2. As an Introduction… This world really is as complicated as it seems. 2011 NLIHC Advocates Guide A compendium of housing and community services Take a guess of how big it is… 275 Pages!
3. The Environment We Are In According to NLIHC’s annual publication, Out of Reach, as of 2011 there remained no county in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in which a full-time worker earning the locally prevailing minimum wage can afford even a one-bedroom apartment at the Fair Market Rent (FMR). A person would need to earn an hourly wage of $18.46 in order to afford a two-bedroom rental home at the nation’s FMR, and the estimated median wage among all U.S. private sector workers is only $16.56.
4. Who’s Trying to Fix This Problem in Ohio? Many, many people! A myriad of advocates, non-profits, developers, and even concerned public individuals Governmental Entities: The Department of Development Ohio Housing Finance Agency The Ohio Housing Authorities Conference (OHAC) and the Metropolitan Housing Authorities
5. Department of Development Homelessness Programs Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing (ICHAH) Continuums of Care Affordable Housing and Community Development Aid Consolidated Plan HOME Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
6. Ohio Housing Finance Agency Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) Permanent Supporting Housing Senior Housing Homeownership Programs First Time Homebuyer Loan Program “Grants for Grads” program Target Area Program Housing Investment Fund (HIF)
7. OHAC and the Ohio MHAs Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) Tenant Based Project Based Managing other programs HUD-VASH Public Housing HOPWA HOME TBRA Shelter Plus Care (S+C)
8. Resources OHFA: www.ohiohome.org Nat’l Low Income Housing Coalition: www.nlihc.org OHAC: www.ohac.com Development: www.development.ohio.gov (look under “Communities”)
9. End. Questions? Thanks! Adam Anderson HOME Choice Housing Coordinator 614.752.2992 Adam.Anderson@jfs.ohio.gov
