FINAL 2018 Housing & Community Development Action Plan

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' • New construction of single-family homes for sale to income-qualified homebuyers ' • Creation of new rental units for income-qualified tenants ' Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The Housing Authority of South Bend maintains a Section 8 Landlord Assistance Program in which any resident living in a Section 8 unit that has been identified as lead contaminated and where the owner refuses to bring the home into a lead safe status, has an absolute preference on the Public Housing waiting list for the first available unit. Additionally, any pre-1978 Section 8 home that is identified during the Housing Authority's Annual Housing Quality Standards Inspection as having chipping, peeling or 1 cracking paint must receive and pass a clearance test by a State certified inspection. These policies have significantly increased the number of affordable housing units that are lead-safe in the City. The HASB also maintains an active list of current lead safe addresses at http://www.hasbonline.com/docs/safe.pdf Additionally, from 2006 through 2016, the HASB received a Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant. In 2016, due in part to HUD reducing the amount of funds in this program by 50%, the HASB grant was not renewed. The HASB will continue to apply or support another application for additional lead hazard reduction funds to be available to St.Joseph County. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards The Housing Authority of South Bend maintains a Section 8 Landlord Assistance Program in which any resident living in a Section 8 unit that has been identified as lead contaminated and where the owner refuses to bring the home into a lead safe status, has an absolute preference on the Public Housing waiting list for the first available unit. Additionally, any pre-1978 Section 8 home that is identified during the Housing Authority's Annual Housing Quality Standards Inspection as having chipping, peeling or cracking paint must receive and pass a clearance test by a State certified inspection. These policies have significantly increased the number of affordable housing units that are lead-safe in the City. The HASB also maintains an active list of current lead safe addresses at http://www.hasbonline.com/docs/safe.pdf Additionally, from 2006 through 2016, the HASB received a Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant. In 2016, due in part to HUD reducing the amount of funds in this program by 50%, the HASB grant was not renewed. The HASB will continue to apply or support another application for additional lead hazard reduction funds to be available to St.Joseph County. Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families ' South Bend continues to utilize a team approach to working with its partners in implementing the programs/projects funded through the various federal sources. The Community Investment staff regularly communicates with all sub-grantees, and meets with those entities involved in the targeted areas. Regularly scheduled meetings with the CDCs occur due to the nature of the work and the amount of funds allocated. The Center for the Homeless STAR (Skilled,Trained, Able, and Ready) program addresses the root causes ' Annual Action Plan 53 2018 ' OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018)