2018-443-E Finance - EmPowerment outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 557EOBA8 -OFDF- 4943- B10E- 6AB96D65lF4B EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Town /County priority /goal? EmPOWERment, Inc.'s Rental Program directly addresses the Town's Goal of prioritizing affordable rental units and supporting "rental housing availability for household of all incomes" by offerina rentals to individuals that fall below 50% cif AMI. Unit Turnover Cleaning /replacements /repairs Receiving Applications Through online submission, in office visits, word of mouth and agency referrals Application Processing Income and Rental Verifications and Reference Check Pre - counseling Financial counseling, selection from verified applications on the wait list; most recent verifications reviewed Lease Signing/ Document signing/ Deposit Deposits taken and leases signed in person to provide leasing education to prospective tenants. Move In Procedure and Check list Walk through, utilities transferred to tenant Collection/ Deposit of Rent Payments Timely collections held in escrow Late Notices and Evictions Sent monthly, enforced after review and court representation sent to court Generating Monthly Rent Rolls, Board Reports and Quarterly Reports to government agencies. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council /Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program, The Orange County 5 Year consolidated plan has Rental as a "High Priority" item that includes providing safe and affordable rental units for low to moderate income families. Town /Council goal - Adopt and implement affordable housing strategies, Town /Council Programs - Housing and Community: Rental Housing for Low - Income Families; Maintenance Services: Resident Services There is a critical need for affordable rental. EmPOWERment's rental program fully embodies these objectives. It is one of the largest residential landlord that accepts Housing Choice Vouchers, when other landlords refused to accept them. EmPOWERment Inc. continues to purchase units to fill and create inventory to address the critical need for affordable housing in Orange County. The EmPOWERment, Inc,, rental program has a proven track record of implementing safe, clean and affordable places for low to moderate income families to live, We have provided these services for the past 17 years. Our inventory of units has increased to 42 owned by the organization and 6 that we manage for private landlords. EmPOWERment uses a tracking log to keep account of the number of telephone calls, in office visits, and applications submitted for requested housing. In 2017 we fielded approximately 645 inquiries for rental homes. Many of the individuals seeking housing are below the poverty level and were referred to us through our collaborative efforts with other social service agencies. 81% of the inquiries and applications submitted were from minority populations and 100% were below the 80% AMI level. We have found that approximately 58 % of our inquiries are from female heads of households that include young children. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/22/2018 3:21:37 PM P a g e 1 4 o f 2 2