1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Housing as a Platform
Figure: Center for Social Inclusion

5. 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)

6. (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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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