HomeMy Public PortalAboutA 2011-08-03 - CDBG AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT �(�Q 1'''�
ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION R E�E I V E D
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
6:00 P.M. JUL 2 � ZO�1
LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF LYNWOOD
11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 CITY CLERKS OFFICE
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Kim Battle, Chairperson Antonio Munguia, Vice Chairperson U
Iris Pygatt, Commissioner Patricia Carr, Commissioner
Evelia Hernandez, Commissioner
OPENING CEREMONIES
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. FLAG SALUTE
C. ROLL CALL
D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
E. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY)
F. NEW BUSINESS
Presentation by Regina Brooks, HPRP Administrator and Dara Papel, HPRP Supervisor
City of Lynwood Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) Program
G. STAFF ORALS
H. BOARD ORALS I
J. ADJOURNMENT �
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INTER OFFICE MEMO
Date: August 1, 2011
To: Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board Commission
From: Sarah M. Withers, Director of Redevelopment
Regina Brooks, HRPR Program Administrator
Subject: Lynwood Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP)
Proqram Overview and Accomplishments
On August 25, 2009, the City of Lynwood was granted $646,575 from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
(HPRP). Funds available under the HPRP program are intended to target individuals and
families who would be homeless but for this assistance.
On November 30, 2009, the City of Lynwood contracted with Beyond Shelter to implement its
homeless program. HPRP funds are being used to provide financial assistance and services to
Lynwood residents to help prevent them from homeless and to help those who are currently
homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. The funds may also provide short-term or
medium-term rental assistance; housing relocation and stabilization services, including such
activities as mediation, credit counseling, security or utility deposits utility payments, moving
cost assistance, and case management and a variety of other support that will help to deter
homelessness.
HPRP program guidelines for eligibility include:
❖ But for HPRP assistance, the household would become homeless; and there are no
other identified housing resources; and the family lacks the financial resources to �,
remain in housing;
•:• The household is at or below 50% of the Area Median Income, and the household I
has the ability to be sustainable when the financial assistance is expired;
❖ The family has been negatively impacted by economic recession, or is receiving a
fixed income from disability or other source, such as retirement. �
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Characteristics of Tarpet Poqulation
Review of the eligible household demographics indicates that the majority of the
households served are families with 1 or 2 income earners, at least one child, and currently
receiving or exhausted unemployment (EDD) benefits, or have recently reduced hours at
their current employment. Of the current household caseload, 95% require assistance with
Homelessness Prevention with rental assistance, and 5% are literally homeless and require
assistance with Rapid Re-Housing. The average financial assistance needed per
household is $2600. ,
Proqram Performance
As of June 30, 2011, Beyond Shelter HPRP has served a total of 86 households in the City
of Lynwood. Of those 86 households, 81 were assisted by the Homelessness Prevention
component of the program, and the 6 remaining households served by Rapid Re-Housing
efforts. Beyond Shelter's implementation of HPRP through the City of Lynwood is currently
expanding their hours of operation and increasing staffing within HPRP regulations, so as to
allow more residents the opportunity to benefit from the program's intended purposes of
evading eviction and housing the homeless while simultaneously stimulating the economy.
Outreach Measurers
The City of Lynwood and Beyond Shelter have implemented an Outreach and Engagement
plan extending to the community, which includes trainings to local social service providers
and employment agencies, churches, Legal Aid Foundation, and the Apartment Owner's
Associations, along with multi-media advertisements targeted at low income individuals.
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