Georgia Behavioral Health Caucus
Supportive Housing
Supportive Housing
Behavioral Health Caucus
January 25, 2012
Georgia Supportive
Housing Association
Paul Bolster
Georgia Behavioral Health Caucus
Defining Supportive Housing
Supportive Housing
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Affordable housing connected to services
that enable persons with disabilities to live
stable productive lives in our neighborhoods
and communities.
More cost effective than jails, hospitals and
shelters.
Better for people and better for public
budgets
Looks like other forms of housing.
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Goals
Supportive Housing
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Provides services that enable residents to
achieve their individual goals
Supports recovery and independence
Integrates residents into community life
Looks like other housing
Promotes community development
Produces long term financial stability for
individuals and communities
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Supportive Housing
Supportive Housing
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It works!
How do we produce more of it?
We need coordination between housing
programs/policy and human service/mental
health programs.
Housing developers will be glad to do the
work if the state puts services, capital, and
rent subsidy on the table
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Current Cost to the Public
Supportive Housing
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Costs less
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Jail
Prison
Hospital
Homeless shelter
Living on the Streets
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Settlement Goals
Supportive Housing
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Increased Capacity to serve 9,000
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“The state will have capacity to provide supported housing in any
of the 9.000 persons in the target population who need such
support.” pp 19-20.
Going Forward
From all funding sources available to the state.
Capacity to house 2000 individuals who don’t
qualify for other housing.
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State funds for rent subsidy.
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Resources for the 9,000-Federal
Supportive Housing
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Subsidies
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Section 8 State and local housing authorities
Shelter Plus Care
HOPWA
VA/HUD VASH
Capital
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Tax credits
HOME
NSP
CDBG
Local Government and Private Foundations
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Governor’s Budget Recommendation
Supportive Housing
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Meets the Settlement Minimum
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FY 2011 $291,000 -------------- 100 Capacity
FY 2012 $2.9 million -------------500 Capacity
Bridge money to help make the transition from
institution to community housing.
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Supportive Housing Plan
Supportive Housing
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Determine the need to prevent hospitalization
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Persons in hospitals—frequent users
Frequent Emergency Room Users
Persons is local jails and state prison
Treatment court clients
Homeless persons
Identify the Resources
Set real goals
Expand SH Development Capacity
Local Government Support
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Consumer Choice of Form of Housing
Supportive Housing
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Scattered Site
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Rental subsidy from HUD or the DBHDD
Mobile service delivery
Greater integration in the community
Project Based
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Low cost capital from HUD affordable housing programs
Rent subsidy from HUD or DBHD
Services on the housing site are more cost effective
Projects designed around consumer needs
Supportive neighbors
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Types: Small Congregate
Supportive Housing
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Gateway Costal Village
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Type: Small Congregate
Supportive Housing
Pine Ridge Apartment Homes--Rome
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Type: Large Tax Credit Project
Supportive Housing
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Columbia MLK Tower
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Type: Duplex Neighborhood
Supportive Housing
River Edge Duplex Community NSP--Macon
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Type: Single Family
Supportive Housing
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Douglas County NSP project
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Supportive Housing
More Single Family-Douglas
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How do you get more? Merging
Interests
Supportive Housing
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Supportive Housing comes from the creative
combination from different sources of:
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Capital at no cost or very low cost to pay for
construction—CDBG, LIHTC, HOME, NSP
Rent Subsidy to pay for operations and
management of the property—Section 8,
HOPWA, S&C
Services -- Casework and Supportive
Employment that connect people to community
resources and independent income
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Policy and Program Priorities
Supportive Housing
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Focus available federal capital on Supportive
Housing
Focus available federal subsidy on
Supportive Housing
Focus service dollars on Supportive Housing
Community Treatment that includes a place
to live.
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Capital
Supportive Housing
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Use 15% of the $160 Million in Low Income Housing
Tax Credit funds. 600 units/year
Commit half of $24 million in HUD HOME
Prioritize HUD state-controlled rent subsidies and
partner with local housing authorities.
Apply for HUD rent subsidies for SH.
Expand the Homeless Housing Trust Fund
Commit Low Income Housing Trust Fund $ers
Commit added federal NSP $ers
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Specific SH Actions for DBHDD
Supportive Housing
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Fund 20 Olmstead Housing Support Specialists to
provide services for applicants for HUD subsidies—
400 subsidies. Cost $1,000,000
Fund 6 SH Facilitators of the Regions
Establish new Crisis Stabilization Centers
Create four new ACT teams but require housing
outcomes
Intensive case management and Community
Support Teams
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Supportive Housing
Conclusion
“Housing is core to keeping people in the
community and helping them be successful”
Lack of housing “is one of the primary drivers of
hospitalization.”
Dr. Frank Shelp. February 20, 2011
Georgia Behavioral Health Caucus
Contact Information
Supportive Housing
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Georgia Supportive Housing Association
Paul Bolster, Executive Director.
404-664-0059
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Web:
www.supportivehousingassociation.com
Membership---$100