| Priority A: Home
Ownership Neighborhood Rehabilitation FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| 11. Housing Rehabilitation |
1 |
Neighborhood Development Areas See Map #2 |
Goal: Complete 200 total houses.
Improve neighborhoods by providing assistance for rehabilitation to homeowners including
direct or matching grants, subsidized bank loans, technical assistance. |
Rehabilitated 164 owner- occupied
single-family houses in active NDAs. |
| 2. Neighborhood Housing Petition Program |
1 |
Petition Areas See Map #3 |
Goal: Complete 20 houses. Enable Akron
residents in eligible areas to petition the City for a neighborhood housing improvement
program. Program combines housing inspections and code enforcement with financial
assistance for repairs. |
Rehabilitated 48 single-family, owner
occupied houses in active petition areas. Included two homeowners cases rehabbed in EANDC. |
| 3. Neighborhood Based Non-Profit Housing
Rehabilitation |
1 |
Low Income Service Areas |
Goal: Rehabilitate 20 homes of low
income households. |
5 units rehabilitated by BICEE. |
| 4. Minor and Emergency Home Repair (City of
Akron) |
1 |
City wide |
Goal: Provide emergency health and
safety housing repairs to 96 extremely low-income elderly and/or disabled homeowners. |
94 grants for repairs made for a total of
$137,997. |
| 5. City-wide Minor Home Repair Program
(Housing Network) |
1 |
City wide |
Goal: Minor home repairs for 18
households with 50% or less of AMI. |
21 houses repaired for a total of $46,278. |
| 6. Paint Program (Greater
Westside Council of Block Clubs) |
1 |
Club service area: Wards 3 and 4 |
Goal: Paint homes of 20
elderly and low-income households. |
23 houses painted for a total of
$30,550. |
| 7. Christmas in April |
1 |
Club service area: Wards 3 and 4 |
Goal: Provide repairs to
40 houses of homeowners who are at least 60 and disabled and meet low-income guidelines.
|
40 houses repaired in joint
venture with County and construction unions with a City of Akron contribution of $25,000. |
|
| Priority B: Rental Housing Rehabilitation FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| 1. Rehabilitation of Rental
Housing |
1 |
Neighborhood Development Areas
and Petition Areas. See Map #2 and Map #3 |
Goal: Rehabilitate 35
units of rental housing for moderate to extremely low-income households. |
Rehabilitated 44 total units
including 35 single family houses in Neighborhood Development Areas. 10 Petition
Area single-family homes |
| 2. CHDO/Non-Profit Developers
Rental Rehabilitation |
1 |
Throughout Central City |
Goal: CHDO/Non-profit
rehabilitation of rental housing for very low income households. |
Includes 5 cases rehabbed by
WENDCO. |
| 3. Nonprofit Developers Low
Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program |
1 |
Qualified census tracts. See Map #5 |
Goal: Rehabilitate
affordable rental housing units for low income households. Enable low income households to
lease to own their homes. |
6 LIHTC rehabilitated rental
housing units prepared by EANDC in Summit Lake Project. |
|
|
| Priority C: New Housing Construction FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| Nonprofit New Housing
Construction EANDC |
2 |
East Akron |
Goal: Construct 5 homes. |
9 Arlington Homes constructed. |
| Nonprofit New Housing
Construction UNDC |
2 |
UNDC service area |
Goal: Construct 4 single
family homes. |
4 homes constructed under CDBG,
16 additional homes built. |
| Lease-Purchase Housing
Construction by CHDOs |
1,2 |
Summit Lake
Area and scattered sites |
Goal: Construct 34
lease/purchase rental units for very low income. |
34 units completed by EANDC at
Summit Lake. |
| New Housing Incentives |
2 |
Citywide CDC service area. |
Goal: Provide financial
incentives to construct 5 homes. |
Property taxes and Hickory Street
designed. |
|
|
| Priority
D: Homebuyer Assistance FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| Homebuyers Assistance Program |
4 |
City-wide |
Assist 5 households through CHDOs
in conjunction with new construction. |
No activity in 2001. |
| Home Purchase Incentive Program |
4 |
NDAs and Petition Areas |
Assist homebuyers with
downpayment and rehabilitation costs. |
2 houses. |
|
|
| Priority E: Support Facilities and Public Service FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| HOME MAINTENANCE TRAINING |
1 |
Active Neighborhood Development Areas (NDAs)
and Petition Areas |
Goal: Train up to 250 homeowners to
properly maintain their homes. |
Provided 24 home maintenance
seminars that were attended by 84 residents. Seminars provided attendees with skills
necessary to perform home repairs. |
| SUPPORTIVE SERVICES |
5 |
Active NDAs |
The aggregate goal for all supportive
services was to assist 50,000 – 55,000 low and moderate-income persons or households. |
|
| A. Home Accessibility Program. Administered
by United Disability Services |
|
|
Goal: Provide home modifications to
household with disabled family members to increase accessibility and independence. |
The program provided home
modifications for 13 households with disabled family members. Constructed 4 wheelchair
ramps, 5 stair rails, 6 stair lifts, 2 porch lifts, 3 bathroom modifications. |
| B. Crouse Caring Community Program. Administered
by Children's Services Board |
|
Crouse NDA Area |
Coordinated community services
designed to encourage a public/private/ volunteer partnership. |
Served 1,400 people. Formed 11 new
partnerships with supportive agencies. Promotion of services which support families
including the monthly Community Family Nights, Weekly Community Coffee Hour for community
residents and others and Counseling Services. Developed Information Resource Center and
provided tutoring. Summer youth activity 2-week program for over 63 children. After school
activities included a 40-member gospel choir, a 24-member Arts and Crafts Appreciation
Club, 20 member martial arts program, 20 member 10-week African dance program, a 16 member
Crouse Knights Chess Club, a 14-member after school Science Club, 32 member Girl Scout
troop, 17 member Boy Scout troop. |
| C. Family and Schools Together. Administered
by Family Services of Summit County |
|
Goodyear Area |
Goal: Assist 90 elementary
students with academic and behavioral problems by providing a family setting to modify
behavior. |
31 group sessions were attended by 100
persons, including 40 families at Seiberling and Hotchkiss schools. The activities: family
meals, "buddy time", parent groups, "special play", "kids
time", etc. were a part of each weekly group session. |
| D. Information and Referral Services. Administered
by Info-Line, Inc. |
|
Citywide |
Goal: Provide 60,000 units
of information and referral of local services to persons in need of human services. |
Provided 59,854 units of information and
referral service. The top information and referral request for services were emergency
food, housing, utility, medical and clothes assistance. |
| E. Crisis Intervention Program. Administered
by Victims Assistance |
|
Citywide |
Goal: Working with the
Police Department provide crisis intervention and victim assistance services to 1,400
Akron residents. |
Direct services were provided 1,240 victims
of various crimes. |
| YOUTH PROGRAMS |
5 |
Active NDAs |
Support education, crime
prevention and medical counseling specifically for 4,500 to 5,000 youth that are low
income. |
|
| A. Summer Day Camp Program. Administered
by CYO and Community Services, Inc. |
|
|
Goal: Provide day camp for
children 11 years and under, over night resident camping for youth 12 years and over.
(Numbers not in IDIS). |
The program provided services to 45 youth. |
| B. Promoting Adolescents Through Health
Services (PATHS). Administered by Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron |
|
|
Goal: Provide health
mentoring and tutoring services to 21 youths. Comprehensive adolescent health service
program. |
The program served 25 youth. The following
activities were offered: medical, family life and sex education, employment assistance,
case management, fitness, performing acts, cultural enhancement and education. |
| C. Computer Classrooms Administered
by BICEE |
|
|
Agency to provide free computer
training. |
Provide architectural fees for two computer
classrooms. |
| D. Child Assault Prevention Program. Administered
by Akron Summit Community Action Agency |
|
|
Goal: Serve 1,450, 11
teacher/staff sessions, 11 parent education sessions, 22 pre-school children workshops, 97
elementary children workshops. Provides assault prevention services to
preschool/elementary/school children, parents and staff. Goal exactly matches
accomplishment. |
The program (1,837 children) at the following
schools: Findley, Seiberling, Pfeiffer, Lincoln, Smith, Forest Hill, Heminger, Leggett,
Margaret Park, and Robinson. Services were also provided to pre-schoolers at the
Five-Points, Waterloo and Cedar Head Start Programs. Presented 11 teachers’ staff
in-service sessions, 11 parents’ education workshops, 119 children’s workshops. |
| E. Say Yes to Tennis, No to Drugs |
|
|
Goal: Use tennis to
develop supportive relationships with at risk youth. |
Provided weekly tennis instruction and drug,
alcohol, gang violence prevention classes to 72 youth. |
| F. Summer Employment Program. Administered
by Boys & Girls Club |
|
|
Goal: Provide summer
enrichment and employment to 30 youth. |
The program provided employment opportunities
to 27 youth at 20 hours per week for 10 weeks. |
| SENIOR PROGRAMS |
5 |
Active NDAs |
Goal: Serve 1,500 to 2,000
elderly low income citizens. |
|
| A. Retired Senior Volunteer Program |
|
|
Provide meaningful volunteer
assignments to retired seniors. |
The program provided 91 volunteer sites. The
741 volunteers completed 13,881 volunteer hours. |
| B. Homemaker Service Program. Administered
by Senior Workers Action Program (SWAP). |
|
|
Goal: Provide temporary
in-home homemaker and health care to 62 older adults living alone. |
The program provided 1,482 hours of home care
service to 62 older or handicapped residents. 165 hours of chore services were also
provided. |
| C. Senior Citizens Outreach Program. Administered
by SWAP. |
|
|
Goal: Provided Case
Management, Client Assessment, Forms Preparation Assistance, etc. for senior citizens |
The program provided 11 client assessments,
62 face to face, 205 referrals. |
| D. Lifeline Emergency Alarm Response
System. Administered by Info-Line, Inc. |
|
|
Goal: Provide protective
service to 62 elderly. Electronic protective service for elderly and handicapped persons
living alone. |
The program provided Lifeline Emergency Alarm
units and service to 62 residents. |
| FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM Administered by
Fair Housing Contact Service |
4, 5, 6 |
City-wide |
Goal: Assist 3,500 households.
Improve minority access to rental and for sale housing. |
In IDIS, 2,680 persons were assisted.
(Following data are from internal report, not IDIS). The program processed 94
discrimination complaints, conducted 60 audits of the rental sales market, and 2,266
tenant landlord services. Home ownership counseling provided to 150 persons and 31
training sessions or public forums. |
|
|
| Priority F: Homeless Persons, Individuals and
Families Assistance FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic Dist./Location |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| Homeless Persons and Families |
6 |
County-wide |
Goal: Assist 4 agencies
serving the homeless to renovate, rehabilitate structures. Assist 5 agencies serving the
homeless with furnishings, equipment and operating expenses. Assist 5 agencies serving the
homeless in providing essential services. |
|
| ACCESS Step II |
6 |
Country-wide 245 S. High Street |
Transitional shelter for single,
homeless women. |
11 single persons served. |
| Community Aids Network |
6 |
County-wide 667 N. Main Street
Micah House |
Transitional housing and
essential services for persons infected with HIV/AIDS. |
6 single persons served. |
| H.M. Life
Opportunities Transitional Housing Program/Supportive Housing Demonstration |
6 |
County-wide Broad
Street Copley Road Treeside Drive |
Transitional housing
and supportive services for homeless persons and families leaving temporary shelters. |
38 families served:
117 total persons served. |
| Battered Women's Shelter Step II |
6 |
County-wide Locations suppressed |
Transitional housing for battered
women. |
39 families served; 18 single
persons served; 148 total persons served. |
| Legacy III |
6 |
County-wide 244 West Center
Street |
Transitional housing and
supportive services for homeless women recovering from chronic substance abuse. |
8 persons served. |
| Community Health Center |
6 |
County-wide 725 E. Market |
Transitional housing to women in
substance abuse recovery. |
7 persons served. |
| ACCESS |
6 |
County-wide 230 W. Market Street |
Operating and support services. |
159 families served; 371 single
persons served; 840 total persons served. |
| Salvation Army Booth
Manor |
6 |
County-wide 219 Maple
Street |
Shelter to homeless
families. |
76 families served; 0
single persons; 275 total persons served. |
| Shelter Care Safe Landing |
6 |
County-wide 39 W. Cuyahoga Falls
Avenue (boy) 587 Seiberling Street (girl) plus 8 other locations |
Emergency housing for homeless
youth. |
684 youth served. |
|
| Non-Housing Community Development Plan FY2001 |
| Activities |
Strategy/
Objective |
Geographic
Distribution |
Goals |
Accomplishments |
| Waiver Demolition Program |
|
Citywide |
Goal: 3
commercial buildings, 40 residential units, 125 garages. Demolition of vacant, blighted
structures infeasible to rehabilitate and representing a threat to health and safety. |
A total of 16 commercial
buildings, 70 homes and 137 garages were razed under this program. |
| Neighborhood Business District
Program |
|
Middlebury and Copley Road East
areas |
Goal:
15 businesses. Provide funds to enable business to undertake property revitalization
within low-income areas. |
4 businesses assisted. |
| Enterprise Community Fund Small
Business Assistance |
|
Enterprise Community and
Enterprise Zone |
Provide loans
from a revolving loan fund to 7 new minority businesses on a matching basis with bank. |
4 businesses received loans,
totaling $57,711. |
| Microenterprise Development
Program |
|
EC/EZ |
Goal: Provide technical
assistance in the creation of support services to 42 current business and
microenterprises. |
55 businesses received
assistance. |
| Minority Business Technical
Assistance Program |
|
EC/EZ |
Provide technical assistance to
290 small minority business owners. |
280 business owners received
technical assistance. |
| Public Improvements |
1, 2 |
NDAs and Petition Areas |
Reconstruction
of streets, sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers and street trees. $1,600,000 budgeted in 2001
plan. |
Over $2,182,051 in public
improvements completed in 2001. |
| Neighborhood Partnership Program |
4 |
City |
Goal:
12 organizations. Grants for small neighborhood based projects and innovative ideas. |
7 neighborhood - based
organizations assisted. |
|
| HOUSING REHABILITATION COMPLETIONS FY2001 |
NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSING REHABILITATION (HOMEOWNERS) |
Proposed
Goals |
Goals
for Households by MFI Income Group |
Households
Assisted by MFI Income Group |
| |
HOME* |
CDBG |
| |
0 to 30% |
31 to 50% |
51 to 80% |
Over 80% |
0 to 30% |
31 to 50% |
51 to 80% |
All |
| Neighborhood Development Area
Program |
9 |
31 |
74 |
74 |
51 |
42 |
6 |
65 |
Housing
Petition
Program* |
6 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
25 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
| Emergency Minor Home Repair
Program |
75 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
94 |
| Housing Network Minor Home Repair
for Households < 50% AMI |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
21 |
| Greater Westside Council Paint
Programs |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
23 |
Christmas in
April |
27 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
40 |
NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSING REHABILITATION (RENTERS) |
Proposed
Goals |
Goals
for Households by MFI Income Group |
Households
Assisted by MFI Income Group |
| |
HOME |
CDBG |
| |
0 to 30% |
31 to 50% |
51 to 80% |
Over 80% |
0 to 30% |
31 to 50% |
51 to 80% |
All |
| Neighborhood Development Area
Program & Housing Petition Program |
10 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| Non-profit LIHTC, HOME |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
-- |
-- |
Non-profit
CHDO/CDC |
0 |
24 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
16 |
12 |
-- |
|
SUMMARY
OF HOUSING REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES AND DISTRIBUTION (IN DOLLARS) |
| Housing Rehab Programs |
2001
Federal
Funds Available |
2001
Federal
Funds Committed |
Total
Amount
Expended |
Lever-
aged Private Funds |
| |
CDBG |
HOME |
Public Improve-
ments |
CDBG |
HOME |
Public Improve-
ments |
CDBG |
HOME |
Public Improve-
ments |
|
Neighbor-
hood Develop-
ment & Petition Areas |
$175,000 |
$1,270,000 |
$1,600,000 |
$213,274 |
$686,621 |
$175,000 |
$117,203 |
$400,361 |
$2,196,751 |
$943,181 |
CHDO/CDC Housing / New
Housing / Housing Repair, BICEE, EANDC, Housing Network, WENDCO, Nazareth |
|
$500,000 |
-- |
|
$606,000 |
-- |
|
$18,500 |
-- |
-- |
All Minor Home Repair and
Paint Projects |
$305,000 |
-- |
-- |
$239,825 |
-- |
-- |
$200,658 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
| SUMMARY OF SUPPORT FACILITIES/PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENDITURES AND
DISTRIBUTION |
Support
Facilities/Public Service |
Total
Federal Funds Available |
Total
Federal Funds
Committed |
Total Amount
Expended |
Program Area |
CDBG |
HOME |
CDBG |
HOME |
CDBG
Grant/Contract |
HOME |
| General Administration |
$330,000 |
$255,000 |
$593,706 |
$287,043 |
$543,518 |
$287,042* |
| Waiver Demolition Program |
$600,000 |
-- |
$550,793 |
-- |
$525,974 |
-- |
| Neighborhood Partnership Program |
$ 60,000 |
|
$ 43,200 |
|
$ 9,919 |
-- |
| Neighborhood Business Districts Enterprise
Community Fund
Small Minority Business Asst. |
$275,000
$40,000
$100,000 |
-- |
$ 71,791
$100,000
$ 15,000 |
-- |
$ 37,454
$0
$0 |
-- |
| Public Services – Human Resources
Programs |
$565,000 |
-- |
$528,178 |
-- |
$522,578 |
-- |
*includes 10% program income |
|
