{"id":4665,"date":"2021-10-26T20:50:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=4665"},"modified":"2021-10-26T20:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:59:26","slug":"hud-launches-house-america-initiative-to-reduce-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/hud-launches-house-america-initiative-to-reduce-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD launches House America Initiative to reduce homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/344731110_12e603d2e5_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/344731110_12e603d2e5_o.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Homeless in Austin&quot; photo \u00a9 Dustin Ground on flickr.com: https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/dground\/\" class=\"wp-image-3132\" width=\"441\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/344731110_12e603d2e5_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/344731110_12e603d2e5_o-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/344731110_12e603d2e5_o-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Homeless in Austin&#8221; photo \u00a9 Dustin Ground<br>on flickr.com: https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/dground\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a new effort to reduce homelessness around the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HUD\u2019s <a title=\"HUD.gov: House America\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/house_america\">House America Initiative<\/a> will help state and local governments use pandemic relief funds for re-housing persons who are homeless. It will also help build new supportive and affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 26 state, tribal, and local partners in the initiative; and they will take a Housing First approach to reducing homeessness. This means that the first priority is to get vulnerable people into stable housing. Once people have a safe place to live, they benefit more from support and services to help get them back on their feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26 partners represent all regions of the country. They include state governments, tribal nations, and local jurisdictions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Austin, Texas<\/li><li>Birmingham, Alabama<\/li><li>Boston, Massachusetts<\/li><li>State of California<\/li><li>Charlotte, North Carolina<\/li><li>Cherokee Nation<\/li><li>Columbus, Ohio<\/li><li>Denver, Colorado<\/li><li>Kansas City, Missouri<\/li><li>City of Los Angeles, California<\/li><li>County of Los Angeles, California<\/li><li>State of Maine<\/li><li>Mesa, Arizona<\/li><li>Miami-Dade, Florida<\/li><li>Oakland, California<\/li><li>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Phoenix, Arizona<\/li><li>Sacramento, California<\/li><li>San Diego, California<\/li><li>San Jose, California<\/li><li>Seattle, Washington<\/li><li>Shelby County, Tennessee<\/li><li>St. Louis, Missouri<\/li><li>Washington, District of Columbia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative has ambitious goals. By the end of December 2022, partners will re-house 100,000 households. There will also be 20,000 new supportive and affordable units in the pipeline by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a title=\"Affordable Housing Online: House proposes historic housing funds for infrastructure bill\" href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/house-proposes-historic-housing-funds-for-infrastructure-bill\/\">American Rescue Plan Act (ARP)<\/a> targeted a lot of resources for reducing homelessness. It provided 70,000 Emergency Housing Vouchers. These vouchers can be used to rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families in private rental housing. They are targeted to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, domestic violence survivors, and victims of human trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/homeless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/homeless.jpg\" alt=\"Map of HUD 2020 Estimates of People Experiencing Homelessness.\" class=\"wp-image-4668\" width=\"538\" height=\"302\"\/><\/a><figcaption>HUD 2020 Estimates of People Experiencing Homelessness.<br>Image by huduser.gov<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARP also provided $5 billion extra for the HOME program. HOME is a block grant that goes to states and local jurisdictions. It is very flexible and can support a wide range of affordable housing activities. This includes being used for rental assistance or building new affordable and supportive housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This money is in addition to the program\u2019s annual appropriation. HOME typically receives $1-1.5 billion each year. This is a big boost to build housing for people experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, state and local governments received around $350 billion in ARP funds for Fiscal Relief. These funds have been used to pay the extra cost of public services because of the pandemic, and to keep critical services going because of lost tax revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These pandemic Fiscal Relief funds can also be used to keep people from homelessness. Many jurisdictions have already used these funds for emergency rental assistance. Some have also used them to purchase hotels or other buildings. They have used these properties for safe, non-congregate shelter during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HUD will provide partners with technical assistance to help them access funding from specific programs. Partners will also receive direct technical assistance. This includes facilitating calls with state and local leaders, connecting partners with HUD program staff, and other assistance to help them meet their local goals. State and local partners will also take part in webinars, and get connected with peer-to-peer assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The House America Initiative is co-sponsored by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), which reports to the White House. The goal is to help the initiative partners use pandemic relief funds to re-house vulnerable people and build new affordable and supportive housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With every new administration, the HUD Secretary develops special projects to put their own stamp on the agency. These initiatives are often short-lived. They typically have limited funding, and are focused on redirecting or repackaging existing programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former HUD Secretary Ben Carson\u2019s <a title=\"Affordable Housing Online: HUD Disarray Slows Carson\u2019s Signature Initiative\" href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/hud-disarray-slows-carsons-signature-initiative\/\">Envision Centers<\/a> were one such idea. The Envision Centers would be a hub for public housing tenants to access services, job training, and other resources in one location. The initiative had limited funding, and had trouble getting off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the House America Initiative stands out from earlier efforts. It is ambitious, but lays out measurable goals with a specific timeline. It also has a lot of funding behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are billions of dollars in pandemic relief funds available through the <a title=\"Affordable Housing Online: Low-income renters helped by $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus\" href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/low-income-renters-helped-by-coronavirus-economic-stimulus\/\">CARES Act<\/a>, <a title=\"Affordable Housing Online: Trump signs FY21 spending bill and pandemic relief package\" href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/trump-signs-fy-2021-spending-bill-and-pandemic-relief-package-delay-hurts-workers\/\">Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021<\/a>, and the ARP. Although this is not enough funding to end homelessness, it can make a serious dent in the crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a new effort to reduce homelessness around the country.&nbsp; HUD\u2019s House America Initiative will help state and local governments use pandemic relief funds for re-housing persons who are homeless. It will also help build new supportive and affordable housing. 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He has been committed to affordable housing for more than 28 years, with national, state, and local experience. He has served many roles to help low-income renters, including federal policy research, managing a national survey of farmworker housing, developing affordable rental properties in Vermont, and serving three years as a commissioner for the Bremerton Housing Authority in Washington. Chris currently splits his time between Vermont\u2019s Northeast Kingdom and New Hampshire\u2019s Monadnock region, two of the most rural areas in New England. 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