History
In 1997, the Family Housing Fund (the Fund) convened leaders from housing and human service agencies, public and private funders, and the faith community to develop a plan to provide supportive housing (affordable housing with support services) for homeless families. At that time, the Fund engaged the consulting firm of Hart-Shegos and Associates, Inc, to coordinate an initiative to stabilize the area’s existing supportive housing and help providers plan for housing and services.
Provider Group Facts
In 2000, the Family Housing Fund (the Fund) launched the Supportive Housing Initiative to assist Provider Group agencies with the costs of development, renovation, and stabilization of supportive housing facilities. Through this initiative, the Fund assisted in stabilization or new construction of over 350 family supportive housing units. The Fund’s investment of $4.5 million in private philanthropic funds leveraged more than $65 million from federal, state, and local government sources. The Fund also helped secure operating assistance from the federal Section 8 project-based voucher program for 20 supportive housing projects with 317 units. These vouchers have an estimated total value of $3.4 million per year over a ten-year period, for a total of $34 million.