dona demarsh butler, director citizens academy 2013
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Dona DeMarsh Butler, DirectorCitizens Academy 2013
Dona DeMarshDirector
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)Manager: Donna Carter
Human Services Manager: Pat James
Housing & Grants Administration
Manager: Diana Phillips
Support ServicesManager: Walt Lacey
Federal (64%) $21,250,843 State (4%) $ 1,165,593 County (32%) $10,578,232
Total $32,994,668
Includes estimated rollover budgets of:• Federal $12,883,192• State $ 544,804
4 locations – DeLand, 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
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
Rehabilitation Home buyer assistance Community Development Disaster Recovery Foreclosures Unstable funding
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Housing Choice Voucher• Utilities
Family Self-sufficiency Homeownership
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
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.
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.