2012-2013 Biennial Plan - Online Discussion Forum

In preparation of the Housing & Health Services Coordination Council’s 2012-2013 Biennial Plan, the Council solicited public input regarding the Plan’s content through the HHSCC Online Discussion Forum. The discussion Forum was open for one month, from Friday, October 21st, 2011 until Friday, November 18th, 2011. The results of the Discussion Forum were presented and discussed at the December 5th Council Meeting and provided below.

HHSCC Online Discussion Forum – Public Responses (PDF)

HHSCC Case Studies Report

The Council has created the HHSCC Case Studies Report to provide insight into the essential components of the development financing process and assist housing providers in making a preliminary determination of the financial viability of proposed service-enriched housing projects. From May 19th, 2011 through August 1st, 2011, Council staff embarked on a series of interviews of successful service-enriched housing developers throughout Texas, to gain a clear understanding of how these organizations structured the financing on each property. The Council sought to get a wide variety of perspectives, from for-profit developers, non-profit developers, and foundations producing service-enriched housing in urban and rural areas of the state.

Simultaneously, staff reviewed TDHCA underwriting reports for successful multifamily deals with a service component. Staff also conducted a literature review on best practices for housing development, service-enriched housing and financing strategies. Using both research and housing provider interviews, the Council crafted this report:

HHSCC Case Studies Report (PDF)

Provider Capacity Survey

The Housing and Health Services Coordination Council conducted a Provider Capacity Survey to better understand and measure the local capacity of the State’s community-based housing providers, as well as community-based service providers. This survey fulfilled the Council’s statutory responsibility to evaluate the capacity of Statewide long-term care providers and the interest of housing developers to invest in service-enriched housing. The survey was conducted between March 4, 2011 and April 15th, 2011. Council staff presented the survey findings at the Council’s June 10th, 2011 meeting.

Provider Capacity Survey Results Presentation (PDF)

HHSCC Email List

Beginning June 1, 2011, the Housing and Health Services Coordination Council will be providing an email list. In order to assist local organizations interested in participating in service-enriched housing, the Council has launched this list, which will identify and disseminate information regarding sources of funding from a variety of state and federal government agencies that may be used to provide integrated housing and health services. Notices of these funding opportunities or changes in existing funding programs will be disseminated on a monthly basis.

The intended audience for these announcements is local organizations interested in participating in service-enriched housing, whether through the development of affordable housing or the provision of services and supports. These can be nonprofit organizations, local governments, regional consortia, developers, service providers, etc.

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HHSCC State Agency Reference Guide & Training Manual

In order to cross-educate state housing and health services staff and further interagency coordination, the Council has published a Texas State Agency Reference Guide. The purpose of the Guide is to address the need for standardized educational resource materials, to be shared amongst State housing and health services agencies, to train relevant agency staff members and increase expertise in both housing and health services programs.

The Reference Guide provides valuable information on those state housing and health services programs which provide community based assistance for persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities. Each program page includes: (1) the purpose and scope of services provided, (2) the eligibility criteria for the applicant as well as the consumer, (3) the geographic location of services, and (4) a reference of where to find out more about the program and contact information for the program administrator.

The Reference Guide is available as a PDF or MS Word document.