Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency

Mission: •Enable low-income families and individuals of all ages to obtain the skill, the knowledge, and the motivation to secure the opportunities needed for them to become fully self-sufficient •Provide decent housing that is affordable to low-income and moderate-income persons

Board of DirectorsFive public sector members, including at least one County Commissioner

Five low-income sector members, including two from the Head Start Policy Council

Five private sector members

•Established in 1965 as a result of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964•Part of the network of 1,000 Community Action Organizations across the nation

Fairfield CountyBridges Metropolitan Columbusand Appalachian Ohio –It holds some of thebenefits as well as some of the challenges of both worlds. Total population – 152,597 Living below Federal Poverty Level – 10.3% 49.9% of renters spend

more than 30% of income on housing

Violet Township AMI is $87,888City of Lancaster AMI is $37,494Fairfield County overall is $60,704

Social ServicesServed 13,968 individuals in 5,577

households in 2016 Case management Emergency utility payments –

HEAP, PIPP, Neighbor to Neighbor

Food assistance – pantry, summer farmers market, commodity supplements for seniors

Clothing pantry Housewares pantry

Social Services 24-hour emergency shelter for families Ohio Benefit Bank & Free Tax prep (EITC)• Social Security applications• Homeless Prevention• Rapid Re-housing• Shelter Plus Care

Early Childhood ProgramsLargest prenatal-to-five service provider in Fairfield County – Head Start, Early Head Start, Help Me Grow

976 children enrolled in 2016Leadership in Family, Adult and Children First Council

Early Childhood Programs Center- based and home-based intervention services for

socialization, early learning, supportive services & referrals Specialization in developmental disabilities Early autism screening for detection and diagnosis

Adult Education

Morning, afternoon and evening classes offered, as well as Distance Education

Assistance with completion of FAFSA provided GED preparation College preparation

Housing Administrator of Fairfield County Community Housing Improvement

Program, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Moving Ohio Forward and Neighborhood Initiative Program

Coordinator of Fairfield County Housing Advisory Committee and Homeless Continuum of Care Committee (Housing Coalition)

Homeless Planning Region 9 Coordinator / lead agency LIHTC affordable housing development partner in five projects

Energy

Home weatherization, energy audits, home repairs, energy-efficiency measures:

HWAP, Passport, Housing Assistance Program, Warm Choice, AEP, EPP

Full Service On-Site RecyclingOver 6 million pounds of material recycled in 2016

Earth Day

Buy-back recycling on campus

Adopt-A-Road Clean Up

Estimated Per Unit Value of Onsite ServicesLFCAA SERVICE ANNUALVALUE PER

HOUSEHOLD

Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) $377

Financial Literacy $105

Head Start $6,337

Early Head Start $9,000

Help Me Grow $2,050

Food Pantry $200

Home Energy Assistance Program $310

Rental Security Deposit $350

Emergency Rent Assistance $350

LFCAA is located at the site of the historic Fairfield County Children’s Home

The site has served low-income families and children for close to 129 years

Home to LFCAA offices and community services since 1982

25-acre campus purchased by the Agency in 2004

Rutherford House: Adaptive Re-use Project

Family Shelter (rehabbed in 2011)

Development Team

Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority Asebrook Architects Fairfield Homes Gorsuch Property Management

Pre-Rehab

Now

Pre-Rehab - 4th floor

4th floor apartment now

Pre-Rehab - Orphanage Building stairway

Now

Partnerships: Sponsors/FundersFairfield County

City of LancasterFairfield County Foundation

Fairfield National BankOhio Housing Finance Agency

Federal Home Loan Bank of CincinnatiOhio Development Services Agency, Office of Community

DevelopmentFinance Fund

Corporation for Supportive HousingAEP Foundation

AEP Ohio Community Assistance Program

Rutherford House Residents

Extremely low-income homeless families with special needs(at or below 35%of Area Median Income)

Service Partnerships New Horizons Youth and Family Center Mid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. The Recovery Center Community Health Center Lancaster Public Transit St. Vincent DePaul Society Lancaster Community Development Department (CDBG) United Way

Partnership: Fairfield MHA Affordable Housing Vouchers for residents help with

housing costs in excess of 30% of the household income Partners in achieving family self-sufficiency goals

Operating Subsidy Project-Based Section 8 for all 16 units Ohio Development Services Agency Supportive Housing Grant

Operating Costs $5,359 per unit annually, inclusive of elevator, security surveillance system Efficiencies are realized in cost of grounds-keeping, trash collection and

pest control services due to the project's location on the LFCAA campus

Circle of Success

Resident Accomplishments•Resident council has been formed•100% housing stability sustained for at least 12 consecutive

months•100% participated in activities to increase life skills•38% successfully obtained and maintained employment•100% residents able to work have completed employment steps•22% enrolled in training programs•100% meet at least monthly with their case manager

•And there are many more achievements –some that are immeasurable.

Thank you

Alone we can do so little; together

we can do so much.

- Helen Keller