1. Marin Housing Authority
Focus on Content, Design and Delivery
Program Coordinating Committee
April 19, 2012

2. Today’s Content Marin Housing Authority Programs
Gayle Suits
1. Supportive Housing Programs
June Miyake
2. Family Self-Sufficiency HCV & PH
June Palladino
3. Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency
Bernadette Stuart

3. What Is A Housing Authority?
A public non-profit created pursuant to the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
Authorized to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people.
Empowered by State and Federal Law to acquire property, develop housing, issue tax exempt bonds, enter into mortgages, trusts, & leases; condemn property, borrow money, accept grants and manage property to accomplish its purpose.

4. Continued… What Is A Housing Authority?
An independent public agency that has contracts with local, state and federal governments.
Required to follow federal regulations.
Receives subsidies and grants from U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

5. MHA History
1942 Established to administer wartime housing.

6. Golden Gate Village High-Rise 168 Golden Gate Village Low-Rise 132
1960 Completes Marin City Family Public Housing
Golden Gate Village High-Rise 168
Golden Gate Village Low-Rise 132

7. 1968 ~ 1971 constructs FIVE elderly developments.
Casa Nova
Golden Hinde
Venetia Oaks
Kruger Pines
Homestead Terrace 28

8. Mission Statement
To assist low and moderate income residents of Marin to secure and maintain high quality affordable housing.

9. Board of Commissioners
Governed by local Commission appointed by the Marin County Board of Supervisors
2012 Board of Commissioners
1. Susan Adams Judy Arnold
2. Katie Rice Homer Hall
3. Kathrin Sears Rob Simon
4. Steve Kinsey

10. Resident Advisory Board (RAB) Agency-Wide Resident Council (AWRC)
Tenant Involvement
Resident Advisory Board (RAB)
Provides input and shares information about tenant needs to assist the agency in developing the Public Housing Authority’s Annual Plan and Admissions & Continued Occupancy Plan.
Agency-Wide Resident Council (AWRC)
Provides a forum to hear and consider the needs of all public housing residents in Marin County. Holds monthly meetings at rotating developments.

11. MHA Programs Asset Management Projects (Public Housing)
AMP 1: Golden Gate Village Family Housing
AMP 2: Elderly & Disabled Housing
Housing Choice Vouchers
Homeownership Programs
Supportive Housing Programs
I suggest MHA Programs for heading since not all of these are solely HUD funded.

12. Marin’s Public Housing
Public Housing is rental housing built to provide safe and affordable places for low-income families, elderly and disabled.
Marin’s Public Housing
Elderly/Disabled at 5 developments 200
Family Housing Golden Gate Village 296
Total Public Housing
Define Eligible: Eligibility means citizen, no debt owed to the PHA, no felony violations in the last five years, what else is eligible?

13. Housing Choice Vouchers
Voucher allows low-income families to choose and rent safe, decent and affordable privately owned rental housing.
Housing is inspected, rental assistance approved:
a) Tenant pays 30% of income for rent to landlord.
b) PHA makes Housing Assistance Payment to landlord.
Total Marin County Vouchers: H: 2,067 P: 8,422

14. BMR Homeownership Open To The Public Below Market Rate Lottery
Income Limits Apply 120% of Median Income
Below Market Rate Lottery
Rehabilitation Loan
Novato Units at Hamilton Air Force Base
Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
BMR homeownership needs editing consider editing information here. I removed HCV HO VOUCHER- because it is NOT part of the BMR program.

15. HCV-HO Program
Allows Section 8 Voucher Holders to apply housing subsidy toward a mortgage.
Requirements
Section 8 Voucher holder for one year
Down Payment % of purchase price
Good Credit 650+
Ability to qualify for a loan
Housing Subsidy continues
30 years if Elderly or Disabled
15 years if not

16. HCV-HO Highlights Utilize Escrow Account from FSS Program
Purchase through BMR Program or Open Market
Down Payment Assistance Available
25 Homeowners on the HCV-HO Program

17. Any Questions? Thank you!
I have provided you with a brief overview of marin housing authority, and today we are going to focus on our Supportive Housing Department and two Programs that facilitate this meeting the FSS and ROSS Programs. Thank you for joining us today and now I am going to let June talk about her department.

18. Supportive Housing Programs
Presenter: June Miyake
Topic: Supportive Housing Programs
Relationship: Director of Programs- I oversee the grants, procurement, staffing, tracking, reporting, budgeting, design and implementation of programs for Marin Housing Authority. I operate as a part of the Executive Team-
Purpose of Presentation: Introduce yourself, share your education, your experience, how long you’ve been working for Marin Housing Authority, How much you enjoy working here, and your commitment to develop the design and management of your departments.
Talk about your empowerment approach to management- trusting and delegating to your staff who work closely with Marin Housing tenants and community partners result in greater reward for staff and positive outcomes for clients.
June Miyake
Director of Supportive Housing
Marin Housing Authority

19. Supportive Housing Programs
Shelter + Care (Gail, Laura, Mimi, Angela)
Home Connection (Cheryl)
HOPWA (Cheryl)
FSS-HCV (Gayle, Kathleen)
FSS-PH (June)
ROSS-ED (Bernadette)
Presenter: June Miyake, Director of Supportive Housing
Shelter + Care is a program that provides rental assistance in connection with Supportive Services.
What do the Peer Case Managers do?
Home connection is a roommate matching Program
HOPWA is Hosing for People with Aids. We provide Supportive Housing through a housing voucher that is connected to outside case management. Currently it is the Marin Aids Project that provides Case Management Services.
FSS-PH is the Family Self-Sufficiency Public Housing program based in Marin City, we have a new case manager, June Palidino who will be participating in these Program Coordinating Committee.
FSS-HCV is a Family Self-Sufficiency program for families with vouchers that live in private residences Gail is the Coordinator for that program
ROSS is the Resident Opportunities for Self Sufficiency that serves Elderly Disabled

20. Total People Served 2011 Shelter + Care 140
Supportive Housing
Total People Served 2011
Shelter + Care
Home Connection Start Up Phase
HOPWA
FSS-PH
FSS-HCV
ROSS-ED
TOTAL

21. Supportive Housing
2011 Budget for SHP $2,310,000

22. Shelter Plus Care (S+C)
Supportive Housing
Shelter Plus Care (S+C)
Provides rental assistance with supportive services.
Assists hard to serve homeless & disabled and their families.
Focus’ on Marin residents with serious mental illness.
Funding: HUD McKinney-Vento and Marin County HHS-CMHS
Objective:
Access health/mental health care,  symptom management, increased access to community services and resources.
Goal:
Supports long-term housing through case management.
Outcome:
Reduce homelessness, hospitalizations and incarcerations.

23. Home Connection of Marin
Supportive Housing
Home Connection of Marin
Matching housemates service.
Connects housing providers with seekers.
Offers criminal and sex offender screening
Provides lower housing costs, security and companionship to home owners.

24. Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA)
Supportive Housing
Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA)
Provides long term rental assistance and service coordination for individuals and families who are living with HIV or AIDS.
Allows participants to lease privately owned apartments and receive a rental subsidy based on their income level and family composition.

25. Family Self-Sufficiency
Supportive Housing
Family Self-Sufficiency
Housing Choice Voucher
Public Housing
Case Management services for families in Marin City Public Housing.
Case Management services for families in Section 8 Voucher Program.
FSS is for families who are working to achieve educational and employment goals and becoming independent of public assistance.

26. Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Elderly/Disabled
Supportive Housing
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Elderly/Disabled
Provides assistance with tenant management through coordinating supportive services.
Offers housing help and supportive counseling to help tenants maintain housing and age-in-place.

27. Community Partners Supportive Housing Adopt-A-Family
Legal Aid of Marin
APS, IHSS
Marin Aids Project
Buckelew Programs
Marin Comm. Clinic
Canal Alliance
Marin General
CenterPoint
Marin Treatment Center
Community Action Marin
MCCDC, MCIL, MEC
Fair Housing Marin  
NBC Voyager
Family Action of Marin
Novato Human Needs
Family Services Agency
Odyssey
Habitat for Humanity
Probation & Police Dept.
Helen Vine
Ritter Center 
HHS-CMHS, STAR, HOPE
SparkPoint
Homeward Bound
St. Vincent de Paul
JFCS
Whistlestop
Thank you! Today we are here to illuminate our community partnerships. We (SHP) are mutual partners through providing housing to tenants that need supportive services. We appreciate your commitment! Now, we are going to highlight two programs, FSS and ROSS, that facilitate the Program Coordinating Committee.

28. Any Questions? Thank you! Supportive Housing
Resource information and referrals about our supportive housing programs comes from our community partners.
We are here to work with you and help house your clients .
Our relationships are essential to continue to provide stabilization and positive outcomes for our clients.

29. Marin Housing’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Presented by June Palladino
Family Self-Sufficiency

30. Family Self-Sufficiency
WHAT IS FSS?
Five Year Employment Program
Offered to HCV and PH residents
Provides case management and support
Individualized Goal Setting
►Employment ►Education
►Health ►Financial
Financial Incentive
►Escrow Account
Family Self-Sufficiency

31. Family Self-Sufficiency
HUD Objectives
Reduce dependency of low-income families on public assistance and on rental subsidies.
Coordinate with public and private resources to enable participants to:
INCREASE earned income
INCREASE financial literacy
Family Self-Sufficiency

32. Family Self-Sufficiency
FSS History
Need for Services & Incentives with Housing
1990 HUD Established FSS program.
1992 MHA Adopted the program
Two Programs FSS-HCV & FSS-PH
253 Graduates
51 Families Purchased Homes
Numbers shown are cumulative
HCV FSS 203
PH FSS 50
Family Self-Sufficiency

33. Family Self-Sufficiency
2011 HIGHLIGHTS
HCV FSS
Public Housing FSS
120 Households Served
68 Escrow Accounts
13 Graduates
Average Escrow $16,000
5 New Homeowners
50 Households Served
28 Escrow Accounts
3 Graduates
Average Escrow $1635
10 Move-Outs of PH
Family Self-Sufficiency

34. Family Self-Sufficiency
Program Process
Completion
Update Goals
Sign Contract
Goal Setting
Intake
Orientation
Family Self-Sufficiency

35. Case Management Referrals and Resources Direct Support In House
Employment Search
Small Business Development
Financial Assistance
Financial Aid Planning
Counseling
IDA accounts
Financial Management
Credit Repair
Homeownership
Counseling & Education
Goal Setting
Problem Solving
Resume Development
Housing Advocacy
Housing Assistance
History/Background on Self-Sufficiency
Family Self-Sufficiency

36. Measurements for Success
Earn high school diploma/GED
Earn higher education (AA/BA) or Certificate
Obtain Career Path Employment
Increase Wages
Reduce the need of benefits from one or more public assistance programs
Family Self-Sufficiency

37. Family Self-Sufficiency
escrow account is savings and credit is an amount that
a family’s rent increases as the result of an
increase in earned income
Savings comes from
HAP in HCV
Rent in PH
Calculated at rent calculation
FSS Escrow Account
Incentive
Increase wages & allow rent to go up
Asset building program
MHA saves $$ on behalf of FSS participant
Client portion of rent increases
Subsidy is saved and put into escrow
Disbursed to family when goals are completed
New Income based on WAGES: $2080 per month
New Rent : $594 (client portion- 30% of adjusted gross income)
New RENT (client portion): $594
Minus- $125 (FSS contract baseline)
$469 FSS Escrow Credit
Escrow credits based on WAGES only- can go on 5-7 years
Increase in income AFTER signing FSS Contract
Client pays INCREASED rent to owner
MHA-FSS deposits credit into account on behalf of client- they do not do the saving
Average disbursement $13,000 for 2011
Family Self-Sufficiency

38. Family Self-Sufficiency
Program Completion
Employment
Complete FSS Goals
Off Cash Aid for final 12 months
Maintained good standing with MHA
Complete final and interim goals
All household members off cash aid.
Income to pay full rent exceeds 30%
Family Self-Sufficiency

39. Any Questions?
Thank you!

40. Resident Opportunities & Self Sufficiency Presented by B. Stuart

41. ROSS Overview
Low income elderly, disabled and previously homeless residents face issues including:
*poor health *lack of access to needed services
*poverty *lack of transportation
*Isolation *insufficient state and local resources
MHA is aware of the need for additional services to residents to help reduce the need for out-of-home placement.
HUD ROSS Grant serves five elderly/disabled properties in Marin County, totaling 200 units.

42. ROSS Outreach Quarterly Newsletter Weekly Site Visits Annual Survey
Door-to-Door Outreach
Identify needs and encourage residents to make use of services.
Inform residents of services available through community providers.

43. ROSS ED Needs Tenant Satisfaction Housing Help Lease Understanding
Recertification
IHSS
MSSP
Hospice
Food
Food Pantry
Brown Bag
Meals on Wheels
Medical
Insurance
Health Wellness
Vision
Dental
Transportation
Public
Whistle Stop
NHN
VA Transportation
Social Support
Site Based Support
Community
Senior Circle
Women’s Group
Counseling
Crisis Intervention
Brief Counseling
Referral CMH

44. ROSS Recipients 146/200
Since November 2010

45. ROSS Key Benefits Expand supportive services to needy residents.
Improve the quality-of-life of residents.
Enable residents to age-in-place and prevent out-of-home placement.
Partnership between the HHS, DAAS, VA, JFCS, NHN, SF/Marin Food Bank etc., ensures that most needy residents are served and residents have access to additional services.

46. Program Coordinating Committee
Represents FSS & ROSS programs
May provide input on FSS & ROSS programs
Includes all stakeholders:
CBO’s & Local Government that serve residents
PH Resident, or
Resident Council Member, or
HCV Participant, and
PHA Representatives
we are here to encourage ongoing participation of CBO’s

47. PCC Responsibilities
Commitment to building community partnerships to provide support services.
Coordinate support services with MHA.
Inform and educate residents and staff to promote quality-of-life and economic self-sufficiency.
Vision stabilize communities.

48. PCC Today Meet four times a year.
Share information and resources that serve Marin County low-income residents.
Continue our commitment to partnerships to build relationships and offer resources that aid our mutual clients.

49. PCC Survey 2012 Please complete a Survey.
Results at the next PCC meeting.
Identify Gaps and Action Steps to fill Gaps.
Thank you!