Iowa City Housing Information

Strategic Plan:
Other Special Needs

 

I. Development of the 2001-2006 Consolidation Plan (CITY STEPS) II. Housing & Homeless Needs Assesment III. Housing Market Analysis IV. Strategic Plan V. Certifications VI. Appendices
A. General Format B. Affordable Housing C. Homelessness D. Other Special Needs E. Non-Housing Community Development Plan F. Barriers to Affordable Housing
G. Lead Based Paint Hazzards H. Anti-poverty Plan and Strategies I. Institutional Structure J. Coordination K. Public Housing Resident L. Monitoring Standards and Procedures

IV D. OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS

1. Priority Housing and Supportive Service Needs of Persons who are Not Homeless but Require Supportive Housing

Provide housing and supportive services to persons who are elderly and frail elderly, persons with disabilities, persons with alcohol or other drug addiction, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and public housing residents. Housing and supportive services may include congregate housing, chore services, housing rehabilitation programs, in-home support services, home health services, case management, education, dependent care, job training and employment services, alcohol/drug abuse counseling, mental health services, and other types of housing and services designed to develop independence and self sufficiency. (refer to Section II.D. for more detailed information)

The City of Iowa City, through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds provides rehabilitation and accessibility improvements to local agencies that provide housing with supportive services, e.g. Systems Unlimited. The City also provides grant writing technical assistance to non-profit agencies. In cooperation with many local agencies, a Supportive Housing grant, amounting to $ 1,200,000 was obtained from HUD for a 3-year period. The Supported Training and Access to Resources (STAR) grant will be utilized to assist persons who are homeless and chronically unemployed achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency through employment.

There are numerous other programs and resources available to assist agencies with housing and supportive service needs, they include:

* Shelter Plus Care Program

* Supportive Housing Program (SHP)

* Section 811 program (Persons with Disabilities)

* Section 202 program (Elderly)

* Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

* Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG)

* HOME Funds

* Other, as appropriate, including local initiatives from private non-profit entities

Objectives:

  1. Continue to review the need to provide housing and supportive services for persons who are not homeless but require supportive housing and identify potential providers and sites.
  2. Continue to provide rehabilitation and accessibility improvements to local agencies that provide housing with supportive services.
  3. Continue to provide grant writing technical support to local non-profit agencies.

 

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