Corporation for Supportive Housing presented a toolkit for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) at a session during the 2013 Building Michigan Communities Conference. The PHA toolkit is a website for PHAs and those interested in working with a PHA on supportive housing: http://www.csh.org/phatoolkit
The toolkit is incredibly useful for PHAs that are considering improving their housing choice voucher program, implementing project-based vouchers, partnering with other organizations that will provide supportive services or co-opting best practices from other PHAs that have unique approaches (such as housing development, coordinated funding, sponsor-based subsidies, etc.). The toolkit covers more than this, so it is worthwhile to take a look.
If you are an organization or service provider interested in working with a PHA, the toolkit will give you background information that will help you start collaborating. The information from CSH’s presentation below will also give you a sense for what the local PHA needs when you meet with them, depending on what your goals are.
Tenant-based Vouchers
What are you asking for?
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What does your PHA need?
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What do you bring to the table?
- Help with paperwork
- Housing search assistance
- Services for tenants and landlords
- Super-NOFA credentials
- Grant writers
Project-based Vouchers
What are you asking for?
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What does your PHA need?
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What do you bring to the table?
- Connections to other funders and local planners
- Help with paperwork
- Expertise in defining, providing and funding services
- Advocacy
Public Housing
What are you asking for?
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What does your PHA need?
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What do you bring to the table?
- On-site activities
- Mental health services
- Good will
- Advocacy