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San Diego Housing Commission National Alliance to End Homelessness – Partnering with Public Housing Authorities February 22, 2019. Lisa Jones Senior Vice President Homeless Housing Innovations Department. SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations About the San Diego Housing Commission.
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San Diego Housing Commission National Alliance to End Homelessness – Partnering with Public Housing Authorities February 22, 2019 Lisa Jones Senior Vice President Homeless Housing Innovations Department
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations About the San Diego Housing Commission • SDHC’s Mission: • Provide affordable, safe, and quality homes for low- and moderate-income families and individuals in the City of San Diego and to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for the families that SDHC serves. • An award-winning, state-chartered public housing agency created in 1979, SDHC performs three major program functions to create affordable housing opportunities: • Federal rental housing assistance provider for more than 15,000 low-income households annually. • Partner to address homelessness • Affordable housing developer, investor and lender San Diego Housing Commission Slide #2
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Homelessness Programs Budget San Diego Housing Commission Slide #3
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Rental Housing Vouchers • July 1, 2010: As a Moving to Work (MTW) agency, SDHC became one of the initial public housing agencies in the nation to receive approval from HUD to use its federal rental housing voucher funding to provide long-term housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. • Out of SDHC’s approximately 15,000 rental housing vouchers funded by HUD, more than 4,000 are committed to addressing homelessness, including: • developments pending construction completion; and • vouchers awarded through HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, SDHC’s homelessness action plan. • The estimated annual value of these vouchers exceeds $37 million. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #4
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Rental Housing Vouchers (Continued) • SDHC – Housing Choice Voucher Rental Assistance • Project-Based Housing Vouchers • Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers • Local Nontraditional Programs • Monarch School Project • SDSU Guardians Scholars Program • SDHC Moving On San Diego Housing Commission Slide #5
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Financing Permanent Supportive Housing • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) – Vouchers and Development Loans • November 2014 – June 2018: • $32.7 Million awarded toward the development of 475permanent supportive housing units • September 4, 2018: • PSH NOFA released – $20 Million and 525 housing vouchers Talmadge Gateway 59 PSH Units for Seniors Grand Opening: July 27, 2017 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #6
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Developing Permanent Supportive Housing • Housing Development Partners (HDP) • Affiliate of the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) • Formed in 1990 as a 501(C)(3) Nonprofit Organization • Owns and Operates more than 1,500 Affordable Housing Units • Acquires and Develops New Affordable Housing • Portfolio Includes Special Needs, SRO, Family, and Senior Housing • PSH Projects Include: Hotel Churchill, Parker Kier, Mason Hotel, • New Palace Hotel, Quality Inn, and West Park Inn • Service Partnerships Include:U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services Division, St. Paul’s PACE, Serving Seniors, Home Start, San Diego Youth Services, Providence Community Services, Community Research Foundation, Mental Health Systems Inc. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #7
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Homelessness Action Plan HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO San Diego Housing Commission Slide #8
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO • HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO (HFSD): 2018 – 2020 SDHC’s Homelessness Action Plan: • Creates at least 3,000 housing opportunities over three fiscal years for individuals and families experiencing homelessness • SDHC is directing $79.7 million in federal, SDHC and City funds to six programs over three fiscal years: • Homeless Prevention and Diversion • SDHC Moving Home Rapid Rehousing • Landlord Engagement and Assistance Program (LEAP) • New Permanent Supportive Housing • SDHC Moving On Rental Assistance • Coordinated Street Outreach San Diego Housing Commission Slide #9
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO: 2014 - 2017 • Housing Our Heroes: 1,000 previously homeless Veterans secure rental housing • $26.7 million awarded toward development of 382 permanent supportive housing units • 1,961 federal rental housing vouchers awarded to nonprofit agencies and affordable housing developments • Hotel Churchill renovation created 72 permanent supportive housing units, predominantly for Veterans experiencing homelessness • SDHC invested $15 million to acquire 120-unit Village North Senior Garden Apartments; 44 units set aside for seniors experiencing homelessness • SDHC dedicated 25 of its own housing units year-round as rapid rehousing for San Diegans experiencing homelessness • Guardian Scholars Program provides rental assistance for up to 100 SDSU students who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness • Monarch School Project provides rental housing vouchers for up to 25 families who have at least one child enrolled at Monarch School San Diego Housing Commission Slide #10
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO: PSH Highlight Permanent Supportive Housing Community-based housing with rental assistance paired with supportive services to assist people with a disability who are experiencing homelessness Annual Goal: 200 Units Pending: 230 • San Ysidro Village Apartments: 50 units • Beacon Apartments: 43 units • Quality Inn: 91 units • West Park Inn: 46 units San Ysidro Village Apartments Artist’s Rendering Expected Completion: Winter 2019 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #11
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO: Partnership Highlight Landlord Engagement and Assistance Program (LEAP) Assists individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness by increasing access to rental units through landlord recruitment and retention efforts. Total Placements: 1,855* *Since July 1, 2017 Participating Landlords Jimmie and Marlynn Robinson San Diego Housing Commission Slide #12
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO: Outcomes 3,051 Permanent Housing Opportunities Created Since July 1, 2017 • 1,855 LEAP • 256 Rapid Rehousing • 412 Prevention and Diversion • 957 Family Reunification Program • 230 Permanent Supportive Housing Units (Acquired or Under Development) • 9 Moving On Rental Assistance San Diego Housing Commission Slide #13
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Know Your PHA HUD’s PIH - Notice on Utilizing Housing Choice Vouchers to Address Homelessness https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/PIH2013-15.PDFhttps://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/homelessness HUD’s PIH Notice on Reuniting Families and Creating Policies to work with Criminal Justice Involvedhttps://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/PIH2015-19.PDF What is your PHA’s Mission? Who is on you PHA’s Board? Leverage connections through mutual partners? Understand your PHA’s challenges? What problem can you solve through your partnership? San Diego Housing Commission Slide #14
SDHC - Homeless Housing Innovations Questions? Lisa Jones lisaj@sdhc.org 619-578-7696 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #15