Laurel Hart, Director Housing Finance & Development Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing HUD Fair Housing Tool A New Direction 9/26/16 Laurel Hart, Director Housing Finance & Development

AFH: Community-driven assessment and strategies Identify Fair Housing Issues Identify and Prioritize Contributing Factors Local data and knowledge Community engagement Locally owned goals Set Fair Housing Goals HUD-provided data and maps Local data and knowledge Segregation/Integration Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty Disparities in Access to Opportunity Disproportionate Housing Needs Disability and Access Analysis 9 – 18 month process

Engage with community as local experts Organizational Stakeholders Public and private agencies providing assisted housing, health services, and social services Community-based and regionally-based organizations that represent protected class members Organizations that enforce fair housing laws Local PHAs Adjacent units of general local government and local and regional government agencies Local and regional institutions, Continuums of Care, and others Citizen Engagement Low and moderate-income persons Residents of predominantly low- and middle-income neighborhoods Minorities and non-English speaking persons Individuals self-identifying as members of one or more protected classes Businesses, developers, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, community-based and faith-based organizations

Housing as a Platform Figure: Center for Social Inclusion

Challenges of the Tool Changing Demographic information (Outdates Maps quickly) Absence of a reliable national database on some issues will require states to utilize own knowledge (ex. Disability) Diverse local policies that shape housing trends will be difficult to document Extent of required analysis (17 data maps provided for local governments, 56 pages of questions on the State draft tool) Political Considerations Skill set of Staff (Internal vs Consultant)

(Atlanta, GA CDBG, HOME, ESG) Jurisdiction HUD Tool Comparison   (Atlanta, GA CDBG, HOME, ESG) Jurisdiction 1990 *  2000 *  2010 *  2014 (5 Year Est.) 2015 (1 Year Est.) Race/Ethnicity # % White, Non-Hispanic 119,008 30.41 130,137 31.09 154,926 36.56 174,974 38.87 189,153 41.85 Black, Non-Hispanic 260,465 66.57 258,553 61.78 224,498 52.98 233,142 51.79 240,599 53.24 Hispanic 7,443 1.90 18,750 4.48 22,700 5.36 24,489 5.44 0.00 Asian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic 3,357 0.86 8,706 2.08 13,274 3.13 16,758 3.72 20,879 4.62 Native American, Non-Hispanic 456 0.12 1,068 0.26 769 0.18 790 1,303 0.29 • 2015 data is 1 year estimates from the United States Census Bureau – American Community Survey o Hispanic data is not provided the 1 year estimates • 2014 data is a 5 year estimate from the United States Census Bureau – American Community Survey • All data shown does not account for data regarding "two or more races" and "some other race alone" * Indicates HUD provided data from AFFH Tool

Challenges of Implementing the Fair Housing Tool Relationship Building with other State Agencies and Officials Department of Transportation/Department of Education Collaboration/Cooperation with co-stakeholders Identification of entities (local governments, PHAs, State) Different timetables for completion/different data sets Outreach – Significant Effort Required Surveys, meetings, hearings, “go to their house” “Walmart outreach”, cultural, faith based contacts, refugee organizations, LEP populations Pop up engagement/Social Media

First Steps Know what you are getting into- Learn Everything (Zip Codes Matter) Determine role the State will play in the overall process Set a timeline (9-18 month process according to HUD) Evaluate the ability of internal staff to complete process (Outreach, data analysis, policy, writing, relationship building) Evaluate Consultant vs. Internal Strategy Start outreach to other state agencies Sign up for HUD Technical Assistance • Detail of Questions prepared by HUD leads you through the process • Even if the Maps don’t quite do it for you, they are a great resource to know what HUD is looking for • Short term and a long term Strategy for business Transformation – What happens after the tool is complete? • Attend all of the HUD trainings – Understand the Message • Federal government cooperation between Department of Education and Transportation is underway which might lead help lead the way in working with local agencies • Set your Message for internal staff, agencies, local governments and community • Read why Zip codes matter

Changing Business Model Mandated by Tool Housing as a Platform for Transforming Communities Holistic, Place-based Interventions Aggregated, Online Outcome Data Breaking down Silos/Building Relationships More Accountability Federal Alignment of Goals and Outcomes for States

Georgia QAP Initiatives Health Assessment of the Tax Credit Program (Georgia State Andrew Young School of Policy, Industry Collaboration) Persons with Disabilities – Congregate vs Segregated Prisoner Reentry Innovation within the QAP Transportation Collaborative Communities of Opportunity/Emerging Areas Transforming Communities/Elimination of Community Revitalization