Lucas Place II BAQ Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless Veterans with Disabilities Evansville, IN.

Lucas Place II“BAQ”

Permanent Supportive Housing for

Homeless Veterans with Disabilities

Evansville, IN

Lucas Place IILucas Place IIProject Project

OverviewOverview

The NeedThe Need

►►One out of every three homeless One out of every three homeless individuals is a veteranindividuals is a veteran

►► Veterans are twice as likely as Veterans are twice as likely as other Americans to become other Americans to become chronically homelesschronically homeless

►► Veterans are particularly at risk Veterans are particularly at risk of falling into homelessnessof falling into homelessness

►► Lack of affordable housing is the Lack of affordable housing is the biggest driver of homelessnessbiggest driver of homelessness

►► Lack of supportive housing for Lack of supportive housing for veterans in Evansville, INveterans in Evansville, IN

The Solution: Project VisionThe Solution: Project Vision

►► ECHO Housing Corporation and ECHO Housing Corporation and partners will establish Lucas Place partners will establish Lucas Place II, a supportive housing apartment II, a supportive housing apartment complex for disabled homeless complex for disabled homeless veterans in Evansville, IN.veterans in Evansville, IN.

►► Clients will live in comfortable one Clients will live in comfortable one bedroom apartments and have access bedroom apartments and have access to a menu of supportive services that to a menu of supportive services that is defined by the residents’ needs is defined by the residents’ needs with resident input and evaluation.with resident input and evaluation.

Project PartnersProject Partners

► ► ECHO Housing CorporationECHO Housing Corporation Owner, Property Manager, Fiscal Agent, Owner, Property Manager, Fiscal Agent,

Service Service ProviderProvider► ► ECHO Housing Corporation currently operates:ECHO Housing Corporation currently operates: Lucas Place Transitional HousingLucas Place Transitional Housing - for - for

Homeless Homeless FamiliesFamilies New StartNew Start – Permanent Supportive Housing for – Permanent Supportive Housing for

Homeless Individuals with DisabilitiesHomeless Individuals with Disabilities Property acquisition, rehab and rental Property acquisition, rehab and rental managementmanagement - for low to moderate income - for low to moderate income familiesfamilies

Project PartnersProject Partners (Con’t)(Con’t)

City of EvansvilleCity of EvansvilleGayl Killough, Community Development Gayl Killough, Community Development

SpecialistSpecialist

Vet Center of Evansville, INVet Center of Evansville, INJack Weber, MSW and veteranJack Weber, MSW and veteranAdditional service provider and referralsAdditional service provider and referrals

VPS ArchitectureVPS ArchitectureMike Shoulders CEO, AIA, AICP, LEED, APMike Shoulders CEO, AIA, AICP, LEED, APProject architectProject architect

Project ConceptProject Concept

Target PopulationTarget Population

►► Homeless VeteransHomeless Veterans – Individuals, – Individuals, both male and femaleboth male and female

►► HistoryHistory – Physical and mental – Physical and mental health disabilities, chronic illness, health disabilities, chronic illness, chemical dependencychemical dependency

Families and couples can be served through other ECHO Families and couples can be served through other ECHO programs.programs.

Provided ServicesProvided Services

►► Tenant involvement in planning, Tenant involvement in planning, design, implementation and design, implementation and evaluation of supportive servicesevaluation of supportive services

►► On site case manager with On site case manager with background as a service provider background as a service provider for veterans or with military for veterans or with military experienceexperience

Participation in services is voluntary Participation in services is voluntary and not a condition of tenancy.and not a condition of tenancy.

Community BenefitCommunity Benefit

►► Address critical community needAddress critical community need

►► Enhanced community developmentEnhanced community development

►► Located in Jacobsville Community, Located in Jacobsville Community, designated a “redevelopment area” by the designated a “redevelopment area” by the City of Evansville.City of Evansville.

►► Contribute to neighborhood stability (36% Contribute to neighborhood stability (36% of neighborhood residents and 52% of of neighborhood residents and 52% of children are below poverty level)children are below poverty level)

►► Meet the goals of Meet the goals of Destination HomeDestination Home – – Evansville’s 10 year plan to end Evansville’s 10 year plan to end homelessnesshomelessness

CompositionComposition

►► New ConstructionNew Construction►► Three story apartment complexThree story apartment complex►► 27 – one bedroom units27 – one bedroom units►► On site case managerOn site case manager►► Laundry roomLaundry room►► Exercise Area Exercise Area ►► Meeting/community room with computer Meeting/community room with computer

accessaccess►► Outside garden area for Lucas Place II and Outside garden area for Lucas Place II and

area residentsarea residents

Lucas Place II BAQLucas Place II BAQ

ProposedLucas Place II

Perspective

Lucas Place II “BAQ”Lucas Place II “BAQ”

1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan

Geographic Location / Site Geographic Location / Site PlanPlan

ProposedLucas Place II

114 W. Michigan

Location RationaleLocation Rationale

►► Across the street from Lucas Place Across the street from Lucas Place and ECHO Housing Corporation and ECHO Housing Corporation officesoffices

►► Site SecureSite Secure

►► Access to bus line and public Access to bus line and public transportationtransportation

►► Close to community collegeClose to community college

Location Rationale Location Rationale (Con’t)(Con’t)

Walking distance toWalking distance to::►► RestaurantsRestaurants►► HospitalHospital►► Community Health ClinicCommunity Health Clinic►► PharmacyPharmacy►► Grocery StoreGrocery Store►► Government services including post officeGovernment services including post office►► LibraryLibrary►► ChurchesChurches►► Day CareDay Care

DevelopmDevelopmentent

Development BudgetDevelopment Budget

►► Pre-DevelopmentPre-Development $ 50,000$ 50,000

►► Construction CostsConstruction Costs 2,500,0002,500,000

►► Professional FeesProfessional Fees 150,000 150,000

►► Developer FeeDeveloper Fee 100,000100,000

Total Total $2,800,000$2,800,000

Community PartnersCommunity Partners

►► Corporation for Supportive HousingCorporation for Supportive Housing

►► Indiana Housing & Community Indiana Housing & Community Development AuthorityDevelopment Authority

►► City of EvansvilleCity of Evansville

►► Vet Center of EvansvilleVet Center of Evansville

►► VA Medical CenterVA Medical Center

►► VPS ArchitectureVPS Architecture

Facility ManagementFacility Management

►► Office ProceduresOffice Procedures

►► Client Selection ProcessClient Selection Process

►► Waiting List ManagementWaiting List Management

►► Rent assessment and collection (30 Rent assessment and collection (30 % of earned income)% of earned income)

►► Eviction prevention procedureEviction prevention procedure

Facility MaintenanceFacility Maintenance

►► Property Manager – ECHO Property Manager – ECHO Housing CorporationHousing Corporation

►► Scheduling of service Scheduling of service technicians based on a technicians based on a recorded work order systemrecorded work order system

►► Maintenance and grounds Maintenance and grounds keeping schedulekeeping schedule

►► Preventative MaintenancePreventative Maintenance

►► Routine Housekeeping Routine Housekeeping InspectionsInspections

►► Use of tenants for jobs where Use of tenants for jobs where possiblepossible

Social Service DeliverySocial Service Delivery

►► VoluntaryVoluntary

►► Consumer drivenConsumer driven

►► Harm reductionHarm reduction

►► Research/Evidence basedResearch/Evidence based

►► Case management with experience Case management with experience as veteran service provider or as veteran service provider or previous military experienceprevious military experience

Menu of Supportive ServicesMenu of Supportive Services►► FinanceFinance

► ► HousingHousing

►► Support ServicesSupport Services

►► CounselingCounseling

►► Brokering ServicesBrokering Services

►► Food & Clothing BankFood & Clothing Bank

►► Medical / Psych ServicesMedical / Psych Services

►► TransportationTransportation

►► 12-Step Support Groups12-Step Support Groups

►► Daily Living SkillsDaily Living Skills

►► Lost Document RetrievalLost Document Retrieval

Project Budgeting Project Budgeting and Fundingand Funding

Total Budget SummaryTotal Budget Summary

►► Pre-DevelopmentPre-Development $ $ 50,00050,000

►► Project DevelopmentProject Development 2,750,0002,750,000

►► OperationsOperations 118,400118,400

►► Supportive ServicesSupportive Services 54,50054,500

Potential Funding SourcesPotential Funding Sources

►► CapitalCapital

● ● IHCDA – HOME IHCDA – HOME $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000

● ● IHCDA – CDBGDIHCDA – CDBGD 1,000,0001,000,000

●● FHLBI/AHPFHLBI/AHP 750,000 750,000

● ● City of Evansville/HOMECity of Evansville/HOME 175,000 175,000 (funding secured) 10/09(funding secured) 10/09

Total AvailableTotal Available $ 2,925,000 $ 2,925,000

Potential Funding SourcesPotential Funding Sources

►► Operating, Supportive Service, Operating, Supportive Service, Administration Funding Sources:Administration Funding Sources:●● IHCDA – HUD – SHPIHCDA – HUD – SHP●● IHCDA – HUD – VASHIHCDA – HUD – VASH●● IHCDA –NAP Tax CreditsIHCDA –NAP Tax Credits $31,600$31,600●● City of Evansville/CHDOCity of Evansville/CHDO $13,000 secured$13,000 secured

● ● Department of Veteran AffairsDepartment of Veteran Affairs● ● Foundations / CorporationsFoundations / Corporations

Project TimetableProject TimetableJune-October 2009June-October 2009- Corporation for Supportive Housing - Corporation for Supportive Housing

InstituteInstituteDecember 2009December 2009- Presentation to potential funding - Presentation to potential funding

sourcessources- Application for pre-development - Application for pre-development

loan from CSHloan from CSHJanuary – March 2010January – March 2010- EPA remediation of property- EPA remediation of propertyJanuary – June 2010January – June 2010- Funding and application process- Funding and application process

Project Timetable Project Timetable (Con’t)(Con’t)

►► Construction to begin when capital funding Construction to begin when capital funding is in placeis in place

►► Two – three months prior to completionTwo – three months prior to completion

●● Hire program staffHire program staff

●● Establish MOU’s with other service Establish MOU’s with other service providersproviders

●● Begin referral and application processBegin referral and application process

●● Rent up to be 100% complete within 120 Rent up to be 100% complete within 120 days of units being ready for occupancydays of units being ready for occupancy

Goals and Goals and OutcomesOutcomes

Client SuccessClient Success

►► Improved access to and Improved access to and coordination of servicescoordination of services

►► Stable, affordable housingStable, affordable housing

►► Life skills attainmentLife skills attainment

►► Educational attainmentEducational attainment

►► Improved mental and Improved mental and physical healthphysical health

►► Improved odds for self-Improved odds for self-sufficiency with need for sufficiency with need for fewer servicesfewer services

►► Harm reductionHarm reduction

Community ImpactCommunity Impact

►► Reduced number of homeless Reduced number of homeless veterans in Evansvilleveterans in Evansville

►► Neighborhood improvementNeighborhood improvement

►► Community prideCommunity pride

►► Encouraging community Encouraging community partnershipspartnerships

►► Reduced use of shelters and Reduced use of shelters and emergency servicesemergency services

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