state of north carolina homeless prevention and rapid re-housing program nc hprp fall 2009
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOMELESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM
NC HPRP
Fall 2009
Presenters
Martha AreOffice of Economic Recovery & Investment [email protected]
Erin CrossfieldNC Housing Finance Agency [email protected]
Topics
What HPRP is Where HPRP is available What type of assistance is available
Case management $ (rent, back rent, utilities…)
How landlords can benefit Who is eligible? NCHousingSearch.org Philosophy & Practice Things landlords want to know
What HPRP is:
Purpose: Re-house people who are already homeless
Purpose: Prevent homelessness for people who are at risk
2 kinds of assistance: $ and services Is one of the ARRA stimulus programs Begins this fall, ends Summer 2012
Where HPRP is available
Where HPRP is available: State-funded Organizations
Lead Organization Service Area East Carolina Behavioral Health Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Jones, Martin,
Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Terrell, Washington Community Link Cabarrus, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, Union NW Regional Housing Authority Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey Isothermal Planning Commission Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford Cape Fear United Way Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender Mountain Projects Haywood, Jackson City of Winston-Salem Forsyth Mental Health Partners Burke, Catawba Pitt County DSS Pitt CADA CAA Northampton, Hertford, Bertie, Halifax Alamance United Way Alamance Orange County DSS Orange Open Door of High Point City of High Point and surrounding areas in Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph Wilson County DSS Wilson Surry County DSS Surry, Yadkin McDowell County DSS McDowell Salvation Army of Gastonia Gaston, Lincoln Asheville Housing Support Team Buncombe Durham Housing Support Team Durham Guilford Housing Support Team Guilford
Where HPRP is available: HUD-funded Entitlement areas Charlotte Raleigh Durham Greensboro Winston-Salem Fayetteville Wake Asheville
Types of Assistance
Financial Assistance Rent & back-rent Utilities & back-
utilities Utility deposits Security deposits Moving costs Hotel & motel
vouchers
Housing Services Housing Case
Management Credit Repair
services Legal services (not
re mortgages) Outreach &
Engagement Help with housing
search
Benefit to landlords
Rent & back-rent Help with housing search (new tenants) Supportive services for tenants (people
to help if there are problems) Last-minute help with households at risk
of eviction Free marketing (NCHousingSearch.org)
Who is eligible
People who are already homeless OR who are at risk of becoming homeless
Must be <50% MFI Must have no other supports that will
prevent their homelessness Not a program for everyone who is about
to be evicted… just those who need the help to avoid becoming homeless! (“but for this assistance”)
NCHousingSearch.org
A FREE statewide affordable rental housing search tool
Tenants can search for free for: Affordable rentals Section 8 rentals Special needs housing
Landlords can list their rentals for free. No internet access? Toll-free bilingual
call center: 1-877-428-8844
Website: www.nchousingsearch.org
Philosophy & Practice
Effective & Cost Effective to stabilize families in housing
Housing First Housing-specific case management Congress intended it for “new” homeless
people, due to economic downturn Not intended for chronically homeless
Landlords want to know:
Not for all your non-paying tenants – just those who will become homeless when you evict them
Rent Reasonableness Leases Housing Assistance Payment agreements Written statement of back-rent owed Housing condition must be “ok” Re-checking for tenant’s HPRP eligibility
every 3 months