Volusia County Community Assistance Division Dona De Marsh

Volusia County Community Assistance Division Dona De. Marsh Butler, Director Citizens Academy 2015

Our Organization Dona De. Marsh Butler Director Support Services Manager: Roger Wittenberg Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) Manager: Donna Carter Human Services Manager: Pat James Housing & Grants Administration Manager: Diana Phillips

2014 -2015 Revenue Budget for fiscal year ending 9/30/15 �Federal (48%) �State (9%) �County (43%) $11, 966, 110 $ 2, 279, 293 $10, 613, 712 �Total $24, 859, 115 �Includes estimated rollover budgets of: • Federal $ 5, 108, 560 • State $ 520, 190

Human Services � 4 locations – De. Land, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna, Orange City � Emergency assistance for: • • • Rent, mortgage Utility payments Prescription and medical Dental Transportation � Indigent burials � Family self-sufficiency � Summer food � Indigent – hospital and nursing home costs

Challenges

Emergency Assistance Clients lining up as early as 6: 00 a. m.

Family self- sufficiency Un- and underemployment

Summer Food Transportation, late sleepers and picky eaters

Successes

Emergency Assistance Seeing more people every year Total Clients Served FY 2010 - FY 2014 12893 FY 2013 10215 Total Assisted 11025 FY 2012 FY 2011 12077 FY 2010 12100 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

Family self-sufficiency Graduates, volunteers

Summer Food 2, 607 children received 127, 761 meals!

Housing and grants �Homeownership • Down payment assistance �Home rehabilitation • Minor and substantial �Neighborhood Stabilization �Community development �Homeless services �Alcohol/drug abuse and mental health �Children and families �Anti-drug programs

Challenges

Economy �Rehabilitation �Home buyer assistance �Community Development �Disaster Recovery �Foreclosures �Unstable funding

Successes

315 S. Thompson St De. Land BEFORE AFTER

558 Ronnoc Lane New Smyrna Beach BEFORE AFTER

132 Nancy Street Oak Hill BEFORE AFTER

335 E. Ohio Ave De. Land BEFORE AFTER

245 S. Washington St Ormond Beach BEFORE AFTER

1928 Wilson St Seville BEFORE AFTER

2041 Tolbert Lane Seville BEFORE AFTER

1318 Miami Ave Holly Hill BEFORE AFTER

7 Marjorie Trail Ormond Beach BEFORE AFTER

290 Stark Ave Orange City BEFORE AFTER

Section 8 �Housing Choice Voucher • Utilities �Family Self-sufficiency �Homeownership

Challenges

Money �Fraud • Significant time in investigation and recovery • Zero/low-income clients �Waiting list • 2, 500 applications in 2009 �Reduction in HUD funding �Rise in cost of housing assistance payments �Portability

Successes

Safe, affordable housing � 292 families have safe, affordable rental housing. � 40 of our families have used the portability feature and live in housing outside of Volusia County. � 17 families have entered into our Family Self Sufficiency program. �Our fraud investigation recovered $20, 241 during the last fiscal year.

Family Self Sufficiency Program �A recent graduate was issued a non taxable check for $ 2, 498. 00 for successfully completing the program and increasing her family’s self sufficiency.

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