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Housing and human services request ongoing funding for financial coaching; county to reapply for supportive housing NOFO
Summary
Douglas County staff requested $20,000 to continue a financial education pilot for housing stabilization, described how the Housing Stabilization Collaborative triages referrals, and said the county plans to reapply for a HUD permanent supportive housing NOFO with $321,000 programmed for 2027 despite legal and timing uncertainty.
Douglas County housing and human services staff briefed commissioners on July 9 about a financial education pilot and the county’s plan to reapply for federal supportive housing funding.
Kristen Egan, housing and human services program manager, described a pilot financial education program launched this year to provide budgeting, coaching and two cohorts of instruction targeted at households that repeatedly seek rent and utility assistance. The 2027 supplemental request asks for $20,000 to deliver two cohorts (five in-person sessions plus one-on-one coaching) so staff can evaluate initial outcomes from the first cohort and measure whether the intervention reduces repeat assistance requests.
"A handful of the testimonials of those single female-headed households said it would be meaningful for me to have access to budgeting, financial education coaching because I never had that opportunity," Egan said, explaining the pilot’s origin and partner-based delivery model. The pilot was initially funded with a $2,250 Community Foundation grant and county funds; staff requested the remainder to continue two cohorts in 2027.
Jill Dudley told the board the county plans to reapply for a HUD NOFO to restore permanent supportive housing funding. The packet programs $321,000 in the 2027 housing assistance line as the full funding the county hopes to obtain, but staff said grant timing and an ongoing lawsuit could delay awards into 2029.
Commissioners asked for more data on geographic distribution of housing stabilization applications and on whether city funding (AHAB) should be moved to a direct allocation rather than an application process. Staff said they will provide follow-up materials with funded-location breakdowns and cohort outcomes once available.
