Housing Authority of Bowling Green

1. Housing Authority of Bowling Green Abraham Williams, Executive Director (270) 843-6071 Email: awilliams@habg.org www.habg.org

2. Four thoughts!! • #1: Dream Big! • #2: “Every wall is a door.” Ralph Waldo Emerson • #3: Opposition or Opportunity • #4: Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve” Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. About Us….. • Have 598 Public Housing Units in 5 different developments • 65% of Households led by women • 1,413 residents • Residents Age • Under 18 41% • 18-34 21% • 35-54 19% • 55 and over 19% • Resident Ethnicity • African American 429 • Eastern European 105 • Caucasian 330 • African Immigrant 214 • Asian 145 • Multi-Racial 32 • Hispanic 77 • Middle Eastern 81

4. Earned Income • Purchase/Renovation of homes for resale • Renovated and sold over 130 homes • Purchase existing homes at foreclosure or on the market • Use maintenance staff and local contractors to renovate • Resale to public housing residents or other low income residents • Profit $5,000 - $10,000 per house

5. Rental Opportunities • Rental Houses • Currently have 3 homes • 1 is rented on fair market and 2 are Section 8 rentals • Learning Center Rental • $150 per day • 10,000 sq. ft. facility is equipped with classroom and office space, a kitchen and 2 computer labs with 20 desktop computers. • Oldham Center at Ft. Webb • Community Room rental available for $150 per day • Long-term lease with a local church - $600 per month • Delafield Community Center • Rented to local church for $1,800 per month

6. Rental Opportunities • Section 202 property – Ft. Webb Manor • Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly grant in the amount of $3,811,300 to build 36 senior adult patio units. Units built in 2011 • 100% occupied • Ft. Webb Manor Phase II • 20 units – 16 one bedroom & 4 two bedroom • $1,000,000 CDBG grant • $1,800,000 line of credit @ 2.5% for 30 years • Rental Rates • 1 bedroom - $555 • 2 bedroom - $675

7. Rental Opportunities • Garvin House • 4,000 square foot 2 story home, horse barn, outhouse and additional acres • Home used for retreats, family reunions, birthday parties, weddings, etc. • $300 per day rental fee • Bride and Groom rooms available for $25 a day

8. Business Activity • Cabinet Construction • Construction of cabinets for homes and other housing authorities • Also make clocks, trays, benches, etc. • 3 employees • Can do small & large jobs ranging in prices

9. Additional Programs & Services • After-School/Summer Program • Served over 220 youth 2018-current • Participants pay $30 per semester for the school year • Cost for Summer: • 1 student resident – $85 • 1 student non-resident - $105 • 2 students resident - $105 • 2 students non-resident - $165 • Employees Part-time tutors • 4 during school year & 13 during summer program • Mainly WKU students • America Reads • Federal Work Study program that provides tutoring services to elementary age students • Funding provided by United Way of Southern Kentucky • Receives $50,000 • PILOT – Payment in Lieu of Taxes • This is the tax money the Housing Authority would have paid for property taxes. • Receives $44,000 each year • Annual ROAST & Toast Fundraiser • Raised over $100,000 each of the last 2 years • Annual Budget of $175,000

10. Additional Programs & Services • REACH HIGHER • Welfare to Work Program • Funded by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Receive $597,568 per year • Provides funds for car repairs, insurance, work related clothing, etc. • Creates opportunities for participants to enhance personal abilities, assist with overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency, move into the workforce, retain employment, and ultimately remove participants from welfare • 6 months of paid job skills training at $7.25 per hour for 30 hours per week • Provides Indirect Funds

11. Additional Programs & Services • Warren Co. Public Library • Rents a building on site at our Gordon Ave. complex for library space • Parker Bennett Community Center • Lease to City of Bowling Green • $1 per year for 20 years • Provides services to youth in the community • Outdoor basketball court for the community • Recent renovation of $200,000 paid for by the City of Bowling Green

12. Additional Programs & Services • Community Gardens/Greenhouse • Currently 30 families with plots • Residents pay $25 per plot • Working with Warren County Conservation District to expand • Prints of Peace T-shirt Shop • Provides screen printing to the community • Received $30,000 from local church for the renovation • Cost range from $6 - $15 per shirt • Cost depends on t-shirt, color of ink, etc.

13. Additional Programs & Services • Partners with Independence Bank, Rotary Club, AmeriCops and many other local organization • Tempur+Searly donates the mattresses each year • Provide frame, bedding, pillows, books, household items, etc. for each bed delivered • Delivered over 180 beds in 4 years

14. Mobile Grocery • Main Development is listed as a food desert by the USDA • Partnered with local churches and other community organizations • Warren Co. Public Schools donated a school bus • Refurbished 34 passenger bus with shelves, generator, cooler, freezer, AC, etc. The bus makes stops in neighborhoods who are labeled a food desert or are low-income. • Cost to rehab bus & garage was approximately $35,000 • Fundraisers included – Sponsorship Lunch and Lip Sync Battle • Raised approximately $25,000 • Received grant from United Way for $15,000 • Used to purchase food and stock bus