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KHCCitizen Participation Workshops:

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice & Consolidated Plan

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A Collaborative

Process

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) Identifies barriers that restrict housing choice for members of protected classes and proposes strategies to resolve them

Consolidated Plan Identifies community development priorities and goals based on assessment of affordable housing, fair housing and community development needs, market conditions and available resources

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A Collaborative

Process

Kentucky Housing Corporation HOME Program Emergency Solutions Program Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

Program National Housing Trust Fund Program LIHTC Program

Department for Local Government

Community Development Block Grant Program

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Kentucky receives

$48 million annually

from HUD

Rehabilitating housing and building new housingProviding new water and sewer linesCreating new jobs and assisting

businessesProviding drug rehabilitation treatment Assisting persons and families who are

homelessOther activities

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KHC must plan for

how it will invest its

fund over the next

five years

What is the best way to invest the funds and help the most people?Are there projects that are working well and should be continued?Are there new projects or ideas that KHC should consider?

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Notable Trends2010-2017

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Population increase:

US 4%

KY 9.5%

Jefferson and Fayette Counties account for 50% of KY’s growth

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Hispanic population:

US 12%

KY 14.4%

Jefferson and Fayette Counties account for 37% of KY’s Hispanic population

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Poverty rate:

US 14.6%

KY 18.3%

Darkest counties on map have rates of 30% and higher

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Homeownership rate:

US 63.8%

KY 67%

Darkest counties on map have rates of 85% and higher

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Kentucky is committed

to expanding

housing choice

Fair Housing Act protected classes:RaceSkin colorReligionSexNational originDisabilityFamilial status

Additional protected classes under Kentucky Fair Housing Act:AncestryAgeMarital statusVeteran status

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In KHC-assisted and HUD-assisted properties, sexual orientation and gender identity are protected classes

Kentucky municipalities

with local ordinances

that include additional protected

classes

GeorgetownLouisvilleLexingtonCovingtonViccoFrankfortMorehead

DanvilleMidwayPaducahMaysvilleHendersonDayton

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Sexual orientation and Gender identity are protected classes in:

Speak Up, Kentucky

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Small Group

Activity

Select a Group Leader and a ScribeInstructions and pens are included in

the manila envelopes on each of the tablesThere are three questions we want

you to answer within your groupsAfter 40 minutes, we’ll get back

together and hear what each group has to say

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Three Questions

What is the greatest challenge to finding and keeping safe, decent and affordable housing in Kentucky?What other needs are required in your community to improve the quality of life for residents? Examples: better paying jobs, water service, sewer service, substance abuse treatment, etc.

What recommendations would you offer to KHC?

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What is the greatest

challenge to finding and

keeping safe, decent and affordable housing in Kentucky?

Lack of subsidized family unitsLack of transportationSubsidized housing too expensive for some householdsMore emergency shelters neededGentrification displacing lower income households

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What is the greatest

challenge to finding and

keeping safe, decent and affordable housing in Kentucky?

NIMBYismCriminal background checksPoor credit historyPrevious evictions on recordLack of living wageSubstance abuse

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What other needs are

required in your

community to improve the

quality of life for residents?

Landlord-tenant training/protectionsLandlord accountabilityYouth centers and programmingBetter coordination of existing youth servicesWater and sewer services (rural areas)

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What other needs are

required in your

community to improve the

quality of life for residents?

Services for victims of domestic violenceAffordable childcareChildcare for shift workersSubstance abuse treatmentPublic transportation

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What other needs are

required in your

community to improve the

quality of life for residents?

Eviction counseling/record repair servicesApproval of proposed Landlord-Tenant ActSupportive elected and appointed officials

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What recommendations would you offer to

KHC?

Unify services for youthIncentivize developers to work in specific neighborhoodsFair housing training for elected and appointed officials and lendersEducation about coordinated entry screening processRun a poverty simulation for elected and appointed officials

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Next Steps

These presentations with your responses will be posted online next week:

http://www.kyhousing.org/speak-up/Pages/default.aspx

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Next Steps

Four final opportunities to offer comment:

GoToMeeting Sessions October 1st and 2nd

10:30-11:30 AM and 2:00-3:00 PMBoth daysAccess info on the FAQ Sheets and on the project webpage

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Pass the word along

about the Online Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KHC-DLG

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For More Information corpplanreport@kyhousing.org

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