Homeless Point-in-Time Count Reveals 2,810 Homeless in Broward County
Broward County Press Release
May 20, 2013
The Broward County 2013 Point-in-Time Count, conducted in a 24-hour time period on January 24-25, identified that 2,810 individuals and families were homeless according to the federal definition of homelessness: they were living in places not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters or transitional housing programs. The count is required by U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Florida's Office on Homelessness. More...
Seven50's Regional Opportunity Workshop
May 17, 2013
Seven 50 hosted the Sustainable Communities Initiative workshop for regional planning on Friday, May 17 at the Transportation Division in Fort Lauderdale. Jim Carras of Carras Community Investment, Inc. spoke about the Initiative’s goal of providing a strategic plan for the future of Southeast Florida. The ongoing process of community and stakeholder outreach will eventually lead to the culmination of a vision statement, goals and strategies to help facilitate the prosperity of Southeastern Florida. Learn more about Seven50 by visiting their website at seven50.org
Freddie Mac’s K Certificates Backed by Senior Housing
Freddie Mac Press Release
May 13, 2013
Freddie Mac recently offered its K Certificates (certificates are "regularly-issued, structured pass-through securities backed by recently-originated multifamily mortgage loans”) to be exclusively backed by senior properties’ multifamily mortgages. The decision to back the certificates for senior housing is unprecedented and approximately $369 million in K Certificates is expected to be distributed via Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC. More…
Report: Veterans Permanent Supportive Housing: Policy and Practice
Center for Housing Policy Publications
May 10, 2013
Veterans returning home are at a high risk for homelessness due to transition difficulties. The need for permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans is found to be the most beneficial; this consists of affordable apartments combined with veteran-specific supportive services. The National Housing Conference (NHC) and the Center for Housing Policy published a report focused veterans housing needs, options, current policies, case studies and recommendations for permanent supportive housing. More…
Researching Homelessness and Homeless Programs
PD&R Online Magazine
May 8, 2013
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has created a thorough strategic plan to end homelessness by 2015. To accomplish this goal research is a necessary component in order to learn where funds will best provide the most beneficial outcomes. The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published a two-part series, on their online magazine, to explain their research efforts. PD&R first focused their research on the myriad of types of homelessness, including homeless families, youth aging out of foster care, homeless veterans, and the education of homeless children. PD&R then conducted studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the homeless programs already in place such as rapid-rehousing, public housing agencies (PHAs), and Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH). More…