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CRHA program updates: vouchers, rental assistance and community events
Summary
Staff reported HCV voucher counts, ongoing finance and property-management work, $1.62 million secured in rental-assistance to avoid evictions, and upcoming resident events and internships.
CRHA staff provided program updates covering the Housing Choice Voucher program, finance and property management, and resident programming.
HCV program: Lashonda Hester, interim program manager for HCV, reported that CRHA has 651 vouchers in total, including 71 CCAP participants, with eight vouchers currently active on the street. Hester identified herself as interim program manager when asked by commissioners.
Finance: TC Nichols, director of finance, said the finance office is continuing work on electronic fund-transfer (EFT) payments for landlords and a digitized document system for public housing, HCV, finance and HR records. Nichols said the authority has received a quote from a vendor, Rico, and is reviewing whether to adopt that product or pursue an in-house solution.
Housing/property management: Tyrone Banks, interim director of property management and compliance, reported that a majority of property management, maintenance and resident services staff completed a fair-housing training on Aug. 13. He said asset-collections staff, property managers and resident services helped avert or postpone evictions by securing $1,616,126 in rental-assistance for residents. Banks also described upcoming community events: ice-cream socials for Madison and Mickey communities on Sept. 11, a fall festival on Oct. 3 at Sixth Street, and annual trunk-or-treat planning; staff noted a tentative target date of Oct. 25 for a Halloween event in partnership with City of Promise.
Nonprofit and resident programs: Staff reiterated plans to launch a nonprofit (separate article) and to expand resident internships. Sofia Marrero, a community organizer with FAR, reported on resident programming: a six-month adult internship program paying $15 per hour up to 10 hours per week, a youth internship program that recently graduated participants, a back-to-school event and door-knocking and resident planner activity related to proposed student housing (LV Collective) and zoning advocacy.
Public inquiries during the meeting included resident questions about redevelopment timelines and rent payment processes; staff directed residents to contact Carrie for specific questions and committed to sharing event details when available.
