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N ebraska Field Office Community Feedback. Three Brief Topics. Feedback from 2013 Homeless Symposium Current Needs/Trends HUD Updates. Homeless Symposium 2013. Very high interest in maintaining the spotlight on this work Clear purpose, facility and location received high remarks
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Three Brief Topics • Feedback from 2013 Homeless Symposium • Current Needs/Trends • HUD Updates
Homeless Symposium 2013 • Very high interest in maintaining the spotlight on this work • Clear purpose, facility and location received high remarks • Real life story from Victoria Harris, Connection Homeless Shelter - North Platte • Major take away - Update the states 10-year plan to end homelessness • 2012 to 2013 revealed 18% reduction, but 3,145 persons still identified as homeless
Current Needs/Trends • Affordable rental housing • Mix use/rental rate • Decentralized • Ties into the surrounding community • Green and energy efficient • Housing Re-entry persons • Housing and service related programs unique to respective community needs
What Are We Doing To Meet the Need? • Areas of Emphasis • Work with communities, service providers and other interested parties to address housing needs of the most vulnerable • Harness collaborative efforts and increase partnerships • Enhance awareness of HUD programs and services • Change the perception of Affordable Housing
Funding Change by Program Area (2012 to 2013) • Single Family - 3% • Multi Family +105% • Public Housing + 5% • Fair Housing +76% • Comm. Plan/Dev - 57%
Updates • Olmstead enforcement • Olmstead v. L.C. • Community Needs Assessment • Not limited to Urban Areas • Grand Island • HUD program area changes • Available funds and resources • Community/sector funding – Promise Zones; Choice Neighborhoods • Collaborate and submit unified requests