Housing
Housing Committee Chairperson is Kelli Perry.
NEW Smith County Homelessness Assessment Report
Housing Committee Members
2013 Objectives
Create an up-to-date housing availability database easily accessible by community agencies serving clients who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. By June 2013.
National Low Income Housing Coalition - 2013 Out of Reach Report
Prior to conducting the Comprehensive Community Assessment, network members identified the following priorities for housing:
Within this field we recognize the needs of sub-populations including the following:
NEW Smith County Homelessness Assessment Report
Housing Committee Members
2013 Objectives
Create an up-to-date housing availability database easily accessible by community agencies serving clients who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. By June 2013.
National Low Income Housing Coalition - 2013 Out of Reach Report
Prior to conducting the Comprehensive Community Assessment, network members identified the following priorities for housing:
- More decent affordable housing for low income people (long-term)
- “Responsible Tenant” certification course for housing voucher recipients (short-term)
- Transitional Housing (long term)
- from Street
- from Shelter
- Housing Plan/Project for youth aging out of foster care (mid-term)
Within this field we recognize the needs of sub-populations including the following:
- Chronic substance abuse
- Elderly
- Ex-offenders
- Homeless
- People with English as a second language
- Persons with cognitive disabilities
- Persons with HIV/AIDS
- Persons with less than a high school degree / GED
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Severely mentally ill
- Unaccompanied youth (under 18)
- Undocumented immigrants
- Veterans
- Victims of domestic violence
- GLBTQ (Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning)
