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Volusia County Community Assistance Division

Volusia County Community Assistance Division. Dona DeMarsh Butler, Director Citizens Academy 2015. Our Organization. 2014-2015 Revenue Budget for fiscal year ending 9/30/15. Federal (48%) $11,966,110 State (9%) $ 2,279,293 County (43%) $10,613,712 Total $24,859,115

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Volusia County Community Assistance Division

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  1. Volusia CountyCommunity Assistance Division Dona DeMarsh Butler, Director Citizens Academy 2015

  2. Our Organization

  3. 2014-2015 Revenue Budget for fiscal year ending 9/30/15 • Federal (48%) $11,966,110 • State (9%) $ 2,279,293 • County (43%) $10,613,712 • Total $24,859,115 • Includes estimated rollover budgets of: • Federal $ 5,108,560 • State $ 520,190

  4. Human Services • 4 locations – DeLand, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna, Orange City • Emergency assistance for: • Rent, mortgage • Utility payments • Prescription and medical • Dental • Transportation • Indigent burials • Family self-sufficiency • Summer food • Indigent – hospital and nursing home costs

  5. Challenges

  6. Emergency AssistanceClients lining up as early as 6:00 a.m.

  7. Family self- sufficiencyUn- and underemployment

  8. Summer FoodTransportation, late sleepers and picky eaters

  9. Successes

  10. Emergency AssistanceSeeing more people every year

  11. Family self-sufficiencyGraduates, volunteers

  12. Summer Food2,607 children received 127,761 meals!

  13. Housing and grants • Homeownership • Down payment assistance • Home rehabilitation • Minor and substantial • Neighborhood Stabilization • Community development • Homeless services • Alcohol/drug abuse and mental health • Children and families • Anti-drug programs

  14. Challenges

  15. Economy Rehabilitation Home buyer assistance Community Development Disaster Recovery Foreclosures Unstable funding

  16. Successes

  17. 315 S. Thompson StDeLand Before After

  18. 558 Ronnoc LaneNew Smyrna Beach Before After

  19. 132 Nancy StreetOak Hill Before After

  20. 335 E. Ohio AveDeLand Before After

  21. 245 S. Washington StOrmond Beach Before After

  22. 1928 Wilson StSeville Before After

  23. 2041 Tolbert LaneSeville Before After

  24. 1318 Miami AveHolly Hill Before After

  25. 7 Marjorie TrailOrmond Beach Before After

  26. 290 Stark AveOrange City Before After

  27. Section 8 • Housing Choice Voucher • Utilities • Family Self-sufficiency • Homeownership

  28. Challenges

  29. Money • Fraud • Significant time in investigation and recovery • Zero/low-income clients • Waiting list • 2,500 applications in 2009 • Reduction in HUD funding • Rise in cost of housing assistance payments • Portability

  30. Successes

  31. Safe, affordable housing 292 families have safe, affordable rental housing. 40 of our families have used the portability feature and live in housing outside of Volusia County. 17 families have entered into our Family Self Sufficiency program. Our fraud investigation recovered $20,241 during the last fiscal year.

  32. Family Self Sufficiency Program A recent graduate was issued a non taxable check for $ 2,498.00 for successfully completing the program and increasing her family’s self sufficiency.

  33. Questions

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