Partnering with a Public Housing Authority Angie Nguyen

Partnering with a Public Housing Authority Angie Nguyen, Chief of Staff Fresno Housing Authority July 18, 2017 1

Who We Serve 50, 000 residents 17, 000 families 24, 000 children (0 -18) 1, 900 seniors Nearly 13, 000 Housing Vouchers (for 38, 000 individuals) • 4, 000+ housing units (for 12, 000 residents) • • •

Fresno Housing Programs • Continuum of Care – Legacy Shelter Plus Care – 158 units – Renaissance Permanent Supportive Housing – 118 units – Rapid Rehousing – 51 units – Co. C partnerships – 78 units

Fresno Housing Programs cont’d • Community collaborations – Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) – HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) – Cal. WORKs Housing Support Program – Family Unification Program – Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA)

Co. C Leadership • Collaborative Applicant • Lead Agency Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) • Executive Committee • Built for Zero Leadership Team • MAP Point (trailer for beginning phase of Coordinated Entry)

Brokering the Deal • Vouchers or Units – Limited Preferences – Attrition – Dedicated units identified in Management Plan for Affordable Housing Property – At Pre-Development Planning Stage (if there are financing implications) • Benefits of Housing Navigator assistance on PHAs “lease up rates” and Supportive Services on “retention rates” (usually Admin burden)

Limited Preference • Targeted for families/individuals who are graduating from/timing out of homeless programs and/or initiatives • Or special purpose voucher programs to prevent homelessness • Can be used for Co. C reallocation to prevent homelessness • Based on referrals from identified agencies and established partnerships • Limited to 200 vouchers

Creating Collaboration • Successful tenancy – Services to bridge the transition to PH – Documentation of in-kind (S+C) – Prep applicants for leasing appointments – Transportation, personal documents – Lease Up Time – Informed Housing Decisions (location) – Move in Costs – Public Comment on Agency/Admin Plan

*Nan Mc. Kay HCV Executive Management Training, October 2016

Policy Flexibilities (example) • Criminal Background & Arrest Records (PIH Notice 2015 -19) – Mandatory denials vs. optional – Lookback periods – Mitigating circumstances – Housing access and reentry

Advocacy • • • Federal budget Local budget and local policies City Council/County Board of Supervisors Resident Advisory Boards Board of Commissioners Legal Services

Partnership Ideas • PHA to administer rental assistance/perform housing process • Co-locate staff • Collaborative Applicant or UFA for Co. C • Designated units in affordable housing • Developer for PSH • Housing Navigation & Supportive Services (target population) to improve metrics in lease up, moves/transfers, abatements, retention

Angie Nguyen • • 13 Contact Info Chief of Staff Fresno Housing Authority anguyen@fresnohousing. org (559) 443 -8439