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Supportive Housing
Behavioral Health CaucusJanuary 25, 2012 Georgia Supportive Housing AssociationPaul Bolster
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Defining Supportive Housing
Affordable housing connected to services that enable persons with disabilities to live stable productive lives in our neighborhoods and communities.
More cost effective than jails, hospitals and shelters.
Better for people and better for public budgets Looks like other forms of housing.
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Goals
Provides services that enable residents to achieve their individual goals
Supports recovery and independence Integrates residents into community life Looks like other housing Promotes community development Produces long term financial stability for
individuals and communities
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Supportive Housing
It works! How do we produce more of it? We need coordination between housing
programs/policy and human service/mental health programs.
Housing developers will be glad to do the work if the state puts services, capital, and rent subsidy on the table
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Current Cost to the Public
Costs less– Jail– Prison– Hospital– Homeless shelter– Living on the Streets
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Settlement Goals
Increased Capacity to serve 9,000– “The state will have capacity to provide supported housing in any
of the 9.000 persons in the target population who need such support.” pp 19-20.
– Going Forward– From all funding sources available to the state.
Capacity to house 2000 individuals who don’t qualify for other housing.
– State funds for rent subsidy.
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Resources for the 9,000-Federal
Subsidies– Section 8 State and local housing authorities– Shelter Plus Care– HOPWA– VA/HUD VASH
Capital– Tax credits– HOME– NSP– CDBG– Local Government and Private Foundations
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Governor’s Budget Recommendation
Meets the Settlement Minimum– FY 2011 $291,000 -------------- 100 Capacity– FY 2012 $2.9 million -------------500 Capacity– Bridge money to help make the transition from
institution to community housing.
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Supportive Housing Plan
Determine the need to prevent hospitalization– Persons in hospitals—frequent users– Frequent Emergency Room Users– Persons is local jails and state prison– Treatment court clients– Homeless persons
Identify the Resources Set real goals Expand SH Development Capacity Local Government Support
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Consumer Choice of Form of Housing
Scattered Site– Rental subsidy from HUD or the DBHDD– Mobile service delivery– Greater integration in the community
Project Based– Low cost capital from HUD affordable housing programs– Rent subsidy from HUD or DBHD– Services on the housing site are more cost effective– Projects designed around consumer needs– Supportive neighbors
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Types: Small Congregate
Gateway Costal Village
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Type: Small Congregate
Pine Ridge Apartment Homes--Rome
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Type: Large Tax Credit Project
Columbia MLK Tower
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Type: Duplex Neighborhood
River Edge Duplex Community NSP--Macon
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Type: Single Family
Douglas County NSP project
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How do you get more? Merging Interests
Supportive Housing comes from the creative combination from different sources of:– Capital at no cost or very low cost to pay for
construction—CDBG, LIHTC, HOME, NSP– Rent Subsidy to pay for operations and
management of the property—Section 8, HOPWA, S&C
– Services -- Casework and Supportive Employment that connect people to community resources and independent income
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Policy and Program Priorities
Focus available federal capital on Supportive Housing
Focus available federal subsidy on Supportive Housing
Focus service dollars on Supportive Housing Community Treatment that includes a place
to live.
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Capital
Use 15% of the $160 Million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit funds. 600 units/year
Commit half of $24 million in HUD HOME Prioritize HUD state-controlled rent subsidies and
partner with local housing authorities. Apply for HUD rent subsidies for SH. Expand the Homeless Housing Trust Fund Commit Low Income Housing Trust Fund $ers Commit added federal NSP $ers
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Specific SH Actions for DBHDD
Fund 20 Olmstead Housing Support Specialists to provide services for applicants for HUD subsidies—400 subsidies. Cost $1,000,000
Fund 6 SH Facilitators of the Regions Establish new Crisis Stabilization Centers Create four new ACT teams but require housing
outcomes Intensive case management and Community
Support Teams
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Conclusion
“Housing is core to keeping people in the community and helping them be successful”
Lack of housing “is one of the primary drivers of hospitalization.”
Dr. Frank Shelp. February 20, 2011