OMAHA ONE TOUCH Nicole Caputo-Rennels One Touch Coordinator Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance Weatherization Plus Health- NEAN Symposium Kearney, NE 2013

The Omaha One Touch Project Maximizing resources. Collecting uniform data. Lessening the burden on families.

Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies Funding Provided by HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, With Support From USDA 2 sites – New Hampshire and Omaha

Snapshot of Omaha ( ) Issue Families Touched/Year Program Provides Home Visits or Repairs Health3590 Lead, Head Start, Home Visiting (City of Omaha Lead Hazard Control and City Rehab numbers not current for 2013) Housing240 Housing Rehab & Repairs (City of Omaha Lead Hazard Control and City Rehab numbers not current for 2013) Energy (2011/2012) 1150 (400 low income) Weatherization, reEnergize, Utility-Funded Upgrades

reEnergize Program  Note that about 40 of Lincoln’s Market Rate projects are actually tied to LES’s Sustainable Energy Program and included only insulation work.

Partners  Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance  City of Omaha reEnergize Program (a BetterBuildings Grantee)  City of Omaha Lead Hazard Control  City of Omaha Rehab and Handyman  Douglas County Health Department  Habitat for Humanity  Rebuilding Together  Also: smoke-free, Head Start

Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance  Mission is to promote lead-safe and healthy homes for children and families in Omaha.  Founded in 2006 as a result of Superfund site in Omaha  Education, outreach, prevention, advocacy, policy work WHY DID WE GET INVOLVED?

reEnergize Program  Joint effort between Cities of Omaha & Lincoln  One of 42 Better Buildings Neighborhood programs in the nation  $10 million grant from DOE  Over $50 million leveraged by local organizations  Residential Evaluations & Upgrades  Commercial/Non-profit Evaluations  Overcoming Barriers to Market Transformation  Consumer Confidence  Skilled and Qualified Workforce  Access to Financing  The primary focus of this program is building a market for energy upgrades and standardizing the scope of energy evaluations and upgrade work for Nebraska consumers WHY DID WE GET INVOLVED?

One Touch Beginning reEnergize Residential Project Delivery Model

Initial Barriers  Concern over extra time  Concern over technology  Concern over use of technology  Glitches in technology  Change in usual way of doing things  Turf

Healthy Homes Review Tool

Updated Healthy Homes Review Tool

What we look for  Energy efficiency (insulation, temperature)  Lead  Mold  CO  Safety  Smoke  Ventilation  Structural damage  Pests  Pet issues  Resident issues (occupant behavior)

What we know so far  Good tool for initial assessment and conveying info for more technical energy evaluation (i.e. audit)  In 80% of homes we visit, there are no carbon monoxide detectors  Many of the families will ask for a lead risk assessment after we are there  Great need for IPM program, radon testing, safety issues to be addressed, mold

Examples  Weatherization home identified with bed bugs  reEnergize home with carbon monoxide leak

What we have gained  Standardized review process  Uniform data  Use of technology  Collaborative process leveraging community partnerships  Streamlined, web-based tool  Well positioned for HUD’s new SHHIP program  Invitation to apply for Kresge grant (reciepiants of Kresge grant in 2012)  Partnership with community college  Deeper collaboration  Ease of service delivery

Next Steps  Create uniform educational tool  Work with community college  Additional partners  Data mining  Marketing  Increased coordination of services- refine automatic referral system  Communication tool  FUNDING FOR RESOURCES TO FIX PROBLEMS

For more info…  omahahealthykids.org

Contact Info…  Nicole Caputo-Rennels One Touch Coordinator, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance