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The Source forHousing Solutions
Supportive Housing and Olmstead – CDFI/Developer Experience
Andrew Baldwin, Director of Loan Originations, CSH
csh.org
Our Mission
Advancing housing solutions that:
What We Do
CSH is a touchstone for new ideas and best practices, a collaborative and pragmatic community partner, and an influential advocate for supportive housing.
Research-backed tools, trainings and knowledge
sharing
Powerful capital funds, specialty loan products and development expertise
Custom community planning and cutting-edge innovations
Systems reform, policy collaboration and advocacy
Supportive Housing is the Solution
Coordinated Services
Housing: AffordablePermanentIndepende
nt
Support:Flexible
VoluntaryTenant-
centered
Supportive housing combines affordable housing with services that help people who face the most complex challenges to live with stability, autonomy and dignity.
Employment Services
Case Managemen
t
Primary Health
Services
Mental Health
Services
Substance Abuse
Treatment
Parenting/ Coaching Life Skills
Affordable Housing
High Quality Supportive Housing
A variety of housing models exist with common factors including:
Located in within safe neighborhoods with close proximity to:
•Transportation
•Employment opportunities
•Services
•shopping, recreation and socialization.
Tenants have a lease identical to those of tenants who are not in supportive housing.
Services are voluntary and consumer-driven. They focus on ensuring that tenants can obtain and thrive in stable housing, regardless of barriers they may face.
The housing and its tenants are good neighbors, contributing to meeting community needs and goals whenever possible.
Approaches to creating supportive housing in an Olmstead context
Development approaches: Scattered Site Integrated / Mixed Tenancy Single-site
Olmstead impacted states increasingly promote integrated housing model Approaches vary by state Developer comfort with integrated housing varies CSH lending supports different models based on risk assessment
QAPs Continue to Support Integrated Housing Models
Increasing use of threshold requirements New requirement in Delaware, DC, Iowa
Scoring incentives and set-asides Up from 22 to 35 QAPs 25 QAPs promote multiple integrated models
Keys to success: Sufficient operating subsidies and services financing Establishing a good tenant referral system Compliance monitoring to ensure quality
Georgia
New threshold requirement – Submission of an Affirmatively Furthering
Fair Housing Marketing Plan
Incentive points: Presenting an innovative project
concept/design – one project Projects with rental assistance for at least
15% of units (down from 30%) Willing to accept Section 811 to promote
integrated housing per settlement
Development environment Scattered site Traditionally single site PSH; integrated
model less accepted
New York
Three allocating agencies offer incentives DHCR HFA HPD
Funders take differing approaches to integration HPD – 60/40 model OMH – 50% limit (recent)
Development environment Mix of housing options available Acceptance of integrated model
New to DD and OMH providers
Illinois
Incentives promote integrated housing 2014 vs draft 2015 QAP
State Referral Network (SRN) Established by intergovernmental agreement Created to link tenants to PSH units and services 689 units created since 2008 / 175 per year Average targeted project has 13% SRN units
Developer Experience – survey findings: Basic knowledge of integrated housing Knowledge gap about SRN Variable experience with SRN TA/predevelopment funding needs
Indiana
QAP set-aside and incentives 10% set-aside for Housing First Applicants assisted through
Supportive Housing Institute
Limited Olmstead impact No settlement State encouraging IH model Focus on balanced housing
opportunities, including single-site
Limited developer/provider support for integrated model
Risk Assessment
Olmstead risk incorporated into CSH lending process. Factors include:
% level of integration Existence of settlement(s) Existence/likelihood of future suits Target population(s) Single site projects: project/sponsor/system flexibility, level of
community options & integration, size of project Funding sources