UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL IMPACT OF THE HTF DRF

UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL IMPACT OF THE HTF & DRF: BOARD ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Dimitri Groce dimitrig@wliha. org 206 -442 -9445 x 204

Overview Housing Trust Fund and Document Recording Fees—so what? ? ? • Why frame local impact • Funding sources • Continuum of Care services definition Reframing messages about DRF • Continuum of Care • Leveraging other funding sources • Golden Report data, Tableau tool Benefits of Board Advocacy • Philanthropy vs. advocacy

Why frame local impact? • Understanding if and/or how services are responding the most dire needs of your community • Showing how funding reflects local impacts and talking about what is at stake Framing local impact of funding depends on: • Services—intensity of resources (time and funding) to implement the intervention depicted by the Co. C • Leveraging other funding sources

Funding for housing in perspective Federal State County CBDG + HOME, LIHTC Housing Trust Fund Local housing levies* Funding for Health & Human behavioral/menta Services l health services Home Security Account— Housing for All Home Security Account— Consolidated Homeless Grant Funding for emergency & rent stabilization HUD Continuum of Care (Mc. Kinney. Vento, ESG) Home Security Account— Housing for All Home Security Account— Consolidated Homeless Grant Subsidizing costs for youth, veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing, HUD Continuum of Care (Mc. Kinney. Vento) Housing & Essential Needs, Homeless Student Stability Act Local Option Tax for Affordable Housing & Mental Health Facilities (HB 2263 2015) Affordable housing investments

Continuum of Care services • Emergency Services: crisis response and outreach, shelters (serving youth & young adult, domestic violence survivors); 190 days • Transitional Housing: temporary housing situation with services available to gain stability; up to 24 months • Rapid Re-Housing: combined financial assistance and case management/services to overcome housing barriers; 3 -24 months • Permanent Supportive Housing: housing assistance and supportive services, generally provided on-site • Permanent Housing: long-term homes

Document Recording Fees (DRF) What services are funded by DRF? • Homelessness shelters, including domestic violence shelters, • Youth and young adult shelters and outreach services, • Short-term and longer-term rental and utility assistance, • Housing application fees and move-in assistance (deposits, tenant screening fees), • Permanent supportive housing services, outreach services, and housing case management services, • Operation and maintenance costs of affordable housing. Who uses these services? • • • Single adults, Youth & young adults, Families, Survivors of domestic violence, Older adults, Veterans

DRF funding cliff County Loss of Funds Change in people facing homelessness housed Whatcom County -$2, 111, 587 676 Spokane County -$4, 414, 446 1, 413 King County $20, 942, 99 0 Clark County -$5, 129, 555 1, 642 Yakima County -$1, 557, 048 498 Snohomish County -$7, 997, 686 2, 560 6, 704

Re-frame #1: “WE ARE OVER-FUNDING HOMELESS SHELTERS—WE NEED TO INVEST IN OTHER STRATEGIES!”

Ex: All Home Strategic Plan Different ways to represent local impacts of funding: • Service/interventio n (strategy) • Area served • Population served • Source of funding Each of these representations has benefits and drawbacks

2015 DRF funding per service Emergency Shelters Rapid Rehousing (including eviction prevention) Permanent Supportive Housing $840, 077. 85 $385, 516. 26 $1, 039, 180. 6 8 $1, 840, 129. 00 $1, 598, 717. 87 $1, 632, 494. 00 $529, 596. 00 $1, 411, 670. 33 $482, 333. 00 Clark County $814, 331. 53 King County Transitional Housing n/a Pierce County $388, 370. 00 Snohomish County n/a $66, 998. 00 n/a Total $2, 039, 925. 64 $6, 177, 519. 55 $2, 811, 969. 33 n/a $402, 169. 65 Spokane & Spokane County Permanent Housing $464, 704. 05 $966, 585. 32 $530, 523. 96 $2, 363, 982. 98 n/a $323, 083. 11 $231, 283. 31 $2, 176, 444. 26 Yakima County $274, 206. 53 n/a $8, 677. 68 $95, 729. 94 $136, 441. 70 $3, 005, 017. 21 n/a $240, 849. 32

Re-frame #2: “RENT INCREASES & LOW VACANCY RATES ARE THE PRIMARY BARRIER TO HOUSING, AND WE CAN’T CONTROL THAT!”

Affordability is a problem statewide Every $100 increase in rent is associated with: • 6% increase in homelessness in metro areas • 32% increase in homelessness in non-metro areas Source: Journal of Urban Affairs, New Perspectives on Community-Level Determinants of Homelessness, 2012

Affordability is a problem statewide

Statewide Investments in Affordable Housing 1989 – 2015 Multiple Counties (scattered-site projects) 358 Units $6. 7 M San Juan 236 Units $9. 9 M Whatcom 1, 229 Units + 9 Beds $32 M Skagit 715 Units + 6 Beds $19. 8 M Okanogan 361 Units + 47 beds $9. 3 M Island 163 Units + Clallam Snohomish 17 Beds 666 Units 2, 569 Units + $6. 4 M $21. 7 M Chelan 55 Beds Kitsap 926 Units + $57. 5 M 960 Units + 6 Beds Jefferson $30 M King 109 Units + 4 Beds 80 Beds $28. 2 M 15, 320 Units + $5 M 2, 098 Beds Mason Grays $370. 3 M 279 Units + Harbor $8. 5 M Kittitas 231 Units + Pierce 183 Units Thurston 25 Beds 2, 738 Units + $3. 7 M 926 Units + $5. 3 M 224 Beds 88 Beds $76. 6 M $32. 4 M Pacific Lewis 68 Units + 386 Units + 6 Beds Yakima 8 Beds $13. 1 M 1, 421 Units + $6. 2 M 108 Beds Cowlitz Wahkiakum 474 Units + Skamania $47. 6 M 142 Units 19 Units 41 Beds $4. 6 M $1. 1 M $16 M Klickitat 63 Units + 6 Beds Clark $2. 3 M 2, 036 Units + Statewide Totals: 95 Beds 39, 833 Units + 3, 293 Beds $42. 8 M $1. 1 Billion includes: HTF $946. 3 M + HOME $120. 7 M “Beds” refer to shelters, group-home, seasonal farmworker, barrack-style beds. Not all counties include beds. “Units” refer to all types of rental units such as studios, 1 -bedroom, 2 -bedrooms, etc. Pend Oreille 152 Units $2. 3 M Ferry 177 Units $2. 6 M Stevens 183 Units $5. 7 M Douglas 150 Units + 18 Beds $9. 6 M Grant 1, 390 Units + $31. 4 M Lincoln 39 Units + 16 Beds $2. 5 M Adams 438 Units + $12. 6 M Franklin 388 Units $11. 4 M Benton 515 Units + 8 Beds $12. 3 M Spokane 2, 907 Units + 177 Beds $81 M Whitman 239 Units $9. 3 M Garfield 10 Units $94. 1 K Walla Columbia Asotin 603 Units + 8 Units 56 Units 151 Beds $42. 3 K $1. 1 M $28. 3 M

2015 Federal compared to DRF spending Federal $ Programs DRF $ Programs Funding ratio $727, 000 19 $2. 03 m 18 1: 3 King County $17. 6 m 61 $6. 17 m 73 3: 1 Pierce County $2. 65 m 46 $2. 81 m 36 1: 1 Snohomish County $4. 96 m 37 $2. 36 m 52 2: 1 Spokane & Spokane County $3. 05 m 44 $3 m 42 1: 1 Yakima County $7. 36 m 3 $241, 000 4 3: 1 Clark County

Vacancy rates & homelessness prevention Department of Commerce: County Report Card Tableau Tool Vacancy rate 2015 DRF spending on eviction prevention All spending on eviction prevention Percentage of DRF spending 2. 4% $303, 490 $382, 266 79% King County 2. 5% $404, 546 $559, 231 72% Pierce County 5. 7% n/a n/a Snohomish County 2. 6% n/a n/a Spokane & Spokane County 5. 5% $142, 811 100% Yakima County 4. 2% $54, 116 $69, 937 77% Clark County

Re-frame #3: “RELYING ON FUNDRAISING IS A MUCH BETTER TIME INVESTMENT THAN ADVOCACY!”

Advocacy or philanthropy? Funding through philanthropic sources: • Conditions or funding requirements • Guided by different strategies • Intensive relationship-building

2017 Lead Agenda 1. Invest $200 million into the Housing Trust Fund 2. Prevent the cliff in state homelessness funding • Eliminate the sunset on the document recording fees, • Increase the document recording fee, • Eliminate the 45% mandated use of state funds for one purpose, • Streamline and improve state and county auditing and reporting requirements. 3. Outlaw discrimination based on a renter’s source of income 4. Protect and fully fund homelessness safety net programs • The Housing and Essential Needs Program, • The Aged, Blind and Disabled Program, • Medical Care Services, • SSI Facilitation Services. 5. Ensure full Operating Budget authority for the 1115 Medicaid Waiver for Permanent Supportive Housing

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