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HOUSING AUTHORITY/ HOPESOURCE / ELMVIEW- HASS <br />1. Project Description- Redo this paragraph and take out all of the program description. What we need to <br />know is which agency is doing what part of this partnership. Also, you mention Habitat for Humanity? <br />Are they part of this project? If so, where do they fit in and what do they do? NG <br />HopeSource's revised Project description: <br />HAKC, HopeSource and Elmview propose to collaborate on a combination of rental <br />vouchers supported by wrap around case management and supportive services. HAKC, in <br />conjunction with the Yakima Housing Authority, will continue to provide vouchers to 25 <br />households and will contract with HopeSource and Elmview for wrap around case <br />management and employment training with the goal of graduating tenants from subsidized <br />voucher housing to permanent unsubsidized housing. <br />HopeSource case managers will provide households with Supportive Services and connect <br />them internally to energy assistance, youth scholarships, transportation, and life skills <br />education including budgeting, credit and debt, and employment preparation. They connect <br />households externally with resources such as nutrition security, mental health, physical <br />health, substance counseling, and job searching. <br />Elmview case managers will provide Employment Services that support and empower <br />families with job searching and training for the workforce. <br />The collaboration of the three local agencies outlined provide the support and framework to <br />move families to self-sufficiency and potential home ownership opportunities through a <br />Habitat for Humanity home ownership program or other conventional opportunity. <br />Habitat for Humanity is included by reference as a community partner whom we may refer <br />our successful graduating households to for a home ownership opportunity. <br />2. Is this a pilot for a Pathways to Permanence project? Or, is that an additional part of this <br />project? It's difficult to understand. <br />The philosophy of this program is to move people from subsidized housing to permanent <br />housing that households can afford without subsidy. Strategies include improving wages, <br />improved budgeting skills, and finance management. The "pathways to permanence" is a <br />phrase used by community action agencies to describe the work Community Action does to <br />move households into stability and self-sufficiency. <br />3. . Goals, Strategies and Measures- very confusing, not specific enough and do not include <br />timelines at this point. The responsibilities of each agency should be identified in this <br />section as well. What will be done, how will it be accomplished and who is responsible for <br />each strategy and/or measure? NG <br />See updated Goals worksheet. <br />