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Housing Community Forum: A Public Policy Perspective

Housing Community Forum: A Public Policy Perspective . Sharon Rapport, CSH, Associate Director, California Policy. Rents Increasing, Incomes Decreasing in California. Incomes Decreased 8% from 2000-2012 Rental Costs Increased 20% from 2000-12. ONE MILLION

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Housing Community Forum: A Public Policy Perspective

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  1. Housing Community Forum: A Public Policy Perspective Sharon Rapport, CSH, Associate Director, California Policy

  2. Rents Increasing, Incomes Decreasing in California Incomes Decreased 8% from 2000-2012 Rental Costs Increased 20% from 2000-12 ONE MILLION Low-income households in California do not have access to an affordable home.

  3. Housing Affordable to People in Poverty in Orange County • 70,125 = shortfall of rental housing units affordable and available to people with extremely low incomes • 18 = affordable and available places to live for every 100 renters with extremely low incomes

  4. Losses in $ for Rental Housing

  5. Homelessness in Orange County *Change in Methodology Resulted in Lower Homeless Count

  6. Homelessness in California

  7. Role of Policy

  8. Campaigns That Have Changed Affordable Housing

  9. Small Group of Committed Citizens

  10. Key Recommendations • Decide on specific, thoughtful, feasible, ambitious goals as a community End family, veteran or chronic homelessness by 2020

  11. Key Recommendations • Arrive at a plan on how to achieve the goals, and get community buy-in to take responsibility

  12. Key Recommendations • Take advantage of opportunities, think outside the box

  13. Don’t Get Discouraged • Be persistent, find new ways to achieve goals; policy is slow, and begins by changing mindsets

  14. Questions?? Type Your Question in Q&A Box • Sharon Rapport, Associate Director, California Policy • Sharon.Rapport@csh.org • (213) 623-4342, x 18 • (323) 243-7424 (cell)

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