1. Introduction to Commerce
Diane Klontz Assistant Director
Community Services and Housing Division
May 2019

2. We strengthen communities
The Department of Commerce touches every aspect of community and economic development. We work with local governments, businesses and civic leaders to strengthen communities so all residents may thrive and prosper.

3. Commerce Director Lisa J. Brown
Gov. Inslee appointed Lisa J. Brown, Ph.D., in February 2019 to lead the department.
Chancellor of Washington State University, where she led the health science campus in Spokane.
Lisa served in the Washington State Legislature from 1996 – 2013 in the Senate where she was majority leader and chaired the Rules Committee, Ways and Means Committee, and Energy, Technology and Telecommunications Committee.
She served in the state House of Representatives from 1993 – 1996, where she was minority whip and minority floor leader.

4. Results Commerce Key Goals
Our Mission
Grow and improve jobs in Washington State by championing thriving communities, a prosperous economy, and sustainable infrastructure.
Our Values
Collaboration
Quality
Leadership
Meaningful Results
Passion

5. Commerce Organization
Community Services & Housing
Office of Economic Development & Competitiveness
Local Government
Administrative Services
Energy

6. Community Services and Housing Division (CSHD) Organization – Management Team

7. CSHD Administrative Services Team

8. CSHD Operations Primary Customers: Key Activities:
Community-based non-profit organizations, tribes, local governments, state agencies, boards and councils.
Key Activities:
Create public-private partnerships to improve outcomes for families and individuals in poverty.
Programs/Boards/Councils Include:
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)
Developmental Disabilities Endowment Trust Fund (DDETF)
Office of Developmental Disability Ombuds (ODDO)
Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)
Statewide Reentry Council
Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Behavioral Health Supportive Housing

9. CSHD 2017-19 Operating Budget $433,160,232

10. CSHD Capital Budget $185,108,112

11. CSHD Primary Customers and Key Activities
Community based non-profit organizations, tribes, local governments, housing authorities, faith-based organizations, state agencies, boards and councils, crime victims, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts.
Key Activities:
Promote individual and family self-sufficiency and invest in community buildings and property.
Address the causes and effects of crime and violence and provide justice assistance.
Develop and preserve affordable housing and provide grants to address homelessness.

12. CSHD Strengthening Communities Statewide

13. Community Economic Opportunities Unit
Primary Customers:
Community-based non-profit organizations, tribes, local governments.
Key Activities:
Promote individual and family self-sufficiency, and invest in community programs.
Programs Include:
Legal Support and Community Safety Program
Asset Building Program
Community Service Block Grant
Long Term Care Ombudsman
Foreclosure Fairness Program
Mobile Home Relocation Program
Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign
New Americans Program
Latino Community Grant
Retired Senior Volunteers Program
Lead Based Paint Programs
WorkFirst – Main Stream
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
WorkFirst – Limited English Proficiency

14. Office of Crime Victims Advocacy and Public Safety Unit
Primary Customers:
Crime victims, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, local governments, courts, community based organizations, tribes.
Key Activities:
Address the causes and effects of crime and violence and provide justice assistance.
Programs Include:
Byrne Justice Assistance Grants
Statewide Task Force Against the Trafficking of Persons
Financial Fraud & Identity Theft
Crime Victim Service Centers
Victims of Crime Act
Dispute Resolution Centers
Violence Against Women
Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy
Victim Witness
Prison Rape Elimination Act
STOP Grant Program
Safety and Access for Immigrants
Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment

15. Housing Assistance Unit
Primary Customers:
Community action agencies, faith-based organizations, local governments.
Key Activities:
Provide resources to house people living unsheltered and prevent homelessness.
Programs Include:
Consolidated Homeless Grants
Emergency Solutions Grants
Homeless Student Stability Program Grant
Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids
HUD Project 811
Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Programs
Washington Youth and Families Fund

16. Housing Finance Unit Primary Customers: Key Activities:
Community-based non-profit organizations, housing authorities, tribes, and local governments.
Key Activities:
Build and preserve affordable housing for low-income and special needs people.
Programs Include:
Washington State Housing Trust Fund
HOME (HUD) – Including Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
National Housing Trust Fund (HUD)
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Washington Housing Trust Fund Includes:
Capital to develop and preserve affordable housing for low-income and special needs people
Funded with bonds through the biennial capital budget
Partners with other public funders to support local affordable housing priorities
Strives for statewide distribution of funds, including 30 percent for rural areas
Projects stay affordable for years
Program operations funded by loan repayments
Commerce required to protect the state’s interest
Consults with a subcommittee of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board called the Policy Advisory Team
HTF Portfolio Includes:
$1+ billion investments since 1986
About 50,000 units developed
About 80,000 low-income people served at any point in time
74 percent serve extremely low-income people (below 30 percent of area median income)
2/3 serve people with special needs
10 percent homeownership projects for first-time homebuyers
Housing units located in every county

17. Example of Populations Served State and federal funds: 2017 & 2018

18. Mother of five found a path to success—not just an apartment—through public-private partnerships
“If not for Evergreen Vista, I’d still be in a dead-end job in Bremerton. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m excited to make room for someone else here, now that we are ready to move into our own home.”
- Stephany Zuniga

19. Presented by:
Diane Klontz
Assistant Director
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