHT
TBRA) program was
developed as a 24month bridge to a
permanent subsidy with
other housing partners,
including public housing
authorities. This
program is now statewide.
• Partners:
DPW Office of Long
Term Living
NHT Partners
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Regional Housing Coordinator Program
• Purpose:
Implemented in 2002,
the RHC Program was
designed to provide
technical assistance,
outreach, education,
training and
coordination between
service providers and
housing providers. Each
RHC serves as a single
point of contact for
technical assistance and
information related to
housing and services for
waiver eligible
consumers in that
region.
• Partners:
DPW - Office of Long
Term Living
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Self-Determination
Housing Project
Technical Assistance to PHAs
• Purpose:
The provision of
technical assistance to
public housing
authorities has helped
encourage PHAs to apply
for various types of
Housing Choice
Vouchers, including
HCVs for Non-Elderly
Persons with Disabilities
and Family Unification
Program Vouchers.
These vouchers assist
more vulnerable
individuals and families
gain access to housing
in the community.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
Public Housing
Authorities
Diana T. Myers &
Associates (consultant)
Technical Assistance
Collaborative
(consultant)
Regional Housing
Coordinators
Home Modification & Assistive Technology
• Purpose:
This initiative is one of
several programs that
OLTL and PHFA jointly
administer to reduce
service gaps between
providers of affordable
housing and housing
information and social
services entities. Funded
since 2008-09, its focus
has been on improving
the service delivery
infrastructure for Home
Modifications as well as
serving as a funder of
last resort.
• Partners:
PA Housing Finance
Agency
DPW - Office of Long
Term Living
Local Lead Agency Program
• Purpose:
Local Lead Agencies
(LLAs) help bridge the
gap between housing
providers and the
service systems in a
community. LLAs help
address concerns that
exist with housing lowand extremely lowincome tenants, and
support developers and
property managers who
endeavor to provide
housing opportunities.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
PA Housing Finance Agency
Regional Housing
Coordinators
Diana T. Myers &
Associates (consultant)
Technical Assistance
Collaborative (consultant)
State Supportive Housing Award
• Purpose:
The annual Housing
Award recognizes
successful initiatives
and honors the
leadership and
dedication of individuals
and organizations who
increase housing
opportunities in
Pennsylvania.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
DPW - Office of Long
Term Living
PA Department of Aging
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Individuals and
Organizations Statewide
Affordable Housing Training Program
• Purpose:
To identify and address
statewide housing
training needs with the
goal of expanding
affordable accessible
housing opportunities
for low and moderate
income families and
individuals with
disabilities. The focus is
affordable, accessible
rental housing, with
limited information on
homeownership.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
PA Housing Finance Agency
PA Department of
Community & Economic
Development
PA Department of Aging
Over 20 statewide housing
& service agencies
(Advisory Committee)
Individuals & Organizations
Statewide
PA Affordable Housing Locator Service
• Purpose:
To ensure individuals
and service providers
have online access to
information on
affordable and
accessible rental
housing,
homeownership, and
disaster housing
opportunities statewide,
as well as call center
support, if needed.
• Partners:
PA Housing Finance Agency
PA Department of Public
Welfare
PA Department of Aging
PA Emergency Management
Agency
PA Department of
Community & Economic
Development
Housing providers statewide
OCYF Housing Initiative
• Purpose:
Implemented in 44
counties, the Housing
Initiative funds are
designed to meet the
housing needs for
dependent and
delinquent children and
youth to (1) Prevent
children from entering
out of home placement;
(2) Facilitate the
reunification of children
with their families; and
(3) Facilitate transition
of youth aging out of
placement.
• Partners:
DPW - Office of Children
Youth and Families
County Children & Youth
Offices
Public Housing Authorities
Other local housing
providers
Total Senior Care Initiative
• Purpose:
• Partners:
The “Total Senior Care”
Initiative was conceived to
help rectify the imbalance
in the oversupply of
nursing facility beds and
the undersupply of
alternative housing and
service opportunities. The
initiative accomplishes this
by (1) providing incentives
for providers to reduce
their bed complement, and
(2) providing capital
investment in the form of
lower cost loans to HCBS
start-ups and reconfigured
nursing homes.
DPW Office of LongTerm Living
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
• Purpose:
Recently, a new state
requirement of the LIHTC
program was
established: 10% of
LIHTC units are to be
set-aside for persons at
or below 20% of the area
median income, with half
of those units being
accessible. This assures
that those with low
incomes and who need
accessibility features
have access to affordable
and accessible housing.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Housing developers
Local Lead Agencies
Local supportive
services agencies
HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance
• Purpose:
HOME funds are used to
augment and expand
the target population
for the rental assistance
program. These funds
were committed to
provide an immediate
subsidy for people with
disabilities on the
Housing Choice Voucher
waiting list. Just like
the NHT TBRA program,
HOME TBRA serves as a
temporary subsidy for
the applicant until they
receive the Housing
Choice Voucher.
• Partners:
PA Department of
Community & Economic
Development
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Local supportive
services agencies
Money Follows the Person Demonstration
• Purpose:
Enacted by the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005, and
extended by the Quality,
Affordable Health Care for
All Americans Act of 2010,
the MFP Rebalancing
Demonstration is part of a
comprehensive, coordinated
strategy to assist states in
making widespread changes
to their long-term care
systems. Transitioning
consumers from institutions
to community living is the
primary goal of the program.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
NHT Coordinators
Regional Housing
Coordinators
Provider organizations
statewide
Housing organizations
statewide
Continuum of Care
• Purpose:
The Continuum of Care
planning process is multifaceted. It includes assisting
in the application for
funding for regional/local
homeless programs
(including the Supportive
Housing, Shelter Plus Care,
and Single Room Occupancy
Programs), establishing the
state’s strategic plan to end
homelessness, and advising
the PA Housing Advisory
Committee on issues
regarding homelessness.
Recent efforts have resulted
in strategies to prevent
institutionalization.
• Partners:
PA Department of Public
Welfare
PA Department of
Community & Economic
Development
PA Housing Finance
Agency
Department of
Education
Department of Health
Department of Military
& Veterans Affairs
Veterans Administration
Regional Homeless
Advisory Boards
Barriers to Collaboration
Barriers to Collaboration
• Top Barriers
The housing barriers
Severe budget cuts at state level
Increased homeless population
Increased need for housing
Limited staff time & resources
Lack of information flow
Staff turnover
Overcoming Barriers
to Collaboration
Overcoming Barriers
• Overcoming Barriers to Collaboration:
Acknowledgement of the Problem & Barriers
Benchmark-Setting
Commitment of Stakeholders
Dedicated Staff
Engagement of Stakeholders
Flow of Information
Questions??
Contact Information
Eboni E. Bryant
Statewide Housing Director ▪ PA Department of Public Welfare
330C Health & Welfare Building ▪ Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 265-8446 ▪ Fax: (717) 772-2062
Email: [email protected]