Florida Council for
Community Mental Health
December 8, 2011
Since 1970, Boley Centers has been providing
treatment, rehabilitation, housing and
employment services for persons in recovery.
Boley Centers’ mission is to enrich the lives
of people in recovery by providing the
highest quality treatment, rehabilitation,
employment and housing services
Historical Perspective
 Boley was founded in 1970 as a 20-bed halfway
house for men.
 In 1979, Pinellas County (primarily Boley) was
chosen as one of three sites in the State to
develop a “deinstitutionalization project.”
 As a result, Boley expanded from 31 to 200 beds.
 In 1984, Boley purchased its first residential
facility.
 By 1994, all residential facilities had been
converted from rental to agency-owned.
Historical Perspective
 In 1988, Boley received its first (of 10) HUD
McKinney Act Homeless Grants.
 Also in 1988, Boley opened its first HUD 811
funded project - Bessie Boley and Ruth Mosher
Apartments. Ten more followed, Two more are
pending construction, and one was just awarded.
 Then in 1992, Boley initiated a Supported
Housing Program.
Historical Perspective
 In 1999, Boley received 75 HUD Section 8
tenant-based rent subsidy vouchers, an award
of $1,724,780, for people with disabilities. We
now manage 409 housing vouchers with annual
budget of over $3,000,000
 In 2000, Boley was awarded and started a
Florida Assertive Community Treatment
(FACT) Team, a $1million+ program.
Boley Centers’ Core Services
 Supported Housing
 Florida Assertive Community Treatment
(FACT)
 Residential Services
 Life Enhancement Activity Program (LEAP)
 Outpatient Medical Services
 Employment Services
 Young Adult Services
Paula J. Hays Center
Boley Centers Housing
Permanent
Supportive Housing
Permanent Homeless
Voucher Programs
Transitional
Safe Haven &
VA
Group Homes
Permanent Supportive Housing
 Historically the HUD
Section 811 has provided:
 Capital Advance
 Acquisition
 Rehabilitation
 New Construction
 Project Rental
Assistance
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Project Based
Annual Rent Increases
Breakeven Budgeting
The Bob Pitts Apartments
Bessie Boley
Ruth Mosher
Dome District Apartments
Dave Miller Apartments
Rutland Bussey Apartments
Betty Rutland Bussey Apartments
Clam Bayou Apartments
128 Place Apartments
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Year Opened – 2004
Current Contract End Date – Annual
HUD Contract
Type of Housing – Permanent
Beds – 18
Homeless Beds - 4
Purchase Amount/Funder (mortgage
commitment)
 $161,500, Federal Home Loan
Bank/Synovus Bank (2017)
Rehab/Construction Amount/Funder
(mortgage commitment)
 $1,146,800, HUD (2044)
 $62,000, City of St. Petersburg (2023)
 $5,986, Boley Centers (N/A)
Annual HUD - $65,016
Annual Local Match/Funder
 $19,505, Resident Rents
The Frank Melville Supportive
Housing Investment Act
 Creates a new Project Rental
Assistance (PRA) authority
 Administered through the
Florida Housing Finance
Corporation
 No more than 25% of units
in a development
 Must have a disability and be
at or below 30% AMI
 Must work with DCF and
AHCA to ensure services are
available to the tenant
Boley Centers Homeless Projects
COC and Non-COC
 Transitional Housing – 20 beds
 Permanent Supported Housing – 285 beds
 Shelter Plus Care - 78 vouchers
 Tenant Based Rental Assistance – 25 vouchers
Permanent Housing Locations
(Homeless)
 Permanent, supported housing for individuals who
are homeless and have a mental illness.
 Marconi Building
 Parkside Apartments
 Kenwood Apartments
 Butterfly Apartments
 Grove Street Apartments
 South Safe Haven
 Mid-County Safe Haven
 Grove Park Village
 Broadwater Place II
 Burlington Gardens
 Twin II
 Twin III
Twin Brooks II Apartments
 Beds – 12
 Purchase Amount/Funder
(mortgage commitment)
 $164,286, St. Petersburg HOME
(12/31/2049)
 Rehab/Construction
Amount/Funder (mortgage
commitment)
 $294,663, St. Petersburg HOME
(12/31/20490
 $123,742, HUD COC 91/31/20320
 $352,318, PAL/Boley Centers (N/A)
 Total - $770,723
 Annual HUD - $85,723
 Annual Local Match/Funder
 $22,500, Pinellas County
 $21,600, Resident Rents
Twin Brooks III Apartments
 Beds – 16
 Purchase Amount/Funder
(mortgage commitment)
 $219,047, St. Petersburg HOME
(12/31/2049)
 Rehab/Construction
Amount/Funder (mortgage
commitment)
 $392,883, St. Petersburg HOME
(12/31/2049)
 $469,757, PAL/Boley Centers
(N/A)
 Annual HUD - $107,688
 Annual Local Match/Funder
 $40,619, Pinellas County
 $28,800, Resident Rents
HUD Priorities for the 2011 COC
Permanent Housing Bonus
•To serve homeless and disabled individuals and/or families,
and/or chronically homeless individuals
•While no longer required to use bonus funds for projects that
will serve 100% chronically homeless, COC’s are encouraged to
use funds for this population, it remains a HUD priority
•Demonstrating progress in reducing the chronic homeless
population will continue to be a scored item in the COC
application
•Creating new permanent housing for veterans is another HUD
priority, and HUD strongly encourages COC’s to use at least a
portion of available bonus funds to create a project that will
serve disabled veterans.
2011 COC Bonus Criteria
Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN) is based on:
•Is the dollar expression of relative need assigned to a
jurisdiction compared to other jurisdictions?
•Using nationally available data, including:
• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
• Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
• A formula-based poverty, housing overcrowding,
age housing and growth lag.
2011 COC: Permanent Housing
Bonus $$ Available
Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN) is based on
formula of local participating jurisdictions:
• Largo: $60,648
• Clearwater: $120,838
• St. Petersburg: $778,014
• Pinellas County: $1,046,468
•Total PPRN: $2,005,968
•Bonus Available(15%): $300,895/two years=
$150,447/year
Transitional Homeless Program
The Oaks Apartments
 20 units
 Transitional, supported housing apartments for
individuals who are homeless and have a mental
illness.
Oaks Apartments
Transitional Housing for Veterans
The Jerry Howe Apartments
1447 Gulf to Bay Boulevard,
Clearwater
Formerly known as the
Covert Apartments.
20 ‘beds’ with 13 set aside
for homeless veterans.
Opened 11/2011.
Jerry Howe Apartments
Before
&
After
Permanent Homeless Housing
 Total Permanent
Supported Housing –
285 beds
The Marconi Apartments
Parkside Apartments
Butterfly Apartments
Grove Street Apartments
Kenwood Apartments
Grove Park Village
Grove Park Village
Broadwater II
Phase II : 12 one
bedroom units for
individuals who are
chronically homeless
Burlington Gardens
 Year Opened – 2011
 Current Contract End Date – 3/31/2012
 Type of Housing – Permanent,
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Chronically Homeless
Beds – 15
Purchase Amount/Funder (mortgage
commitment)
 $485,100, St. Petersburg NSP
(8/30/2040)
Rehab/Construction Amount/Funder
(mortgage commitment)
 $711,273, St. Petersburg NSP
(8/30/2040)
Annual HUD - $80,556
Annual Local Match/Funder
 $27,778, Pinellas County
 $27,000, Resident Rents
South County Safe Haven
Morningside Safe Haven
Converted to VA Safe Haven in October, 2010
Voucher Program
 In 1999, Boley received
75 HUD Section 8
tenant-based rent
subsidy vouchers, an
award of $1,724,780, for
people with
disabilities. We now
manage 409 housing
vouchers with annual
budget of over
$3,000,000!!
 Mainstream - 181
 Must have a disability
 Shelter + Care - 78
 Must accept “care”
 HOPWA
- 125
 Must be HIV+
 TBRA
25
 Must be homeless
 Total
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409
Shelter Plus Care Vouchers
 Year Opened – 1998
 Year Opened – 2004
 Year Opened – 2006
 Current Contract End
Date – 1/31/2012
 Current Contract End
Date – 5/31/2012
 Current Contract End
Date – 5/31/2012
 Type of Housing –
Permanent
 Type of Housing –
Permanent
 Type of Housing –
Permanent
 Vouchers - 51
 Vouchers - 20
 Vouchers - 7
 Annual HUD - $485,316
 Annual HUD - $190,320
 Annual HUD - $66,528
 Annual Local
Match/Funder
 Annual Local
Match/Funder
 Annual Local
Match/Funder
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$485,316, local
providers of care
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$190,320, local
providers of care
Total of 78 S+C Vouchers
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$66,528, local
providers of care
Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc.
(PAL, Inc.)
A Community Housing Development
Organization (CHDO)
 developed to provide integrated housing
opportunities for consumers
 governed by a separate Board of Directors,
including three consumers
Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc.
(PAL, Inc.)
A Community Housing Development
Organization (CHDO)
 Development projects:
 Salt Creek Apartments
 Bayou Pass Apartments
 Parkside Apartments
 Oak Park Apartments
 Clam Bayou Apartments II
 Twin Brooks Apartments II & III
Salt Creek Apartments
Bayou Pass Apartments
Oak Park Apartments
Clam Bayou I
Kevin Marrone
Director of Community &
Homeless Services
Boley Centers, Inc.
445 31st Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
(727) 821-4819 x 5718
Kevin.marrone@boleycenters.org