Nebraska Field Office Community Feedback

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Nebraska Field Office Community Feedback
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Three Brief Topics

• Feedback from 2013 Homeless Symposium
• Current Needs/Trends
• HUD Updates

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Homeless Symposium 2013

• Very high interest in maintaining the spotlight
  on this work
• Clear purpose, facility and location received
  high remarks
• Real life story from Victoria Harris, Connection
  Homeless Shelter - North Platte
• Major take away - Update the states 10-year plan
  to end homelessness
• 2012 to 2013 revealed 18 reduction, but 3,145
  persons still identified as homeless

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Current Needs/Trends

• Affordable rental housing
• Mix use/rental rate
• Decentralized
• Ties into the surrounding community
• Green and energy efficient
• Housing Re-entry persons
• Housing and service related programs unique to
  respective community needs

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What Are We Doing To Meet the Need?

• Areas of Emphasis
• Work with communities, service providers and
  other interested parties to address housing needs
  of the most vulnerable
• Harness collaborative efforts and increase
  partnerships
• Enhance awareness of HUD programs and services
• Change the perception of Affordable Housing

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At a Glance
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Funding Change by Program Area (2012 to 2013)

• Single Family - 3
• Multi Family 105
• Public Housing 5
• Fair Housing 76
• Comm. Plan/Dev - 57

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Updates

• Olmstead enforcement
• Olmstead v. L.C.
• Community Needs Assessment
• Not limited to Urban Areas
• Grand Island
• HUD program area changes
• Available funds and resources
• Community/sector funding Promise Zones Choice
  Neighborhoods
• Collaborate and submit unified requests

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Questions