2016-17 Annual Report

Community Development & Homelessness Assistance Grants

Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program

The SSVF Program provides supportive services to very low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. During the 2016/17 fiscal year, the Housing Authority provided 50 veteran households that served under U.S. VETS with homeless

The Riverside County Grant Unit administers U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded grant programs including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. In fiscal year 2016/17, EDA and its subrecipients expended approximately $8.6million in HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) Funding benefiting low-income persons in Riverside County. WHAT WE DO

prevention and rapid-rehousing assistance. Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

The FSS Program assists families to become economically independent from government financial assistance within a five-year period. On July 20, 2016, the HA received $483,000 to link Riverside County adults in the Section 8 – Housing Choice Voucher program to local organizations that provide job training, childcare, counseling, transportation and job placement. During the 2016/17 fiscal year, the program served 425 participants. Affordable Public Housing – Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Conversion Prior to October 2016, the Housing Authority owned and operated affordable public housing across Riverside County serving 464 low-income households including families, seniors and persons with disabilities. Due to insufficient funding tomaintain the affordable public housing properties, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved conversion via the process called Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion. RADwas created in order to give public housing authorities a tool to preserve and improve public housing properties and address the $26 billion dollar nationwide backlog of deferredmaintenance. RAD allows public housing agencies to leverage public and private debt and equity to maintain properties and allow units to move to a Section 8 platform and ensure that the units remain permanently affordable to low-income households. On October 1, 2016, public housing units were finally converted to Project Based Voucher units and transferred to the Housing Authority’s non-profit arm, Riverside County Housing Corporation (RCHC), to rehab, own and operate the former public housing units.

Estimated Grant Unit Program Benefits • 5,734 low-income individuals were provided shelter and outreach services through the ESG program. • 146 low-income individuals’ rapid-rehousing and homeless prevention services through the ESGProgram. • 640,548 low to moderate-income individuals and businesses benefitted from services funded through the CDBG program. • 635 low to moderate-income individuals were provided shelter andoutreachservices through theCDBGprogram. • 401,301 low to moderate-income individuals benefited from new or improved access to CDBG-funded infrastructure and public facility improvements including streets, sidewalks, parks and neighborhood, senior, handicapped and childcare center facilities. 2016/17 Total Estimated Draw Downs (Expenditures): CDBG $7,819,267 ESG $793,210

Home Enhancement Program Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds were used to help income-qualified homeowners fix or repair exterior problems to their homes. Projects include repair or replacement of roof; replacement to energy efficient windows; exterior paint; porch repairs; fencing repairs and more. Six homes were rehabilitated in the fiscal year 2016/17. The interest in the program is growing and there are currently 15 active cases (in different stages) and a waiting list has been started. Youth Force (4th District) The Youth Force Program coordinated 11 events. Applications were accepted and 18 groups were given the opportunity participate. These groups collected 96.54 tons of waste and 1,434 illegally dumped tires from the 4th District. The youth groups earned $35,400 to help sponsor their organizations.

2016/17 Sampling of CDBG Projects per District: Hunter Street Improvements $175,950 Jurupa Valley Boxing Club Parking Lake Elsinore Sidewalk Improvements $226,000 Jurupa Valley Street

Good Hope Park Improvements Project (Underway) $550,000 Eastvale Sidewalk

1st District

Improvements $120,400 Anza Community Hall Improvements (Phase I) $142,500

Lot Improvements (Underway) $85,000 Community Food Pantry of Murrieta New Lift Truck $35,000 Colorado River Community Center Improvements (Phase 1 & 2) $156,370

Improvements $303,000 San Jacinto Area Park

2nd District

Improvements Project $500,000 North Shore Community Park Improvement Project $200,000 Beaumont Sidewalk Improvements $370,000

3rd District

4th District

March Field Air Museum ADA Project $200,000

5th District

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