2017 CDBG Third Year Action Plan

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' • Grants to low-mod income owner occupied homes for rehabilitation/repair/purchase ' • Delinquency&foreclosure resolution for existing homeowners • Clearance and demolition • Homebuyer education programs/training ' 0 Forgivable second mortgages and closing cost assistance to income-qualified first-time homebuyers • Acquisition/rehab for resale to income-qualified homebuyers ' • New construction of single-family homes for sale to income-qualified homebuyers • Creation of new rental units for income-qualified tenants 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 ' The Center for the Homeless STAR (Skilled, Trained, Able, and Ready) program addresses the root causes of poverty by assisting participants with job readiness, externships,job retention, and job search. Bridges Out of Poverty is a local program based on a nationally recognized model that educates both the ' low-income individual and the business community on working together to address issues that prevent people in poverty from becoming and remaining employed. In 2014, the City of South Bend, in conjunction with the City of Mishawaka, the St.Joseph County Chamber of Commerce, IVY Tech ' Community College, WorkOne Development, and a number of local businesses launched a new workforce training initiative, "Supporting Manufacturers and Regional Talent" (SMART). SMART assists ' residents in obtaining the necessary skills to participate in a wider range of employment opportunities. Participants are trained through IVY Tech as skilled workers in manufacturing. The program helps develop a skilled workforce to meet the needs of local manufacturers. Annual Action Plan 61 2017 ' OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)