Volusia County Community Assistance Division Dona De Marsh

Volusia County Community Assistance Division Dona De. Marsh Butler, Director Citizens Academy 2013

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

2012 -2013 Revenue for fiscal year budget ending 9/30/13 �Federal (64%) �State (4%) �County (32%) $21, 250, 843 $ 1, 165, 593 $10, 578, 232 �Total $32, 994, 668 �Includes estimated rollover budgets of: • Federal $12, 883, 192 • State $ 544, 804

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 4: 00 a. m

Family self- sufficiency Un- and underemployment

Summer Food Transportation, late sleepers and picky eaters

Successes

Emergency Assistance * FY 2012 -13 include Sept 9 - Sept 30, 2013 totals based on FY 2011 -12 totals for same period Seeing more people every year Total Clients Served All Funding Sources FY 2007 -08 - FY 2012 -13 10099 *FY 2012 -13 FY 2011 -12 11024 FY 2010 -11 12077 FY 2009 -10 12100 Total Assisted 8649 FY 2008 -09 6695 FY 2007 -08 0 00 20 0 0 40 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 00 12 0 00 14

Family self-sufficiency Graduates, volunteers

Summer Food 3, 565 children received 176, 984 meals!

Outreach 8 -10 events annually

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 � 219 families have safe, affordable rental housing. � 4 Participants have their own business � 3 Participants are responsible for their full rent � 43 of our families have used the portability feature and live in housing outside of Volusia County. � 90 families have utilized the portability feature to relocate to the County of Volusia.

Safe, affordable housing � 21 families have entered into our Family Self Sufficiency program. • 14 Participants earned escrow • Average escrow $2, 293 �Our fraud investigation revealed $50, 000 during the last fiscal year.

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