Study Session

February 2, 2010

Kitsap RegionalCoordinating Council

Affordable Housing for All Grant Program

(2060)

Homeless Housing Assistance Act Grant Program

(2163)

• Review Programs

~ Homeless Housing Assistance Act Grant Program (2163): 3 Cycles Complete

~ Affordable Housing for All Grant Program (2060): 7 Cycles Complete

• State & Federal Trends

• Questions

Topics

• Established by 2005 Washington legislation

• $10 document recording surcharge; 60% for local program

• Legislative Goal: Reduce Homelessness by 50% in 10 years in Washington State

• Mandated local Homeless Housing Program to reduce homelessness

• Allowable uses: Locally determined

Homeless Housing Assistance Act (2163)

Local Homeless Housing Program

Required Components:

1) Annual Homeless Census: Point-in-Time Count

2) Local Homeless Housing Grant Program

3) 10-Year Homeless Housing Plan

4) Homeless Data Collection: Homeless Management Information System

• 2007: ESSHB 1359

• Revised and recodified the 2060 (AHFA) and 2163 (HHAA) legislation.

• Added an additional $8 document recording surcharge

• 90% of each new $8 to go to local Homeless Housing Grant Programs

Additional Legislation

• 2009: ESSHB 2331

• Adds $20 to document recording surcharge, 60% to counties

• Increases surcharge for 4 years only

• To be distributed and administered through the existing Homeless Housing Grant Program in each county

Additional Legislation

Homelessness Stakeholders

Local Communities(Local Governments)

(KRCC)

Continuum of Care Coalition

Homeless and At-Risk Households

Housing Funding Leadership

Group

Continuum of Care Coalition Memorandum of Understanding

• Network of Kitsap agencies providing housing and services to low income and/or homeless

• Collaborative planning for countywide and federal Affordable Housing Programs

St. Vincent de PaulKitsap Mental Health ServicesDept. of Veterans AffairsDSHS – Bremerton CSOKit. City Div. of Aging/LT CareBremerton Housing AuthorityCatholic Community ServicesPeninsula Community HealthAgape UnlimitedKitsap Community ResourcesHousing Resources BoardStandUp for KidsMax Hale CenterKitsap City Behavioral HealthThe Salvation ArmyBremerton FoodlineKitsap County Consolidated Hsg. Auth.One Church One FamilyHelpline House – Bainbridge Isl.Kitsap County Block Grant ProgramHabitat for Humanity of KitsapEmployment Security DepartmentUnited Way of Kitsap

Homeless Housing Program • Technical Advisory body to

KRCC

• Prepare & recommend Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan

• Coordinates Annual Census: Point-in-Time Homeless Count

• Develops recommendations for annual funding priorities

CoCC Members

Housing Funding Leadership GroupHomeless Housing Plan:

“The Leadership Task Force on Homelessness will be charged with working with the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition to develop annual community priorities for implementation of this plan, balancing emergent priorities & long-term needs.”

• Called for in Homeless Housing Plan

• Formed in late 2009

• Management-level participation

• Members: Agencies/Programsthat are conduits for housing funding to Kitsap

• Provides “big picture” expertise

• Work with CoCC to develop Funding Priorities

Kurt Wiest Executive Director Bremerton Housing Authority

Jennifer Laslovitch (interim)Asset Manager Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority

Bonnie TuftsProgram ManagerKitsap CDBG

Marie VilaProgram ManagerBremerton CDBG6

Larry EyerExecutive DirectorKitsap Community Resources

Kirsten Jewell Program ManagerKRCC Housing Grant Programs

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1) Homeless Count

• Annual voluntary census of homeless• Gathering specific required information• Coordinated by Continuum of Care Coalition• Project Connect: Services Fair• Recent Count: January 28-29, 2010

• 2009 Count: 937 Homeless in Kitsap 1/3 Children (275) 31% increase over 2008

Highlights of Guiding Principles

• Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council as governing body

• Continuum of Care Coalition as Technical Advisory body

• Application Review Committee of peers

• Provision for multi-year awards

• Program Review every 3 years, concurrent with AHFA program (next one: 2011)

2) Homeless Housing Grant Program

Application Review CommitteeHomeless Housing Program Guiding Principles:

“The Council Board will appoint an Application Review Committee, not including any agency that intends to apply for that year's funding, and including a representative of the Kitsap County Auditor’s office. The Application Review Committee will review funding applications and prepare a recommendation for the Council Board’s consideration. The recommendation may include options or a single set of recommended projects.”

• May be drawn from CoCC members or larger community

• Appointed by KRCC Board

• Provides technical expertise

• Peer review of projects

• Advisory to the KRCC Board

• Non-applicants for current cycle

Joanne Tews Executive DirectorHelpline House

Deb HowardFormer Manger of Family Services Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority

Jennifer HardisonExecutive DirectorSouth Kitsap Helpline

Jennifer GreenFormer Executive DirectorKitsap Community Foundation

Anna Wilderbuer Administrative Services ManagerAuditor, Kitsap County

2009

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KRCC awards grants

Grant Application Process

ARC reviews applications & makes funding recommendations

CoCC recommends priorities

KRCC adopts priorities & appoints ARC

ARC holds Bidders Conference for applicants

Grant applications to ARC

Allowable Uses of FundsFrom the 2163 Legislation:Eligible activities under the local plans include:

(a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;(b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for

formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;

(c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;

(d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;

(e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;

(f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;(g) Development and management of local homeless plans including homeless

census data collection; identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals;

(h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; and

(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.

Allowable Uses of FundsFrom the 2163 Legislation:Eligible activities under the local plans include:

(a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;

(b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;

(c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;

(d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;

(e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;

(f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;(g) Development and management of local homeless plans including

homeless census data collection; identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals;

(h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; and

(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.

(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for

funding in the local plan.

Funding Priorities:2009 Cycle

1) Case Management, Outreach & Key Supportive Services 2) Programs Reducing Risk of Homelessness (e.g. emergency rental or mortgage assistance)

3) Programs Removing Barriers to Obtaining Housing (e.g. financial assistance)

4) Other Homelessness Prevention Services

Recommended by HFLG & CoCC

& approved by Executive

Board

Kitsap’s 10-Year Homeless Housing Plan

Consolidated Plan for Kitsap County

Kitsap Continuum of Care Identification of Homeless Needs

• 3 Grant Cycles:

• Average available to distribute annually, starting with 2011 Cycle: (including additional funds collected through HB 1359 and HB 2331 legislation)

Homeless Housing Grant Program

Awarded $2,236,690

Estimated

$1.1 M

3) Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan

• Updated through CoCC process during 2008• Slated for approved by KRCC Executive Board:

February 2, 2009• Goal: Reduce Homelessness in Kitsap County by

50% between 2005 and 2015 • Full text available at www.kitsapregionalcouncil.org/housing

• All Strategies & Activities listed in Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan are eligible for grant funding.

• Every grant request should fall under a specific Strategy or Activity in Plan.

4) HMIS

• Compliance with the Kitsap Homeless Management Information System is required for all projects receiving grant funding

• KRCC manages contract with State to oversee Kitsap HMIS

• Agencies must collect the HUD-required data points

• July 2009: all required agencies compliant• Next Step: Data Sharing between Kitsap

agencies 1st County in State to Implement

Data Sharing!

• Established by 2002 Washington legislation

• $10 document recording surcharge

• ILA forged between County & Cities

• Mandated countywide grant program for low income housing projects (below 50% of median income)

• Allowable uses: Capital and O&M

Affordable Housing for All(2060)

• KRCC as governing body

• Continuum of Care Coalition as Technical Advisory body

• Application Review Committee from CoCC

• Provision for multi-year awards

• Allowable uses to full extent of legislation

• Funds Distribution: O&M vs. Capital Awards

• Program Review in 2005 & every 3 years

Highlights of Guiding Principles

AHFA Allowable Uses of Funds2060 Legislation Language:

Uses of these local funds are limited to:

(a) Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income;

(b) Supporting building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects ((built with)) eligible to receive* housing trust funds, that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses;

(c) Rental assistance vouchers for housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, to be administered by a local public housing authority or other local organization that has an existing rental assistance voucher program, consistent with the United States department of housing and urban development's section 8 rental assistance voucher program standards; and

(d) Operating costs for emergency shelters and licensed overnight youth shelters.

*Denotes change due to 2163 legislation.

• 7 Grant Cycles: Total Awarded:• Available each year to distribute:

• Available funds trending down

Affordable Housing for All

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Grant Cycle

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$280,000 - $350,000

$3,221,793

X (State projected annual $ available)

Programs ComparedAffordable Housing

Grant ProgramHomeless Housing

Grant Program

Application Review Committee

CoCC Members Community Members

Cycle Timeline July - December January - June

Program Goal Increase/support low-income housing

Decrease homelessness by 50%

Allowable Uses 4 uses defined in legislation

Determined locally

in 10-Year Plan

Benchmarks/

State Reporting

None yet Homeless Count

10-Year Plan

Annual Report

Generally:

• De-categorization of funding streams

• Consolidation & streamlining of programs

• Requirements for increased coordination of service delivery

• Focus on best practices and evidence-based solutions

• Centralized reporting of outcomes

State & Federal Funding Trends

Specifically:

• Coordinated Intake & Assessment Requirements

• State Consolidated Homeless Program

• Reporting shifting to HMIS

• State expectation that counties will use 2331 funds to transition to new paradigm to serve homeless

State & Federal Funding Trends

Getting from Here to There

• Commitment by Kitsap County & KRCC elected officials and community service providers to focus funding and efforts on new model of housing & service delivery

• Plan for implementing transition to new model Set Aside for 2010 Study

• Alignment of funding and efforts to new model

• Reporting compliance

Program Administration• Improvements to Grant Program, Homeless

Housing Plan, and HMIS• Provide countywide overview perspective• Continue to explore opportunities for integrating

local grant programs• Identify elements that affect jurisdictional

planning (e.g. ADU’s) for CPPs• RFP for Study on Homeless Housing & Service

Delivery• Monitor implications of state grant program

consolidation• Program Review: 2011

Upcoming 2 – 3 Years

HHAA ~ 2010 Cycle

Coming Up for KRCC Board. . .

• Set Funding Priorities ~ February 2010 Board Meeting

• Application Review Committee Appointments ~ March 2010 Board Meeting

• Discussion of Creating a KRCC Housing Sub-BoardMarch 2010 Board Meeting

Program Oversight

Kirsten JewellHousing Grant Programs

Project Coordinator

Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council

(360) 377-4900

kirsten@kitsapregionalcouncil.org

Kitsap RegionalCoordinating Council