Kodiak Island Housing Authority, in partnership with the Senior Citizens of Kodiak, Inc., will assist elderly and/or persons with disabilities who are tenants of Heritage Heights, a very low-income apartment complex. Supportive services will enable the residents of Heritage Heights to live independently and prevent premature or unnecessary institutionalization. Activities will include adult day care, transportation, meal delivery and congregate meals, assistance with activities in daily living, and activities that increase socialization.
The North Little Rock Housing Authority and its partner agencies will operate a comprehensive 3-year economic development and supportive services program to assist public housing residents toward goals of self-sufficiency. Partner agencies will provide, under memoranda of understanding or resource commitment letters with the North Little Rock Housing Authority, child care supportive assistance, leadership development, business/entrepreneurial skills building, job training, job skills building, Literacy/GED educational services, related counseling and placement services, computer skills training, transportation, and other related services.
The San Diego Housing Commission's ED/SS program, called the World of Work,
partners with the San Diego Labor Council to bring public housing residents jobs in the hotel industry and construction trades.
Fresno Housing Authority
Fresno, CA
Award Amount: $500,000
Project Highlights
J.O.L.L.Y. ( Job Opportunities and Links to Learning for You), Fresno Housing Authority's ED/SS program combines an intensive services approach with the close monitoring of participants.
Number of People Served: 1609
| Partner Agencies | $$/In-kind Committed |
| Fresno County Dept. of Social Services | $221,046 |
| California School of Professional Psychology | $124,900 |
| Children's Services Network | $19,800 |
| Total: | $365,746
|
Dublin Housing Authority
Hayward, CA
Award Amount: $37,500
Project Highlights
Dublin Housing Authority's program includes the following: development of an onsite job counseling center staffed with a part-time coordinator; development of a core curriculum with Los Positas College to prepare residents for managing an onsite childcare center; and to provide additional job readiness courses.
San Diego Housing Commission
Ms. Elizabeth Morris
San Diego, CA
Award Amount: $79,250.00
Project Highlights
The San Diego Housing Commission proposes to pilot a comprehensive
services delivery plan that will support independent living for over 300 of its elderly and disabled residents.
Number of People Served: 300+
| Partner Agencies | $$/In-kind Committed |
| San Diego Housing Commission Sec. 8 Reserves | $3,500 |
| San Diego County Dept. of Mental Health |
$40,000 |
| TOP | $40,000 |
| Clairemont Friendship Senior Center | $25,528 |
| San Diego Public Health Department |
$17,376 |
| American Red Cross | $5,504 |
| Metropolitan Transit System | $2,000 |
| Menard & Associates |
$4,000 |
| SD Community College District | $3,200
|
| Total: | $220,358 |
Owens Valley Indian Housing Authority
Ms. Charlotte Bacoch
Big Pine, CA
Award Amount
$77,500.00
Project Highlights
The Owens Valley Indian Housing
Authority will subgrant ED/SS funds to Bishop Paiute Development Corporation to partner with the Owens Valley Career Development Center, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, the Weill Institute, the Inyo County Department of Social
Services, and DQ University to provide employment counseling, business development assistance, job placement, vocational training,
and supportive services to residents of HUD housing units in Inyo and Mono Counties.
Number of People Served: 500
| Partner Agencies |
$$/In-kind Committed |
| BPDC | $17,200 |
| NCAIEDC | $45,300 |
| Well Institute Consultants |
$25,000 |
| OVIHA | $7,200 |
| ICSS |
$6,000
|
| Total: |
$100,700
|
Los Angeles County
Mr. Carlos Jackson
Monterey Park,CA
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
This ED/SS project targets a minimum of 75 percent of welfare dependent
residents of Carmelitos in North Long Beach, South Scattered Sites, and Ujima Village, both in South Central Los Angeles. The
project addresses the needs of the entire family with a specific focus to lead eligible residents into jobs rather than toward jobs.
Program components include: job development; group job preparations, search, and follow-up; carpentry apprenticeships; online local
employer linkage; re-employment and re-training; and family support including case management.
Number of People
Served: 4763
| Partner Agencies |
$$/In-kind Committed |
| Community Development Commission |
$722,412 |
| Los Angeles County Office of Education | $72,000 |
Los Angeles Dept. of Public Social Services/GAIN
Job Development Services
Carpenters Educational Training
Institute | $22,000 |
| Connect LA | $15,000 |
| Progressive Strategies | $8,500 |
| Clothes the Deal |
$1,800 |
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa
Mr. Richard Martinez
Martinez, CA
Award Amount
$294,501.00
Project Highlights
This program brings together government agencies,
community-based organizations, and for-profit business to address challenges and opportunities provided by Welfare Reform. Project
Employ will place into jobs 153 people currently receiving both public and housing assistance. Sixty percent of these will maintain
employment after two years. The program will accomplish this by providing job retention, employment readiness computer skills, and
entrepreneurship training, as well as supportive services such as childcare, transportation, recovery programs, and intensive
follow-up.
Number of People Served: 975
| Partner Agencies | $$/In-kind Committed |
| Contra Costa County Social Services | $150,000/449,500 | |
| St. Vincent
de Paul Society | $522,000/61,000 |
| Advanced Integration Methods | $12,000 |
| Contra Costa Child Care Council | $12,000
|
| Total: | $2,413,000
|
Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin
Ms. Mary Ravitz
Stockton, CA
Award Amount
$268,750.00
Project Highlights
The ED/SS plan proposed by the Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin is a
comprehensive approach to allow public housing residents to make meaningful, essential changes in their lives in order to become
permanently self-sufficient. The plan provides for Supportive Services Centers that will be staffed, equipped, furnished, and focused on
assisting individuals affected by Welfare-to-Work employment needs. The Centers will include an Internet access program that
identifies available job opportunities, qualifications, and how to apply. Computerized GED and ESL programs will also be available, as
will other tutorials to equip residents for employment.
Housing Authority of the City of
Calexico
Ms. Lupita Rios
Calexico, CA
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority will create a Community
Computer Learning Center in the Hector Mario Esquer Development in the City of Calexico. The center will establish computer
stations, employment training, and educational programs. It will provide avenues to self sufficiency - increasing earned income in the
face of new welfare reform legislation.
Number of People Served: 560
| Partner Agencies | $$/In-kind Committed
|
| Dept. of Social Services | Unknown |
| Valley of
Imperial Development Alliance | $15,000 |
| Imperial Valley Small BusinessDev. Center
| $4,000 |
| Calexico Healthy Start | $50,000 |
| Service Employment Redevelopment | $10,000 |
| Neighborhood House
Association | Unknown |
| Employment Development Department |
Unknown
|
| Total : | $79,000 |
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Ms. Monique Landouw-Daviss
Los
Angeles, CA
Award Amount - $999,928.00
Project Highlights
The JOBS-PLUS project
involves two distinct housing developments: Imperial Courts in South Central Los Angeles with 485 units and 1,456 residents (70.6%
African-American; 27% Hispanics) and William Mean Homes in the Northeast section of downtown Los Angeles, with 415 units, 1,393
residents (81% Hispanic, 13.4% Asian/Pacific Islander). The project involves the participation of more than 20 public and private
partners and matching contributions exceeding $2 million. The key program elements involve Job Development, Case Management and
Counseling, Training and Education, Child Care, Physical and Mental Health, Transportation, Future Funding, and Entrepreneurial
Services. The goal is to move 200 residents into subsidized jobs and involve 300 residents in training and education designed to get
and keep jobs.
Number of People Served: 300
| Partner
Agencies | $$/In-kind Committed |
| Chrysalis | $160,000 |
| WLCAC | $10,000 |
| CDD | $50,000 |
| HACLA | $200,000 |
| Section 8
Transfer Funds | $50,000 |
| Revolving Loan |
$100,000 |
| DPSS | $510,976 |
| CDD |
$150,000 |
| ELA Community Health Foundation | $510,976 |
| FAME | $6,500 |
| FAME | $50,000 |
| LAUSD | $12,000 |
| On Your Feet |
$30,000 |
| Drew Econ. Dev. Corp | $5,000 |
| CRA | $10,000 |
| TOTAL: |
$1,855,452
|
Southern Ute Indian HA
Mr. Kevin Wilson
Ignacio, CO
Award Amount
$21,877.00
Project Highlights
The Southern Ute Indian Housing Authority
has targeted two segments of the resident population for assistance under the ED/SS program. Families who will be impacted by
Welfare Reform legislation will be recruited to participate in a comprehensive training program with four main components: Adult
Education, Parent Support, Child Development, and Parent and Child Together Time. The participants will set their own adult education
goals, which must, according to Welfare to Work guidelines, result in employment within two years. Elderly and Disabled housing
residents will also be targeted with increased service coordination activities. A Service Coordinator will make home visits with elderly
and disabled residents to assure that they have access to all available services. Elderly residents will be encouraged to participate in
the nutrition program, as well as access transportation, adult day care, or errand services.
Housing Authority of
the City of Middletown
Mr. Thomas Gionfriddo
Middletown, CT
Award
Amount
$106,500.00
Project Highlights
The program of the
Housing Authority of the City of Middletown will use a comprehensive approach of outreach/recruitment, job training/retention, and
educational access to provide residents opportunities for self-sufficiency.
Metro-Dade Housing Authority
Ms. Tawana Thompson
Miami, FL
Award Amount
$300,000.00
Project Highlights
Elderly supportive services will focus on assisted living
programs such as Housekeeping and Elder Service to improve their quality of life. A self-help wellness watch program will be created
with the participation of residents, organized as Floor Guardians in elderly buildings, who will monitor the well being of the elderly.
Companion programs will be implemented to provide an assisted living aide to residents and coordinate with social workers their referral
for other mental or health services. Residents will be evaluated to assess their needs. A novel food distribution program will be
implemented for both groups of residents, under an agreement with World SHARE, a private, non-profit, national food group aimed at
providing low cost, quality brand name foods in exchange for two hours of community service as on-the-job training and work experience
for young residents from welfare households.
The Key West Housing Authority
Mr. Henry Haskins
Key West, FL
Award Amount
$145,250.00
Project Highlights
The Key West Housing Authority and 15 local service providers developed a strategy to
move 57 welfare families to self-sufficiency. The program fosters a resident empowerment approach to family self-sufficiency by helping
residents that are not working, or working at or below the poverty line, to enter the workforce with the skills and supportive services necessary to earn decent wages. The program will be provided through the Authority's Educational Campus. The Program targets the
hard-to-serve population as defined by Section 203 and 236 of the Job Training Partnership Act.
Lake Wales, Florida Public Housing Authority
Mr. Anthony Bobo
Temple Terrace, FL
Award Amount
$60,000.00
Project Highlights
Project Success is a
family self-sufficiency program designed to support and train public housing residents as they move from welfare to work. The
program will be offered to a combination of residents, seventy-five percent of who are on welfare assistance, and the remaining
twenty-five percent are no longer on public assistance but have been. The proposed program services and activities are being offered
as a result of a survey of the needs and interests of the residents of the Lake Wales Housing Authority.
Jacksonville Housing Authority
Mr. Ronnie Ferguson
Jacksonville, FL
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
ED/SS funding
will allow Project RENEW (Residents Engaging in New Efforts to Win) to establish training and educational programs for Housing
Authority residents. This multi-partnered effort will provide a cohesively coordinated approach to the task of helping public housing and
other publicly assisted residents become economically self-sufficient.
Housing Authority of Atlanta
Ms. Renee Dixon
Atlanta, GA
Award Amount
$1,000,000.00
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of
Atlanta's (AHA) Economic Development and Supportive Services plan proposes to provide to residents greater access to the State of
Georgia's welfare to work services by establishing five strategically located onsite offices in partnership with Fulton County
Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS). The services and assistance provided by the State to support clients receiving
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) includes, but it not limited to: child care, job training, transportation, employment
placement, and medical coverage. The AHA will expand its existing partnership with DFACS to hire additional Family Independence
Case Managers who will manage AHA residents as separate caseloads.
Housing Authority of the City of
Summerville
Ms. Regina Anderson
Summerville, GA
Award
Amount: $56,000.00
Project Highlights
Operation "ACCESS" is one
segment of a multi-faceted plan developed by the Summerville Housing Authority and its Collaborative of 14 Federal, State, and local
partners to: employ Public Housing Residents currently receiving Welfare through education, training and job placement assistance;
provide child care and after school tutoring for Public Housing Children; and, assist all Public Housing Residents in achieving
self-sufficiency. "ACCESS" was chosen as the title for this segment of the project - Active Collaborative Concerning Self
Sufficiency. The project will assist in providing: transportation, counseling, and employment opportunities for the unemployed members
of the Public Housing Community now receiving Welfare assistance; and, transportation, counseling, and housekeeping assistance to
those elderly and disabled members of the Public Housing Community.
Housing Authority of the City of
Augusta
Mr. Jacob Oglesby
Augusta, GA
Award Amount
$91,500.00
Project Highlights
The Augusta Housing Authority proposes to
provide Independent Living Support for Senior and Disabled Residents. The targeted residents are not eligible for assistance from other
community agencies. Services provided will be Homemaker Assistance - Personal Care Assistance and Case Management, referral
and transportation to appropriate congregate activities and provision of staple foods through a Brown Bag Nutrition Program. These
services will extend the time that senior residents can live in their communities and increase their quality of life. Some services will be
provided by housing authority residents in a cooperative training program with a local health care agency. This will bring additional
benefit to each program dollar.
Housing Authority of the City of Augusta
Mr. Jacob Oglesby
Augusta, GA
Award Amount
$370,000.00
Project Highlights
The Augusta Housing Authority will offer child care, with transportation and support
services, to one hundred families making the transition from welfare to work. Residents will receive work activities/training as child care workers or in home health care certification programs, with support for the transition to work and help in finding permanent placement. Each dollar used benefits more than one person, as transitional parents are able to work, children receive high quality child
development services, and trainees gain job skills while increasing the staffing at non-profit child care centers and providing home health
care services in the public housing community. Services will be provided in partnership with both the non-profit and for profit
agencies.
Housing Authority of Fulton County
Ms. Bettye Davis
Atlanta, GA
Award Amount
$134,750.00
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of Fulton County (HAFC) will use ED/SS funds to address the intermediate, self-evaluative, self improvement step between welfare dependency and work. The program will create an authority operation called Bridge Over Troubled Waters that will employ residents to work with Welfare assisted families in helping them to address problems of
drug abuse and dependency, employer resistance to past incarcerations, motivational issues, and fear about not knowing where to get
help, or how to ask. Through experience, the HA has learned that addressing this intermediate step is essential to moving welfare
families to work. HAFC's ED/SS program will be resident driven, with residents helping other residents to achieve self-sufficiency.
Among other things, the program will provide funds to create a computerized database of program and service options for any type of
issue that a resident family could face. Resident Bridge employees will learn how to use the database as they help each other.
Hawaii Housing Authority
Miss Cynthia Cabot
Honolulu, HI
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The 1997 HUD
Economic Development and Supportive Services (EDSS) grant by the Hawaii Housing Authority will provide 558 families at Kuhio
Homes and Kuhio Park Terrace, Honolulu, with opportunities for job preparation and business development. The three-year HUD grant
of $500,000 will be matched by monetary and in-kind resources totaling $4.1 million, focusing heavily on welfare families as part of
HUD's concentrated effort to promote welfare-to-work. A coordinated, one-stop center will be created for job preparation and business
development, similar to the existing one-stop center for health and social services.
Housing Authority of the City
of East St. Louis
Ms. Cheryl Lovell
East St. Louis, IL
Award
Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City
of East St. Louis (ESLHA) Economic Development and Supportive Services (ED/SS) Program proposes unique, comprehensive, and
innovative approaches for public housing residents experiencing identifiable barriers that prevent them from moving towards
self-sufficiency -- such as poor health, inadequate childcare, transportation, education, technical skills, entrepreneurship training, and
employment assistance. Ultimately, ESLHA will not just acquire a new program, but will operate with high expectations and
commitment to change the mindset of residents facing welfare reform, ensuring viable networks to improve the economic status of
residents and the community.
Rockford Housing Authority
Ms. Carol Albrecht
Rockford, IL
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Rockford Housing Authority's Economic Development/Supportive Services Program will provide education and employment opportunities to eligible and responsible low income individuals who share a desire to become self
sufficient and thereby improve their quality of life. During this three year ED/SS Program, a management team will coordinate
Community Agency services with ED/SS participants to assure a high rate of successful transitions from dependence upon Federal and
State funded entitlements to employment, independence, and self-sufficiency.
The Housing Authority of the City
of Evansville
Mr. John Collier
Evansville, IN
Award Amount
$307,500.00
Project Highlights
The Evansville Housing Authority will use
ED/SS grant funds to launch an intensive campaign to move 50 families, 25 percent of current total, off Welfare assistance and into
private employment. Collaborating with other agencies, EHA will provide: assessment; case management; education; job training,
placement, and follow-up; entrepreneurial opportunities; and a business incubator and support services such as child care and
transportation. From Comprehensive Modernization funds, EHA will establish a Department of Resident Economic Development, which
will coordinate all resident economic development programs. Also, the programs will be coordinated with the Indian Welfare to Work
program to avoid duplication of clients.
Housing Authority of Bowling Green
Mr. John Allard
Bowling Green, KY
Award Amount
$131,250.00
Project Highlights
This proposed program would address the needs of residents in the HA's present
REACH and REACH HIGHER training programs. Presently, the HA trains 20 persons per six-month segment of the REACH HIGHER
program. Money from this grant would allow the HA to increase the number of residents in its program, and allow funding to provide
technical expertise for work readiness training, help participants needing assistance with tuition for vocational or college classes, and
help with start up money for resident-owned businesses and small business training.
Housing Authority of
Owensboro
Ms. Patti Rabburn
Owensboro, KY
Award Amount
$148,000.00
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of Owensboro's Economic
Development and Supportive Services Program will provide the necessary funding to enhance the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program designed by Dr. Thomas Lawson of the Kent School of Social Work, implemented by the HAO in 1995.
Housing Authority of Covington
Mr. Richard Lipscomb
Covington, KY
Award Amount
$240,250.00
Project Highlights
Project partners
in the JOB START program have developed a two directional program that approaches welfare to work from both the resident and
employer perspectives. The following are key components of the program: recruitment; assessment/plan; case management
(including child care and transportation); life skills training; job resident training; job placement; job retention; incentives; adult literacy;
entrepreneurial training; and home ownership education. The five partners involved have committed to working together in a way that is
comprehensive, supportive, and collaborative. The ultimate goal of the program is to demonstrate an effective process for placing
recipients in employment that leads to family stability and self-sufficiency.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Housing
Ms. Peggy Burch
Lexington, KY
Award Amount
$100,000.00
Project Highlights
This three-year program will continue to make
available a Service Coordinator to benefit more than 300 elderly and disabled public housing families in Lexington. The Service
Coordinator will be trained to identify the needs of families, linking them with appropriate services ranging from mental health care to
assisting with personal affairs, including banking and house cleaning. The Service Coordinator will help families in securing
transportation and other resources necessary for gaining access to services. Through case management and referral services, the
Service Coordinator will assist eligible families with living independently and preventing the need for nursing home care.
Housing Authority of Henderson
Ms. Shauna Boom
Henderson, KY
Award Amount
$67,500.00
Project Highlights
A Service Coordinator
will provide ongoing case management for elderly and disabled residents of the Housing Authority of Henderson. The goal of this
program is to prevent premature institutionalization and maintain a high quality of life through services, activities, and referrals.
Housing Authority of Bowling Green
Mr. John Allard
Bowling Green,
KY
Award Amount
$131,250.00
Project Highlights
This program will provide supportive services, the goals of which include: maintaining independence and optimal functioning;
encouraging socialization; improving self-esteem; providing intellectual stimulation; and maintaining connections with the community.
The funding from this grant will provide money for a service coordinator, transportation needs, information and referral of local services
and opportunities, nutrition education, health services, home visits, housekeeping and other personal assistance, wellness programs,
outreach services, and a well-planned, contracted, congregational service program to include a special populations instructor who will
provide recreational, educational, and social activities on a regular basis.
Housing Authority of Paintsville
Ms. Susie Williams
Paintsville, KY
Award Amount
$100,000.00
Project Highlights
This grant is to expand essential services to the
elderly and/or persons with disabilities to enhance independent living in Westview Manor, thus avoiding the premature institutionalization of residents
Cambridge Housing Authority
Ms. Maggie Dionne
Cambridge, MA
Award Amount
$100,000.00
Project Highlights
The Cambridge Housing Authority and its primary partner, CASCAP, Inc., propose to provide service coordination and supportive services to elderly and disabled residents. The primary goals are to prevent or delay institutionalization and
reduce the risk of eviction because of resident inability to abide by the provisions of their lease. Other outcomes include improved
quality of life, enhanced feelings of independence, and financial stabilization. Utilizing a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team, the HA
and its partner plan to identify at-risk residents earlier and provide a comprehensive, well-coordinated package of support services
focusing on preventing crisis situations.
Lynn Housing Authority
Mr. Charles Gaeta
Lynn, MA
Award Amount
$115,000.00
Project Highlights
Lynn Housing Authority (LHA) - a "high performer PHA" - in partnership with the Greater Lowell Regional Employment Board (GLREB), the Lynn Economic Development Industrial Corporation (EDIC), the Lynn Area Chamber of
Commerce, and other local service organizations, will develop and fund innovative economic development and supportive services
programs.
Chelsea Housing Authority
Mr. Robert Nason
Chelsea, MA
Award Amount
$37,750.00
Project Highlights
This is a comprehensive program of supported services to promote independence and improved quality of life for the HA's Senior and
Disabled population. Key elements include: a Service Coordinator, Transportation, Homecare, and Clinical Services
Holyoke Housing Authority
Mr. Raymond Murphy, Jr.
Holyoke, MA
Award Amount
$202,250.00
Project Highlights
Holyoke Housing
Authority proposes to utilize the 1997 ED/SS Grant to fund an Economic Development Case Manager/Coordinator. This "circuit
riding" position will be sub-granted to Greater Holyoke Foundation, Inc.
Salem Housing Authority
Ms. Elayne Hart
Salem, MA
Award Amount
$7,500.00
Project Highlights
The Salem Housing Authority (SHA) and North Shore Elder Services
(NSES) proposed program is one of service coordination/support services to 30 elderly residents in two buildings. The goal is to enable
them to live independently for as long as safely possible.
Cambridge Housing Authority
Mr.
Daniel Wuenschel
Cambridge, MA
Award Amount
$354,285.00
Project Highlights
In partnership with the Newtowne Court/Washington Elms Tenant
Council, Bunker Hill Community College, the Cambridge Office of Workforce Development, The Cambridge Community Learning Center,
and the MA Department of Mental Health, the Cambridge Housing Authority will develop and operate onsite: a Community Computer
Center; vocational community college instruction in various growth industries; a Resident Employment Assistance Program providing a
variety of vocational services; an Adult Post-Secondary Preparatory Program for present/imminent GED-holders who are not
academically ready for community college courses; and a First-Generation-to-College Retention Program for teens who matriculate but
are at risk of not completing college.
Baltimore City Housing Authority
Mr. Daniel Henson
Baltimore, MD
Award Amount
$800,000.00
Project Highlights
Through the Jobs Plus collaborative, comprehensive employment, training and
supportive services will be targeted to 604 families of the Gilmor Homes community. Located on-site, a Family Development Center is
the centralized point for program coordination/administration with linkages to structured off-site existing community services. Planned
activities will include recruitment/outreach, intake, vocational/interest assessment, job readiness, literacy development, economic
development, job search, job placement, business training, and comprehensive support services, such as child care transportation,
health services and programs for special needs populations. Key program components include community building, youth services and
work incentives. Employment of 70% of the community is the program goal.
Bath, ME
Award
Amount
$97,710
Project Highlights
The proposed Nursing/Wellness Center
Program will focus on meeting the diverse needs of the elderly and disabled within the Public Housing where they reside. Through
consistent ongoing interventions, this program will enhance the quality of life by institutionalization, and medical costs. Key
components of the program will include health education, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, interactive assessment,
pharmacological management, self care, counseling, referral, and housekeeping services. This collaborative nursing model has the
unique potential providing preventative and restorative health for elderly and disabled residents while educating the nurses of tomorrow.
Collaborative nursing models embrace consumers as active partners in planning and evaluating the elderly and disabled helping to
ensure the achievement of health promotion and disease prevention
Lansing Housing Commission
Lansing, MI
Award Amount
$150,000
Project Highlights
The
HA proposes placement and technical assistance for Public Housing Residents attempting to start their own small businesses. This
program is a collaborative effort with the Greater Lansing Urban League. By removing the obstacles facing welfare-dependent families,
such as training, transportation, daycare, The Lansing Housing Commission's ED/SS Program will provide job training and business
plan development. This project will allow Michigan's "Welfare-to-Work" reforms to positively affect Public Housing
Residents.
Melvindale Housing Commission
Melvindale, MI
Award
Amount
$100,000
Project Highlights
The Melvindale Housing Commission is
partnering with the Senior Alliance Area Agency On Aging to implement Service Coordination and Case Management at Coogan
Terrace. Coogan Terrace is a designated senior housing project that houses seniors and handicapped individuals. The overall goal of
this project is to provide the residents of Coogan Terrace with a wide range of services designed to enhance their quality of life by providing assessment, supportive services, coordinated care, program information, and opportunities for family interaction.
Inkster Housing Commission
Inkster, MI
Award Amount
$33,000.00
Project Highlights
The Inkster Housing Commission, in partnership with Inkster Senior Services, Inc., will
provide comprehensive supportive services to the elderly and disabled population within Inkster Public Housing. These services will focus on improving the quality of life for the stated population. While HUD funding will be responsible for expanding transportation services, the continuum of services provided by the partnership includes household duties, hygiene, financial management, and emergency assistance. Increasing transportation accessibility is a critical component to ensuring that the needs of the elderly and
disabled are adequately met. This partnership will meet that need and more throughout the grant period.
Saginaw Housing Commission
Saginaw, MI
Award Amount
$123,000
Project Highlights
The Saginaw Housing Commission (SHC), in partnership with the Saginaw County
Commission on Aging (SCCOA), has developed a Supportive Services Program for the elderly and persons with disabilities that will
provide case management and service coordination to establish and implement programs that will increase resident self-sufficiency and
support independent living for the elderly and residents with disabilities. Key program components include the provision of a service
coordinator to provide general case management and referral services to all residents needing assistance. The service coordinator, in
cooperation with a registered nurse, will provide assessment and referral services onsite at the individual's residential unit or during
weekly " chat" sessions held in each of the development's community rooms.
Minneapolis Public
Housing Authority
Minneapolis, MN
Award Amount
$498,200
Project Highlights
The Jobs and Housing Choice program will build new income and assets (both financial and
human) for families currently living in public housing. It will link families to job training, employment counseling, job opportunities, and
homeownership in communities where they are moving, in search of greater economic opportunity, with housing and mobility
assistance from the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
Fond du Lac Housing Authority
Cloquet, MN
Award Amount
$66,250
Project Highlights
The
Fond du Lac Reservation Housing Authority's Childcare subsidy program will assist the Housing residents with children who have been
impacted by Welfare Reform and will need childcare subsidies in order to make the transition from welfare to work. The goal of the
program is to enable 50 residents/families to transition from welfare to work by providing them with limited childcare subsidies so they
can seek job training and readiness skills, obtain education, and/or join the workforce. The activities to reach the goal are: 1) the
outreach and recruitment of Housing Resident families, and 2) the provision of the childcare subsidies to eligible families.
Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment
Rochester, MN
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Highlights
The Olmsted Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HA) and its
partner agency, the Southeastern Minnesota Private Industry Council (PIC) have developed a formal collaborative agreement to conduct
an economic development, job training, and employment project for public housing residents. The PIC will build its resources to provide
the English, Adult Basic, and occupational training needed by residents for relatively high wage jobs. To achieve this, the partners will
collaborate with several other community agencies to provide child care, transportation, and other services that will support training and
job results.
Hibbing Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Hibbing, MN
Award
Amount
$42,000
Project Highlights
On November 1, 1994, the Hibbing HRA
opened a Family Investment Center (FIC) at the Haven Court Apartments. The Family Investment Center Program was developed with
the coordinated efforts of many support service agencies that provide on site assistance to the residents of the apartment complex. In
the Spring of 1997, the tenants of Jefferson Complex and Haven Court joined together to form the Jefferson-Haven Tenant Organization.
They held their first election of officers on August 7, 1997. The Tenant Organization and the FIC will join together to develop programs
to help tenants identify their employment skills, discoveremployment opportunities, improve basic skills, entry level employment skills,
learn computer skills, and become self-sufficient. Tenants will be trained to supervise, coordinate, and run some of the programs. A
tenant-run program will also be opened at the Jefferson Apartment Complex.
Housing Authority of St. Louis
County
St. Louis, MO
Award Amount: $270,000
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of St. Louis County and its partner the County Wide Executive Board of Resident Councils will target the
following Public Housing Developments: Affton, Arbor Hills, Elmwood Park, Highview, Hillsdale, Meacham Park, Pagedale, Scattered
Sites, Springwood, Tiffany, Tyrell, and Wellston. Economic development and supportive services activities include: life skills training,
intragenerational literacy training, job placement and follow up, Adult Basic Education, GED preparation assistance, case
management, outreach counseling, Head Start, counseling, vocational training in the construction trades, basic customer service
training, basic computer skills training, mentoring for youths, day care, after school tutorial program, youth sports and enrichment
programs, homeownership, and entrepreneurial training.
Housing Authority of the City of Columbia,
Columbia, MO
Award Amount
$99,038
Project Highlights
CHA will partner with Meals On Wheels of Columbia, Inc., to provide supportive services to assist elderly residents and residents with
disabilities to remain independent, and to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. This will be accomplished by offering a service
coordination component at Paquin and Oak Towers, and a congregate lunch program at Oak Towers. Meals On Wheels is a non-profit
organization dedicated to providing home delivered meals to disabled persons and elderly in need of nutritious meals. Meals On
Wheels currently provides the meals for a congregate lunch program at Advent Enterprises. Advent is a training program for disabled
adults.
Helena Housing Authority
Helena, MT
Award Amount:
$88,000
Project Highlights
The Helena Housing Authority (HHA) of Helena, MT, proposes a
collaborative ED/SS program with Helena Career Training Institute (CTI), the Women's Capital Fund (WCF), and Helena First Time
Home Buyers (FTHB). These agencies will bring eligible activities to low-income individuals residing in area Public Housing. All
program activities will take place in the new Family Investment Center, located in downtown Helena, a short distance from the targeted
housing development site. All individuals will be provided a full cycle of education, career training, and mental and physical health
evaluations focusing on attainment of individual participant goals. Area agencies will participate in resources and referrals for child care,
transportation, job search, personal finance, home buyer training, job placements, entrepreneurial training, and start-up
assistance.
Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority
Ms. Sharon Jordan
Schenectady, NY
Award Amount
$243,100.00
Project Highlights
The Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority plans to plug three holes in its comprehensive Family
Investment Programs, with $243,100 from HUD's Economic Development and Supportive Service Grant.
New
York City Housing Authority
Mr. Kevin Kearney
New York, NY
Award
Amount
$700,000.00
Project Highlights
The New York City Housing Authority will establish a Training Center to implement two job training programs for residents: environmental clean-up and
remediation, and computer repair. In addition computer literacy training will be provided. At least 75% of residents recruited for the
programs from the 42 target developments in Upper Manhattan will be welfare recipients. The Center will: outreach and recruit; perform
vocational assessments and counseling; conduct intake; where appropriate/requested make referrals to other education and training
programs not offered through the Center; house the computer repair training program; and, provide social services to trainees and their
families.
Albany Housing Authority
Mr. Steven Longo
Albany, NY
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Albany Housing Authority proposes to create a "One Stop Shop" for Workforce Development that will provide
integrated job development, education, and social services, while providing case management/job coaching for AHA residents who
receive Welfare assistance.
Municipal HA of the City of Utica
Mr. Steve Kambic
Utica, NY
Award Amount
$258,000.00
Project Highlights
The Utica Municipal Housing Authority, in collaboration with its residents and social services agencies,
has created "Opportunity Knocks." This initiative will enable at least 40 families in public housing to acquire the building
maintenance, customer services, housing rehabilitation, and office skills necessary to move from welfare to work.
Geneva Housing Authority
Mr. Robert Doeblin
Geneva, NY
Award
Amount
$62,750.00
Project Highlights
The Geneva Housing Authority, in
partnership with Worker Ownership Resource Center will provide microenterprise training, technical assistance, and supportive services
to residents of the Geneva Housing Authority.
Hudson Housing Authority
Mr. Jeffrey First
Hudson, NY
Award Amount
$39,500.00
Project Highlights
The program will establish a Distance Learning Center at the Bliss Towers location,
enabling residents to participate in degree-oriented academic coursework and non-degree instruction directed at job placement.
Niagara Falls Housing Authority
Ms. Stephanie Cowart
Niagara Falls,
NY
Award Amount
$57,600.00
Project Highlights
This project is designed to assist the elderly and disabled residents of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority to live independently.
Project activity will: (1) increase education for residents regarding the availability of services and how to apply; (2) coordinate case
management and referrals of elderly and disabled residents; (3) increase the coordination of services and the numbers of referrals of
residents to those services; and (4) improve linkages to senior and disabled service provider agencies.
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority
Ms. Carol Wilhelm
Buffalo, NY
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Buffalo Municipal
Housing Authority (BMHA) has chosen the theme, "Holding Hands" to describe its Economic Development and Supportive
Services initiative. "Holding Hands" is a multifaceted partnership to create a continuum of services for moving welfare
recipients to self-sustaining income and employment.
Syracuse Housing Authority
Ms.
Carol Shepperd
Syacuse, NY
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
SHA, in partnership with the Citywide Council of Syracuse Low Income Housing
Residents, as well as several other local agencies, will establish a program with which to aid residents in achieving educational,
training, and employment goals.
Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mr. Jim Noyes
Ashtabula, OH
Award Amount
$145,250.00
Project Highlights
Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), together with local partner
agencies and resident partners, is seeking ED/SS funding to expand its comprehensive economic development and supportive services
program, New Directions, for the residents of AMHA housing. The requested funding will allow the provision of programs designed to
bring vocational skills to AMHA residents: 1) computer skills training, 2) homeownership and financial training, and 3)
GED/employability skills training. These programs will be integrated with supportive services in the areas of: 1) referral to
childcare/Head Start, 2) referral to transportation services, 3) health and wellness training, 4) substance abuse counseling, and 5)
educational/recreational activities for adults, seniors, and youth.
Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ms. Amanda Fletcher
Canton, OH
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Stark MHA proposes to implement the Resident
Economic Advancement Program (REAP) to assist residents in moving from welfare to work. The program will have three components:
resident employment program, resident credit union, and onsite child care. The HA will collaborate with four county agencies to assist
residents in accessing the training and support needed to make the transition to work. A local bank will offer technical assistance to
develop a resident credit union. With financial assistance from local government, an onsite day care facility will be built. The YMCA
will operate the day care at this site.
Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
Dr. Cindi Ring
Lima, OH
Award Amount
$58,250.00
Project Highlights
Allen MHA and its partner agency, the Lima/Allen Council on Community Affairs (LACCA),
will combine economic development and supportive services to enable public housing residents to obtain self-sufficiency and
economic independence, and move from welfare to work. Training will be provided by local agencies and educational institutions in
fields that have a need for workers or small businesses, and will be teamed with gap-filling supportive services including child care and
transportation, and one-on-one attention from the residential development specialist.
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mr. Homer Virden
Lorain, OH
Award Amount
$200,000.00
Project Highlights
Elder Well's Health Living Team will provide
heath and wellness services at four sites for seniors and disabled residents of LMHA's communities. The services will promote
independent living and prevent unnecessary institutionalization by enhanced accessibility to health care assessment, screenings, referrals, information, and wellness programs. A Health Risk Appraisal will be done to determine the most prevalent health needs of
residents. Next, a Health and Wellness program, tailored to residents at that site, will be developed. Residents without a physician
will be linked with a physician of choice for care. Transportation to health services will be available if needed.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ms. Libby Drose
Toledo, OH
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Lucas Metropolitan
Housing Authority (LMHA) proposes to use $500,000 in Economic Development and Supportive Services funds to assist eight
provider-partners housed in the Authority's Family Investment Center.
Miami Public Housing Authority
Mr. John Doty
Miami, OK
Award Amount
$99,945.00
Project Highlights
The Miami Public Housing Authority will enter into a contractual
agreement with DOC Senior Services Program (an Older Americans Act service provider), in order to provide critical services that will
allow the frail, disabled, and extremely elderly residents to remain independent in their own home in Public Housing.
Oklahoma City Housing Authority
Mr. Jack Womack
Oklahoma City, OK
Award Amount
$145,800.00
Project Highlights
The
Oklahoma Housing Authority's Economic Development and Supportive Services Program will benefit residents of the ten elderly public
housing developments in Oklahoma City.
Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa
Mr.
Jeff Walderich
Tulsa, OK
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Tulsa Housing Authority operates a comprehensive welfare-to-work program that
will assist 400 families receiving welfare benefits in obtaining gainful employment. Grant initiatives will be coordinated with the
Oklahoma Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Welfare Reform Plan. Program activities include: job training, career
guidance counseling, case management, life skills training, GED classes, job readiness and placement assistance, entrepreneurship
training, transportation, child care, and home ownership counseling. Over the 36 month grant period, the program will offer residents a
true opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency.
Delaware County Housing Authority
Ms. Emma Santiago
Woodlyn, PA
Award Amount
$67,700.00
Project Highlights
The Delaware County Housing Authority welcomes the opportunity to expand its
already existing commitment to elderly and challenged individuals. The HA's vision is to employ a Service Coordinator with experience
in Gerontology and working with disabled persons, who will actively seek community referrals for needy tenants. Services that will
assist this population in maintaining independent living status will include: nutritional meals; personal assistance; housekeeping;
transportation services for Doctor visits, food shopping, etc.; financial assistance for services not covered by other funding sources;
emergency response systems; medication monitoring; and non-medical congregate services that include wellness programs as health
education and preventive health screenings.
Lancaster City Housing Authority
Ms. Carol Moad
Lancaster, PA
Award Amount
$75,500.00
Project Highlights
The Lancaster City Housing Authority proposes to provide elderly and disabled
residents living in a total of 302 public housing units supportive services under 3 service categories. The three categories include:
transportation, housekeeping/personal assistance, and service coordination. A Service Coordinator will provide service coordination
onsite at the two high rise buildings and 36 elderly units located in two LCHA developments.
Harrisburg Housing Authority
Mr. Dorsey Howard, Jr.
Harrisburg, PA
Award
Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
Communities That Care is a holistic approach to the revitalization of the Hall Manor and Hoverter Homes public housing communities. This approach focuses on
improving the ability of families living in these communities to become more productive members of the society that surrounds them.
Lycoming County Housing Authority
Ms. Janice Pepperman
Williamsport, PA
Award Amount
$125,000.00
Project Highlights
Within the Housing Authority of the County of Lycoming (HACL), 44 percent of eligible households have
an adult employed, better than twice the employment rate of PHAs nationwide. However, the majority of these jobs are part-time, minimum wage, and/or temporary positions. The need for finding a full-time job, while ever present in many households, is equaled, if
not overshadowed by the concurrent need to address job retention past the first 90 days of employment. Using a longstanding
partnership between HACL and STEP, the partners propose to address the issues exacerbating job placement and retention among
HACL residents.
Delaware County Housing Authority
Mr. Bradley Brown
Woodlyn, PA
Award Amount
$202,500.00
Project Highlights
The Delaware County Housing Authority will collaborate with Goodwill Industries; the Residential Councils of Fairgrounds, Kinder Park, Calcon Gardens, Upland Terrace, and Highland Homes, United Parcel Service; Hertz Car Rental;
and many more to provide services in its ED/SS program.
Housing Authority of the County of Butler
Mr. Perry O'Malley
Butler, PA
Award Amount
$105,750.00
Project Highlights
The Butler County Housing Authority proposes a
comprehensive supportive services program targeting critical areas of need for its senior and disabled residents in public housing. Key
program components include: providing housekeeping services to the frail, elderly, and disabled who are unable to complete these
tasks - including a strong component to employ public housing residents for these services; regularly scheduled transportation shuttle
services to provide access to vital household needs - grocery stores, pharmacies, etc.; and onsite wellness centers providing early
intervention and other health-related services.
The Housing Authority of the City of Durham
Durham, NC
Award Amount
$457,180
Project Highlights
The
Housing Authority of the City of Durham's Economic Development and Supportive Services Program will serve the residents of two
public housing communities, Few Gardens and Liberty Street. Both of these communities are located in Northeast Central Durham,
one of the city's most distressed neighborhoods.
Greensboro Housing Authority
Greensboro, NC
Award Amount
$500,000
Project Highlights
GHA's plan involves recruitment, case management, assessment, education and training, job placement or business start up,
child care, transportation, family supportive services, and escrow accounts. The program is designed to supplement and enhance
North Carolina's Welfare Reform program known as Work First, and will involve 200 residents who are the recipients of TANF. The main
partner for the program is the local Department of Social Services. The program seeks to have 150 residents obtain full time
employment, 40 to achieve to achieve job readiness, and 10 start their own business by the end of the grant term.
Minot Housing Authority
Minot, ND
Award Amount
$42,600
Project Highlights
The Minot Housing Authority's (MHA) Employment/Education Coordination Program is an
innovative approach designed to assist MHA Public Housing and Section 8 residents in becoming economically independent. The
Employment/Education Coordinator will assess each resident's employment skills and needs, develop an Individual Plan through goal
setting, and aid the resident in gaining employment through the use of the program's three components: education, employment
counseling/placement, and entrepreneurship training. MHA will also provide supportive services linking residents to existing programs
and services. These services will include, but are not limited to: child care, financial issues, family issues, addiction issues, and legal
issues.
Housing Authority of the County of Scotts Bluff
Gering, NE
Award
Amount
$17,000
Project Highlights
Through the Economic Development and
Supportive Services Grant for the Elderly, the Housing Authority of the County of Scotts Bluff proposes programs to address specific needs of the elderly for continued independent living in Public Housing. These needs include: transportation, meals, housekeeping, and
safety and wellness programs as identified through a survey. A service coordinator will provide specific program development and
coordination with existing services offered in the area.
The Housing Authority of the County of Scotts
Gering, NE
Award Amount
$23,500
Project Highlights
Through the Economic Development and Supportive Services Grant for Families, the Housing Authority of the County of Scotts Bluff,
NE, proposes programs to address specific needs of the families it serves, for self-sufficiency and compliance with welfare to work
goals.
Housing Authority of the City of Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, NJ
Award
Amount
$150,000
Project Highlights
The Perth Amboy Housing Authority shall
implement a comprehensive ED/SS program for the residents of public housing.
Garfield HA
Garfield, NJ
Award Amount:
$67,500
Project Highlights
The
Garfield Housing Authority's ED/SS Elderly Program will provide supportive services for the elderly who are not eligible for Medicare or
Medicaid services, but who still need some part-time assistance, and those who are qualified for such services, but are on a waiting
list.
Newton Housing Authority
Newton, NJ
Award Amount
$20,000
Project Highlights
The Newton Housing Authority operates only one high-rise building
occupied by the elderly and disabled. A large Community Room with kitchen and library are available for use by the residents at all
times. We propose to use the limited grant funds available to set up a system for residents to get those services most necessary for
them to remain independent in their own apartments for a longer period of time, and to prevent premature or inappropriate nursing home
placement. These will be arranged on an "as-needed" basis, instead of contacted time, to enable the most residents to
participate in the program.
Housing Authority of the City of Paterson
Paterson, NJ
Award Amount
$500,000
Project Highlights
In 1995, the Housing
Authority of the City of Paterson opened its newly constructed $1.9 million dollar facility that houses the 10,000 square foot Family
& Youth Investment Center. This center was built to address the needs of the 1,456 low-income households of the Authority's
family sites. Funds are being sought to provide Economic Development and Supportive Services to all family site residents at the
Family & Youth Investment Center at NJ21-3 Alexander Hamilton Development. Public and Indian Housing Economic
Development and Supportive Services Program funding will allow the Authority to marshal and expand resources for programs in the
areas of remedial education, job readiness training and counseling, substance/alcohol abuse prevention and counseling, training in
homemaking, parenting skills, money management, entrepreneurship training, and Credit Union Services.
Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces, NM
Award Amount:
$79,250
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces and "WESST
Corp" are collaborating to provide approximately 75 public housing residents with education, training, and supportive services,
assisting them in achieving economic independence, financial responsibility, and self-sufficiency.
Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Award Amount
$150,000
Project Highlights
The Las Vegas Housing Authority has designed an ED/SS program to transition its
residents from welfare to work in compliance with the Nevada Welfare assistance State Plan. The HA has formed partnerships with the
Community College of Southern Nevada and Nevada Partners to deliver the following services over a 3-year period: Entrepreneurship
training and development; Micro/Loan fund; Basic life skills training; Education; Employment training and counseling; Employer
linkage and job placement; Childcare; Transportation; Client tracking and case management; and Employment of Case Managers and a
Service Coordinator.
HA of the City of Aiken
Aiken, SC
Award
Amount
$97,500
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken, SC,
proposes to implement an Economic Development and Supportive Services (ED/SS) program that meets residents' needs for job
training opportunities and establishes a continuum of job training and supportive services to assist residents moving from "welfare
to work.
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency
Nashville, TN
Award
Amount
$499,654
Project Highlights
Through partnering, MDHA will establish a
Career Center at Preston Taylor Homes where residents have access to information about training and employment opportunities, receive counseling regarding career development, and are linked to specialized programs offered by partnering agencies. Workshops and classes are available to ensure personal development. Job training will prepare residents for jobs in health care and computer technology fields. Entrepreneurial training will enable small business development. Supportive services such as childcare, case
management, counseling, transportation, and job search will remove barriers to employment. The overall goal is to more 200 resident
from welfare to work.
Chattanooga HA
Chattanooga, TN
Award
Amount
$500,000
Project Highlights
The local ED/SS program is a four part
strategy to move families from welfare to work. ED/SS will be administered by the Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) as a
companion program to its Jobs Plus Program targeted to the Harriet Truman project and serving 196 Welfare-dependent households.
Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock
Award Amount
$93,750
Project Highlights
The Economic Development and Supportive Services Program of the Lubbock Housing
Authority and the Lubbock Resident Council will partner to provide supportive services and viable economic uplift opportunities that will
afford residents of public housing access to the skills and resources to move them toward self-sufficiency, economic independence,
and breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. The program will utilize partnerships and comprehensive strategies to evaluate
the needs if each resident and establish a two and a half year plan with each household.
Housing Authority
of the City of Dallas
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Project Highlights
The Economic Development and Supportive Services (ED/SS) Program proposed by the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) will build
upon current welfare-to-work programs provided by DHA and a variety of service providers, and will enhance the Tenant Opportunities
Program (TOP) at Cedar Springs Place.
Fort Worth Housing Authority
Award Amount
$350,250
Project Highlights
The Fort Worth Housing Authority (FWHA), in partnership
with collaborative partners, will provide the Resident Opportunity for Permanent Employment (ROPE) Program to meet the challenge of
moving public housing residents from welfare dependency to work and self-sufficiency.
Waco Housing Authority
Waco, TX
Award Amount
$100,000
Project Highlights
The Waco Housing Authority will use the Elderly/Disabled Supportive Services funding to enhance the
quality of life for its senior and disabled citizens.
Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, UT
Award Amount
$150,000
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of Salt Lake (HACSL) and the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) have entered into
a collaboration with SUCCESS which links the agencies' self-sufficiency programs. This collaboration is designed to assist participants
toward self-sufficiency and eventual home ownership. While DWS provides many vital supports for families including case management
and child care subsidies for income eligible participants, several vital supports for families were not available. With community support
HACSL built day care/youth activities centers in three public housing complexes. To expand the capabilities of these facilities to
provide services to additional children, HACSL requests a two year ED/SS grant of $150, 000.
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT
Award Amount
$75,000
Project Highlights
This project is a collaboration between the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, Utah and
Valley Mental Health. Its goal is to foster the continued independence of over 300 elderly residents at City Plaza, a senior housing project.
Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing
Waynesboro, VA
Award
Amount
$26,250
Project Highlights
The City of Waynesboro is a small community
of 18,500 individuals located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Statistics compiled in the City of Waynesboro'sComprehensive Plan
state that the population of the city is aging. The Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority's public housing developments
house 105 elderly and/or disabled residents, further verifying these statistics. As such, there is a demand for supportive services for
these residents through the purchase of services from the Valley Program for Aging Services, Inc. The ultimate objective of the program
is to avoid the duplication of services and prevent the premature and/or unnecessary institutionalization of individuals who with
assistance can maintain an independent standard of living.
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing
Authority
Norfolk, VA
Award Amount
$293,994
Project Highlights
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority's proposed program is a combination of supportive services, training programs, and economic development opportunities, designed to assist residents in their pursuit of self-sufficiency.
NRHA will attempt to "fill in" the gap currently present in service provision. Residents need tuition assistance,
employment training assistance, child care, and life skills. In addition, NRHA would like to expand its Economic Development program
to include an increased micro-loan fund and business development training. NRHA is a;so committed to
involving residents in the implementation of the grant by contracting with an RMC to operate a Learning
Center.
Marion Housing Authority
Marion, VA
Award Amount
$30,000
Project Highlights
The MRHA partners' family ED/SS Program, a joint effort with the
Smyth County DSS, proposes to assist residents participating in the Virginia initiative for employment not welfare program in gaining the
education and training needed to become economically self-sufficient.
Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing
Authority
Lebanon, VA
Award Amount
$78,000
Project Highlights
The Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority is located in rural Southwest Virginia in an area
which has traditionally been dependent upon coal mining and agriculture as its primary employers. With the increasing advent of
mechanization in both industries and the subsequent job losses, the need for an economic development component to foster
employment opportunities is vital. Another compelling factor on public housing residents is the welfare-to-work requirement. It is
imperative that public housing residents be provided the opportunity for training in such areas as entrepreneurship development,
homeownership training, tuition assistance for community colleges, vocational schools, and other fields that provide training for service
and factory entry-level jobs. A small business incubator and accompanying technical assistance in marketing and fiscal management
is considered highly desirable.
Hampton Housing Authority
Hampton, VA
Award Amount
$189,000
Project Highlights
The Hampton Economic
Development and Supportive Services (ED/SS) Program will provide job readiness and skills training, job development, day care, and
transportation for 200 public housing residents whose welfare will be limited to 24-months by Welfare Reform. ED/SS will augment
successful existing education and training programs to provide a comprehensive program that will enable public housing residents in
Hampton achieve economic self-sufficiency within 24-months.
Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing
Authority
Lebanon, VA
Award Amount
$53,250
Project Highlights
The Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority has a total of seven public housing complexes, five
of which are occupied by elderly and handicapped residents, and two having mixed populations of family and elderly/disabled residents.
All of the complexes are located in three rural, mountainous counties lacking amenities that are commonplace in urban areas. To
prevent premature institutionalization, more supportive services are needed in the area, such as: transportation, home housekeeping services, and referral to available resources.
Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing
Waynesboro, VA
Award Amount
$49,500
Project Highlights
The Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority is proposing an economic development program that will assist public housing
residents in breaking the cycle of poverty and moving to self-reliance and self-sufficiency. While many programs in our area offer
fragmented, specialized services to low income residents, the Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority's proposed
economic development program offers a comprehensive, holistic approach. Program participants will receive GED instruction, computer
skills training, adult employability training, child care services, and transportation. In addition, those participants expressing an interest
will be provided entrepreneurship training and development, and encouraged to pursue this alternative as a means of economic up-lift
and self-development. By providing the necessary resources, public housing residents can move into the Twenty-first Century.
Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Hampton, VA
Award
Amount
$68,000
Project Highlights
This program seeks to continue the current
Service Coordination Program in place at the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The goal of this program is to enable
elderly and disabled residents to maintain their level of physical independence and improve their quality of life so unnecessary
hospitalization and premature nursing home placement can be avoided.
Housing Authority of the County of
King
Seattle, WA
Award Amount
$500,000
Project Highlights
The Park Lake Career Development Center will help 200 Park Lake residents develop the skills
necessary to get and keep a job. An Account Executive will work with each resident to develop an individual career plan that is
consistent with the State welfare-to-work strategies. Key components of the program will include: (1) Establishment of a Career
Development Center; (2) Outreach, Recruitment and Orientation; (3) Assessment; (4) Employment Development; (5) ESL, Basic
Skills; (6) Case Management, Counseling; (7) Childcare, Transportation, Support Services; (8) Job Search, Job Development, Job
Placement; (9) Entreprenurial Training, Micro/Loan; and, (10) Retention, Career Upgrade services.
Seattle, WA
Award Amount
$500,000
Project Highlights
Funding under the
Seattle Housing Authority's 1997 ED/SS program will be used to support Seattle's Jobs Plus demonstration program at the Rainier
Vista Garden Community. ED/SS funding will be directed at residents receiving Welfare asistance to facilitate at least 189
households in achieving sustainable long-term employment. The services available through the program are designed to enhance and
exploit the State of Washington's WorkFirst program.
Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, W
Award Amount
$200,000
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is requesting $200,000 to hire a Resident Employment Coordinator, who will work under
the supervision of the Youth and Family Services Manager, to provide expanded employment services for 150 public housing residents
in an 18 month period. This proposal is being submitted in partnership with the Private Industry Council, Goodwill Industries, Maximus,
OIC-GM, YWCA, S.E.T. Ministry and will include collaboration with onsite agencies, including the Boys and Girls Club, Children's
Outing Association, Right Alternative Family Service Center, Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, and the YMCA.
Madison CDA
Madison, WI
Award Amount
$100,000
Project Highlights
The program proposed by the Community Development Authority will provide mental health services to
our elderly and disabled public housing residents to support independent living.
Housing Authority of the City
of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Award Amount
$300,000
Project Highlights
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, in collaboration with eight health and social service
agency partners, proposes to provide programs that will assist elderly and disabled persons to live independently in the community.
Program components include physician based clinics onsite at housing developments, case management and service coordination services, health screenings, and community building activities that reduce the isolation of elderly and frail persons. Support programs
and medication management for persons with mental health disabilities is another program component.
Housing Authority of the City of Grafton
Grafton, WV
Award Amount
$15,000
Project Highlights
This Economic Development and Supportive Services Grant will
enable the Housing Authority to provide activities to HA families that are essential to their development in becoming self-sufficient.
The Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority
Huntington, WV
Award
Amount
$244,750
Project Highlights
During a two-year implementation period, the
Huntington Housing Authority will sponsor an Economic Development and Supportive Services Program for the residents of its assisted
housing programs offered in Huntington and Cabell County, West Virginia.
Housing Authority of the City of
Wheeling
Wheeling, WV
Award Amount
$60,000
Project Highlights
This program is a collaborative effort between the Housing Authority, West Virginia Northern
Community College, the YWCA, Child Care Resource and Referral Center, the City of Wheeling - CDBG Department, and the
Community Homebuyer Investment Program. By combining these resources to address recognized employment needs, as evidenced
by resident surveys and assessments, the HA will bring together job training and the supportive services needed to enable residents to
become self-sufficient.
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