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Housing Locators Solutions Panel Carolyn Gordon Family Promise of Northern New Castle County

Housing Locators Solutions Panel Carolyn Gordon Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Victor Feliciano Valley Interfaith Promise Barbara Coggins Family Promise of Las Vegas. Diverse Housing Solutions. Agency/Board Commitment Establishing the Need/Locating the Funding

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Housing Locators Solutions Panel Carolyn Gordon Family Promise of Northern New Castle County

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  1. Housing Locators Solutions Panel Carolyn Gordon Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Victor Feliciano Valley Interfaith Promise Barbara Coggins Family Promise of Las Vegas

  2. Diverse Housing Solutions • Agency/Board Commitment • Establishing the Need/Locating the Funding • Join networking groups, learn about issues facing landlords- how can you be value-added?

  3. Diverse Housing Solutions • Build Relationships • Visit Apartment complexes that your affiliate is interested in • Host an Open House for Landlords/invite them to your day center • Connect with realtors that can help spread the word • Look within current supporters/volunteers for possible sources

  4. Diverse Housing Solutions • Lead with results; how effective is FP in your community? • Market agency’s value to the landlord and community • Share success stories • Former Family success stories • Previous Landlord success stories

  5. What contributes to the success: • Think like a landlord… • why should they partner with you? • What is in it for them? • Has to be win-win • Independent landlords vs. property management companies

  6. What contributes to the success: • Honesty: don’t oversell, don’t over commit • Clearly define program & services and its impact on successful tenancy • Combination of financial assistance WITH case management

  7. Thinking like a landlord:Why Partner with Family Promise? • Intensive Case Management Support for 6mo-1yr; staff works with family, landlords, and employers • Support includes budgeting • Mission-focused on Families: help homeless children remain with their families, stay on track with school

  8. Thinking like a landlord:Why Partner with Family Promise? • Good Tenants: many of our families have positive rental history before unforeseen circumstances occurred • Financial Support: loan the security deposit to families, subsidize rent, cover other expenses such as transportation, etc.

  9. Learn What is Helpful to Landlords? • Security Deposit-revolving loan fund? • Furnishing apartments- supplying families with necessities? • Shortened leases? “Test phase”? Long-term commitment?

  10. What is Helpful to landlords • Ongoing graduate (case management) services for families; communication with landlords • “Master Leasing” • Family Promise as the tenant and subleases to a family • Ability to work with landlord to transition lease over to family • Family Promise helps with apartment turnover • Renovation of (vacant) property by licensed contractor volunteers(?)

  11. Housing Solutions…Las Vegas • Mentoring Programs • CPOD (Community Partnership for Opening Doors) • Joint Partnership with families • Family is tenant/Agency still provides case management/aftercare support • Highlight Program in action…recruitment for other landlords

  12. Housing Solutions…Delaware • Pathways Program Pathway to Housing • Apartment Partnership Program: Family Promise NNCC as a master leaseholder • Grant Assistance Program: Closing the GAP on your new home! • These are initiatives we have piloted in past year with success. Aim to utilize the GAP program where possible; shorter financial investment • Joined the Housing Networking Association

  13. Housing Solutions…Columbus, GA • Almost Home Program • Housing support for families with full-time employment • 6-month bonding program • Partnering with other agencies within community • Habitat for Humanity • Congregations with rental property • Landlords

  14. What is Helpful to Our Families: • Flexibility with the application process: • Credit Report • Length of employment history • Gross Income Ratio- families struggle to keep rent at 50% let alone 25-30% • Flexibility with the rent- $50 or $100 less a month can be the difference between “impossible” and “lasting independence” for our families • Appreciating occupancy needs: children sharing a room; one bedroom with den used for a baby

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