Housing Workgroup: Action Plan Summary HFE Coordinating Board March 4, 2015

Our charge: By March 2015, deliver an assessment of: Housing needs among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County Gaps in meeting those needs given current system resources, and Opportunities for innovation in financing, constructing, or otherwise producing affordable housing options that could reduce the gap by a minimum of: o 10% (427 people) by June 30, 2015, and o 50% (2135 people) by June 30, 2017

Housing Workgroup: Action Plan Recommendations

Four Strategic Focus Areas Rent assistance and flex-funds Flexible rules and reporting, length and depth of assistance, and application (tenant-based vs. unit buy-down) Flex funds for pre-placement, placement, and retention Housing placement and retention staffing In community-based nonprofits, but collaborative mobile teams Expand staffing in culturally-specific organizations Focus on rapid rehousing, retention, and linkage to services

Four Strategic Focus Areas Housing development Continue current models, leverage outside investment (tax credits, federal funds); dedicate more to people exiting homelessness Establish locally-funded options to build more units, faster Policy: Affirm current local policies (e.g. 30% set-aside) Support new state-level policy and funding (e.g. inclusionary zoning, more funds for shelter, services and development) New local system-level policy and practice (greater flexibility, reduced screening barriers, new revenue sources)

Actions by year: FY Alignment Use existing system staff capacity to deliver new rent assistance New funding: (total $825,000) $725,000 locally-funded rent assistance (170HH) $100,000 flex-funds for pre-placement assistance New local system-level policy and practice (greater flexibility, reduced screening barriers, new revenue sources) Policy: Frame for new locally-funded housing development initiative Articulate and train emerging system philosophy (flexibility, equity) Reduce screening barriers among existing housing providers Support state policy/investment (e.g. inclusionary zoning, $100M) Develop evaluation framework 250 people in 170 HH

Actions by year: FY Alignment Align health care, work force and institutional discharge policy Assess level of unmet need among people of color; target investments to culturally specific services Organize new and existing placement and retention staffing into population-specific mobile crisis teams New funding: (total $12.4M) $1M locally-funded rent assistance (230 HH) $600,000 flex-funds for pre-placement and retention assistance $600,000 for 8 FTE housing placement and retention $200,000 for landlord recruitment and retention response $10M locally-funded innovative housing development (250 units in 1-2 years) 330 people in 230 HH

Actions by year: FY Resource Reallocation 60 Section 8 vouchers/units 30-50% of newly-available conventionally financed affordable housing units ( units over 3 years) Policy: Continue FY14-15 work to train to system philosophy, establish homeless preference/set-asides, and system evaluation Local: Develop inclusionary/incentive zoning policy State: Limit “no-cause” evictions, fewer program restrictions, Frame for new locally-funded housing development initiative 330 people in 230 HH

Actions by year: FY Alignment Continue FY15-16 alignment work Gain access for people experiencing homelessness to 250 locally- funded new units from FY15-16 New funding: (total $14.95M) $2.8M locally-funded rent assistance (380 HH) $900,000 flex-funds for pre-placement and retention assistance $1.05M for 15 FTE housing placement and retention $200,000 for landlord recruitment and retention response $10M locally-funded innovative housing development (250 additional units in 1-2 years) 700 people in 480 HH

Actions by year: FY Resource Reallocation 100 Section 8 vouchers/units 30-50% of newly-available conventionally financed affordable housing units ( units over 3 years) Policy: Continue FY14-16 work to train to system philosophy, maintain homeless preference/set-asides, inclusionary/incentive zoning policy and system evaluation 700 people in 480 HH

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