Dona DeMarsh Butler, Director Citizens Academy 2013

Dona DeMarsh Director Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) Manager: Donna Carter Human Services Manager: Pat James Housing & Grants Administration Manager: Diana Phillips Support Services Manager: Walt Lacey

 Federal(64%)$21,250,843  State (4%)$ 1,165,593  County (32%)$10,578,232  Total$32,994,668  Includes estimated rollover budgets of: Federal $12,883,192 State $ 544,804

 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

 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

 Rehabilitation  Home buyer assistance  Community Development  Disaster Recovery  Foreclosures  Unstable funding

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 Housing Choice Voucher Utilities  Family Self-sufficiency  Homeownership

 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

 219 families have safe, affordable rental housing.  4 Participants have their own business  3 Participants are responsible for their full rent  43 of our families have used the portability feature and live in housing outside of Volusia County.  90 families have utilized the portability feature to relocate to the County of Volusia.

 21 families have entered into our Family Self Sufficiency program. 14 Participants earned escrow Average escrow $2,293  Our fraud investigation revealed $50,000 during the last fiscal year.