This Resource Bank includes information about how you can access housing and non-Medicaid transportation, and the work that is being done to increase available, affordable and accessible housing and transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Breaking News! On June 22, HUD published a notice of intent to solicit comments on application of new rental voucher funding to individuals participating in Money Follows the Person. Comments are due by July 13.
View Notice
View Press Release
June 22, 2009 Letter to PHAs from HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan
MFP Operational Protocol: includes many housing and transportation resources currently available to individuals transitioning to the community under the MFP Project. You can access this section and its related appendices here:
- Appendix 12
- Appendix 13
- Appendix 14
- Appendix 15
- Appendix 16
- Appendix 9
- Appendix 17
- Appendix 8
B. 9. Housing and Transportation
MFP Annual Housing and Transportation Action Plan: was developed and sent to the Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Commerce and Trade in fall 2008. The Plan contains recommendations for increasing housing and transportation opportunities for individuals who participate in the MFP project. Progress implementing the recommendations is being tracked by the Office of Community Integration. Two major groups participated in the development of this Plan:
The Statewide Independent Living Council and the 16 Centers for Independent Living, through Goal 2 of the 2007 Statewide Plan for Independent Living.
A Task Force comprised of housing, transportation and human services experts, through a report adopted in September 2008.
NEW!!! MFP Annual Housing and Transportation Action Plan: May 14, 2009 Semi-Annual Report
Housing and transportation presentations made to the following organizations about Virginia’s MFP project:
- MFP Housing and Transportation Task Force, June 2007
- Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials, February 2008
- Statewide Independent Living Council, April 2008
- Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials, May 2008
- Council of State Community Development Agencies, September 2008
- Virginia Disability Commission, October 2008
- Governor’s Housing Conference, November 2008
- Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials, January 2009
- NEW!!! Virginia Disability Commission, June 18, 2009: Centers for Independent Living: Housing Planning and Advocacy
Other Virginia Housing and Transportation Resources:
NEW Housing Study Committee Meeting Presentation – April 24, 2009.
Governor Kaine’s letter to Virginia’s public housing agencies.
Public Housing Agencies in Virginia
2008 Cross-Governmental Strategic Community Integration Plan housing and transportation strategies.
Virginia Easy Access, a secure and confidential connection to community resources for seniors and adults with disabilities and the providers that support them:
To find accessible housing or transportation in your area, visit VirginiaNavigator, choose “Transportation” or “Accessible Housing” from the drop down menu next to “Topic,” and put in your ZIP code.
You can also find accessible housing at http://www.accessva.org/.
Virginia Livable Home Tax Credit and Virginia Livable Home Tax Credit Program Guidelines
Virginia Easy Living Homes Program
Virginia Disability Commission Housing Work Group
2008 Biennial Assessment of the Disability Service System in Virginia, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Report to the General Assembly on Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Virginia, House Document No. 86, November 2005. To view the full report, click on “View pdf version” at the top right hand side of the page.
Update on New FTA Initiatives on Transportation Services, DRPT, June 2007
Locate Public Transportation in Virginia
National MFP Housing Resources:
HUD: Former Secretary Alphonso Jackson of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent two letters about Money Follows the Person to public housing agencies across the country:
A Medicaid Primer for Housing Officials --A joint publication of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy. Published for the Community Living Exchange, and funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Developing an MFP Housing Strategy (Candace Baldwin of NCB Capital Impact and Diane Dressler of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, September 10, 2008
MFP Toolbox, Rutgers Community Living Exchange (see chapter on Housing Barriers)
New Options to Fund Housing: Capitalizing on New Federal Housing Opportunities, Ann O’Hara, Dr. Lorrie Jones, and Gay LeBlanc (April 16, 2009).
Other States’ MFP Projects and Related Housing Components:
Special Reports:
Supporting Integrated Planning and Decision Making by Joining-Up Housing and Transportation: Congressional Testimony of Robert Puentes Senior Fellow and Director, Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, Brookings Institution. March 19, 2009. NEW!
Assessing the Barriers to Community Living: Accessible Housing in a Rural State
Priced Out in 2008–helps measure the gap between HUD's Fair Market Rents and the incomes of individuals who receive SSI benefits. Previous editions are available at http://www.tacinc.org/Pubs/PricedOut.htm. NEW!
The Hidden Housing Crisis: Worst Case Housing Needs Among Adults with Disabilities
Topical Housing Resources:
- Universal Design, Design and Contracting Assistance
- Housing Financing
- Pending Legislation
- Written Testimony of Mark H. Shelburne, Counsel & Policy Coordinator, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
- Virginia Disability Commission Letter in SupportNEW!
The Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University, College of Design
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, University of Buffalo, School of Architecture
National Association of Homebuilders (includes information on the NAHB Remodelors Council, Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists (CAPS)
Survey Results from the 2006 Livable Lifetime ShowHouse
NEW Housing Solutions for People with Disabilities, the Disability Opportunity Fund.
Note: Due to the recent and historic turmoil in the credit markets, many previously viable financing tools may no longer be feasible or may require substantial adjustments. The following resources were developed prior to these events, and you are advised to check with the program administrator to determine whether there have been any changes.
Regional Housing Forum: A Technical Assistance Guide for Housing Resources and Strategies
Financing Home Improvements--the Basics, AARP
Tennessee Creating and Expanding Housing Options that Promote Recovery Opportunities
Financing Community Supports in Partnership with Permanent Supportive Housing: Medicaid Combined with Other Funding Sources, Stephen Day, Technical Assistance Center, September 2008
HUD Title I Home Improvement Loans
HUD Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Trust Fund Act of 2009 (HR 1675)
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2009 (HR 1205), which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of tax deferred accounts for the future use of family members with disabilities to promote independent living and other support needs.
Topical Transportation Resources:
- Enhancing Mobility for People: Transportation and Long-Term Care, Mary A. Leary, Ph.D., Senior Director, Easter Seals Project ACTION, the National Center on Senior Transportation & Other Transportation Initiatives
- Expanding Access to Transportation in south-western South Carolina, Lynnda Basham, Director, Human Services, Lower Savannah Council of Governments
- Easter Seals Project Action
Coordinated Transportation Planning
NEW!!! Preparing Coordinated Transportation Plans, A Guidebook for State Departments of Transportation
Accessible Community Transportation
Driver Education
Volunteer Drivers