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