TSSI Client Assistance Activities:
796 Clients (active and new) visited the office
366 New Clients signed up for assistance
134 Households were assisted with immediate need services (i.e. gas, food, medicine)
192 Households were referred to local churches, FOC, MPCAA and Mr.Gatti’s for immediate need services
184 Households were referred to mainstream benefits (i.e. food stamps, K-tap, child support, KY Works, Veteran’s Association and/or SSI)
202 Households went on a voucher waiting list
32 Households received prevention rental assistance
17 Households received rental security deposit
9 Households received utility deposit assistance
24 Clients received vouchers for the Samaritan program
5 Households (19 persons) receiving Safe Haven vouchers
7 Households (19 persons) receiving Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) vouchers
8 Households (26 persons) receiving Housing Choice (HC) vouchers
7 Households (16 persons) receiving emergency/transitional housing assistance
4 Households (6 persons) receiving permanent supportive housing assistance at Joshua Court
120 Persons received case management
10 Household received family counseling
218 Households could not be helped with housing and were referred to shelters and resources
27 Households referred to legal aid
Staff/Operations 2009 Activity
· Added two part-time case managers, implementing monthly case management for 50 clients – NEW
· Passed all HUD/KHC annual compliance checks without findings
· Increased funding (grant and private)
· Participated in all Region III Continuum of Care Activities, attending all meetings and conferences
· Signed KHC Agreement to provide case management for Section 8 recipients – NEW
· Housing Quality Standards inspections completed on all units
· All staff Certified to file SSI/SSDI applications through Stepping Stones to Recovery SOAR Training – NEW
· All staff Certified in HUD’s HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) data entry – NEW
· All staff Certified to conduct HUD Housing Quality Standards Inspections of rental properties – NEW
· Adopted Office Policy and Procedures and job descriptions for all positions
· Expanded office space – NEW
· Joined partnership with Goodwill Industries to provide office volunteers
· Completed client resource handbook with 100 plus resources – NEW
· Added website – NEW
· Administered KHC/HUD Samaritan Project, housing subsidy vouchers for chronically homeless and disabled singles – NEW
· Administered KHC/HUD TBRA, Tenant Based Rental Assistance, housing subsidy vouchers for the homeless
· Administered KHC/HUD SafeHaven/SafeStart, housing subsidy vouchers for families with children and domestic violence victims
· Administered 4 transitional housing units and 2 emergency shelter units
· Signed agreement with KY Harvest as Bullitt County distributor – NEW
· Administered FEMA’s “Emergency Food and Shelter Program” providing emergency shelter motel vouchers and one months rent vouchers – NEW
· Coordinated HUD annual Point in Time homeless count for Bullitt County, identifying 136 homeless individuals and families during the 24 hour time frame for counting
