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In 2012-2013 the

Housing Authority of

the County of Salt Lake

and its partner Housing

Opportunities Inc.

provided safe , clean,

affordable housing and

supportive services to

over 3,700 households.

Our mission is to

provide and develop

quality, affordable

housing opportunities

for individuals and

families while

promoting self-

sufficiency and

neighborhood

revitalization in Salt

Lake County.

Housing Authority of the County of

Salt Lake Annual Report

Inside this issue:

Statement of Financial

Activities 2

Mission Statement and

Values 3

Director’s Message 4

Demographics 5

Housing Assistance 6

Resident Services 7

Project Highlight—The

Bud Bailey Apartments 9

Annual Report 2012-2013

*Measured in millions of dollars

* Measured in millions of dollars

Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Annual Report

Caption describing picture

or graphic. Revenues by Funding Source

Expenses by Area

Statement of Financial Activities

The Housing Authority is

able to leverage its

financial resources

through community

partnerships and in-kind

donated services.

Longtime partners

include:

The Road Home

Volunteers of America,

Utah

Valley Mental Health

Fourth Street Clinic

The Asian Association of

Utah

Catholic Community

Services

International Rescue

Committee

Department of Workforce

Service

Family Promise of Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake

County and the State of

Utah

First Step House

We believe that housing is a basic right and a foundation for success in life. All of us benefit when our citizens have a safe place to call home.

While housing is a foundation, it is not enough to simply have a roof over one’s head. We support to the best of our abilities the lives of our residents with excellent programs for their individual growth and welfare.

We create communities that are safe and peaceful. Our residents are part of their neighborhood and society as a whole. We are proud of the communities we help create and the housing we build and manage.

We believe that people should be able to choose the housing that best meets their individual needs, and that those needs evolve and change. We work hard to appreciate and support our residents throughout the evolution of their lives circumstances.

We deserve the public’s support and confidence for the resources they entrust in our agency. We understand that resources are finite and that our programs and services must be energy efficient, sustainable and economically viable.

We respect and celebrate the whole person, whether resident or employee. Our work culture responds to individual needs and the benefit of the whole. We are fair. We listen to everyone associated with our efforts.

Our mission is to provide and develop quality affordable housing opportunities for individuals and families while promoting self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization.

2012-2013

Our Values:

Our Mission

Mission Statement and Values

For over

43 years,

the Hous-

ing Au-

thority of

the County of Salt Lake

(HACSL) has been com-

mitted to meeting the

housing and supportive

services needs of some

of our community’s

most vulnerable resi-

dents. Providing com-

prehensive and coordi-

nated housing and ser-

vices, HACSL is able to

serve over 1,300 individ-

uals in public housing,

and over 2,300 house-

holds through the Sec-

tion 8 Housing Choice

V oucher program.

Through part-

nerships with other

housing agencies, local

and state governments,

and supportive service

partners, HACSL is able

to empower county resi-

dents to improve their

overall quality of life,

maintain and improve

their self-sufficiency,

and ultimately to live

independently in a

home of their own.

With families at risk of

homelessness, the el-

derly, those with disabil-

ities, and the refugee

population targeted

specifically for support,

HACSL is able to lever-

age its existing re-

sources to help people

living in poverty live in

safe, high-quality afford-

able housing.

While we have

made great strides over

the years, there is much

work still to be done.

Maintaining and im-

proving existing facilities

while building new

housing is critical in

meeting the needs of

our community. Coordi-

nated service provision

is also key in ensuring

those in housing suc-

ceed. We look forward

to all that we can do

together to continue to

empower our residents

to gain access to hous-

ing and supportive ser-

vices, and secure the

resources they need

to break the cycle of

poverty.


A Message from Kerry Bate

While we

have made

great

strides

over the

years,

there is

much work

still to be

done.

Gender Head of Household

2012-2013

HACSL Demographics—Residents and Housing

Extremely Low Income = 30% of Area Median Income Salt Lake County Two Person Family = $17,150

Very Low Income = 50% of Area Median Income Salt Lake County Two Person Family = $28,550

Low Income = 80% of Area Median Income

Salt Lake County Two Person Family = $45,650

Race

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income Level

* Average Household Income $11,979

Section 8 allows very low-income families the ability to choose and lease safe and affordable rental housing. The program currently serves 2,384 low-income households in Salt Lake County. With federal budget cuts and more families facing financial problems due to a slowly recovering economy, staff

continue to see a substantive unmet demand for this program and with over 11,000 households on the waiting list, will work to ensure that all existing housing stock and vouchers are fully utilized.

independently. Housing projects including Grace Mary Manor, the Bud Bailey Apartments and the Kelly Benson Apartments have been built over the past several years in an effort to end chronic homelessness in Utah.

Permanent Supportive Housing provides rental assistance to homeless and chronically homeless individuals and families, and those at serious risk of losing their current home. Through agency partnerships, residents receive intensive case management and supportive services to enable them to live

Public Housing program, of which 98.8% are available for lease to low-income families and elderly individuals (defined by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development).

Public housing programs provide residents with decent and safe rental housing at rates that low-income individuals and families can afford. Community residents have access to supportive services, including youth violence and drug abuse prevention, afterschool programs, parent skill development, and education. HACSL owns and operates 626 units in the


Public Hous ing Program

Supportive Hous ing Program

Housing Assistance

Section 8 Hous ing Choice Voucher Program

Housing assistance in the form of rental assistance and subsidized housing comprises the bulk of HACSL’s budgeted

operations, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Public Housing in dedicated communities or scattered

across the valley, and Permanent Supportive Housing. These forms of financial resources are a lifeline in the

community for low, very low, and extremely low-income individuals and families.

HACSL recently

completed Phase One of

the Bud Bailey

Apartments, a housing

project that provides

safe, affordable housing

to low income

households. The project

will also have set-aside

units for refugee

families, chronically

homeless families, and

homeless youth aging

out of foster care. Once

fully completed, the

complex will provide a

total of 136 units of

housing in a services-

enriched environment.

The complex has an

incredible number of

amenities, with a

clubhouse in the center

of the community that

will provide services and

support in the form of

life skill development,

acclimation, apartment

living, employment,

education and youth

resources, computer

literacy and education.

Workout and game

rooms will provide

recreational spaces

indoors, while a

community

amphitheater, raised

garden beds, jungle gym

and splash pad will give

residents places to meet

and mingle during the

warmer months.

The complex is

comprised of one- to

four-bedroom units,

with one- to two-baths.

The entire community

was built around green

principles of design,

including water-wise

landscaping and energy

efficient appliances.

Each unit comes with its

own washer and dryer,

dishwasher, stove and

refrigerator. Walls of

glass windows let the

sunshine in and afford

amazing views of the

mountains and the

southern end of the

valley.

This incredible project

would not have been

possible without a

number of generous

partners, as well as the

support and guidance

for our community

agency partnerships

with other housing and

services providers. Their

input into the design and

build-out of the facility is

highlighted by our first

resident, a formerly

homeless woman with a

history of alcoholism

who is now clean, sober,

and ready to rebuild her

life and her family. Or

take the young woman

who, nine months

pregnant on the day she

moved in, went into

labor, delivering a

healthy baby boy the

very next morning.

Having an address and

knowing she had a safe,

stable place to live put

this resident at ease, and

we’re delighted to have

been able to provide her

that peace of mind.

HACSL looks forward to

finishing the Bud Bailey

Apartments, and raising

the bar for the next

generation of safe, high-

quality and affordable

housing in Salt Lake

County.

2012-2013

The Bud Bailey Apartments—Project Highlight

Bud Bailey’s Brand New Resident

Open Floor Plans Let in Natural Light

Building A at Twilight

In partnership with Housing Opportunities, Inc. (HOI), HACSL provides dynamic and comprehensive supportive services to residents via the Resident Services Department. This department has a dual focus of empowering residents to: maintain their housing subsidies and increase self-sufficiency. HACSL and HOI serve diverse populations; the Resident Services Department responds by offering a range of high performing supportive services programming, included, but not limited to, those listed below:

The Housing Retention Program (HRP) is a collaborative effort to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless. HACSL partners with The Road Home and Salt Lake Community Action Program to

provide on-site, crisis Housing Specialists to assist residents in Section 8 and Public Housing to maintain their housing subsidies. In FY 12-13 HRP supported a total of 318 families with services to maintain their housing assistance. 95% of those families that received case management services were able to stabilize their crisis situation and maintain support. HOI operates comprehensive youth afterschool programming to serve our children and teens living in HACSL low-income Public Housing complexes. In addition to homework help, these programs provide comprehensive prevention programming to reduce the likelihood of current and future substance abuse and violence among the youth. In FY 2013, 366 kids and teens

participated in youth programming hosted onsite within HACSL’s low-income Public Housing sites. 100% of participants learned that drugs are bad for them, and reported making the final decision to “stay away from illegal drugs.” HOI also operates the Parents as Teachers (PAT) Program, which provides 1:1 education to parents of youth aged 0-5 years. PAT educators work in-the-home with residents of HACSL Public Housing, teaching parents early child development skills and conducting developmental screenings and referring to specialized services as needed. In FY2013, 101 children within 70 families were served by the Parents as Teachers Program.


Resident Services — Youth and Families

Self-Sufficiency programs are offered to HACSL’s Public Housing and Section 8 residents. In 2013, 295 individuals participated in self-sufficiency programs. These programs provide individualized case management, educational workshops, and referrals to community resources to help empower the residents to increase their self-reliance. As a result of this programming in 2013, 5 households purchased homes in the community and were no longer reliant on HACSL housing subsidies. The Resident Services department coordinates services in both of HACSL’s owned

and operated Permanent Supportive Housing complexes: Grace Mary Manor and the Kelly Benson Apartments. Services coordinators and case managers work in partnership with Volunteers of America, the Road Home and the AmeriCorps Program to assist chronically homeless adults and seniors to maintain housing. This is a critical aspect of Utah’s plan to end chronic homelessness by 2015. Additionally, each property has developed and implemented the Local Employment Training Program (LETP), an on-site, employment training program designed to help

residents increase employment related skills and self-sufficiency. In 2013, 12 residents participated in LETP earning nearly $5000 in stipends, rent money and gift cards. Kelly Benson is working with Valley Services to develop jobs and employ residents on site. Six residents are currently employed including five front desk employees and one cleaning crew employee. Currently, Kelly Benson is working with Easter Seals to develop and implement another job for an on-site resident employment opportunity.

Affairs (VA). Vouchers are provided to home-less and chronically homeless veterans through referrals from the VA into housing pro-jects that follow the Housing First model that has proven to sta-bilize homeless individ-

In early March 2012, HACSL was invited to apply for additional HUD-VASH vouchers to help house homeless veterans. HUD-VASH Is a collaborative program administered by HACSL in partnership with the Department of Veterans

uals and families while engaging them in sup-portive services. In part-nership with multiple state and local entities, HACSL conducts weekly meetings to identify homeless veterans and reduce service duplica-tion in order to make

2012-2013

Program Spotlight — Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Hous ing

Resident Service — Self Sufficiency

housing simple, faster and more efficient. This has resulted in a 69% reduction in the number of days from intake to voucher issuance. Since 2010, Utah has been able to house 74% of its homeless veterans.

Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor of Salt Lake County for four year terms. Board members are recognized leaders in the community who use their varied areas of expertise to formulate policies and approve programs for the Housing

Authority of the County of Salt Lake.

Shauna O’Neil Chair

Patrick Leary

Vice-Chair

Stephanie Bourdeaux Commissioner

David Fitzsimmons

Commissioner

Jennifer Jolley Commissioner

Karl Westbrook Commissioner

James Yapias Commissioner

HACSL

3595 S Main Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Phone: 801-284-4400

Fax: 801-284-4406

Resident Advisory Board

The Resident Advisory Board consists of eight members serves as a committee

that works with the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake on programmatic

and policy areas of concern to its residents. Its mission and purpose is to

represent the needs and interest of residents receiving housing assistance.

Karl Westbrook

Chair

Royal Miller Vice-Chair

Ilana Thompson

Secretary

Carlos Canales Treasurer

Mary Ann Ericksen

Laura Allred

Maria Jacobs

Kimberly LaPointe

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