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Awesome Affordable Housing!
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Here are some examples of innovative affordable housing proposals brought forward with Homyak's Virtual Systems
Jim Homyak's brain child from the late 1980's
To make headlines in eastern Minnesota
Housing and Urban Development Secretaries beginning January 1, 2024, can now award nearly $800,000 to the USOA non-profit group serving Minnesotans, near Rice county to train 53 high school drop-outs to build and renovate low-income housing and to support themselves as construction workers. This is a hypothetical place holder for future text of the topic. There are homes in and around Faribault to keep teams busy for years.
The following are hypotheticals...
Housing authorities provide modest, clean and comfortable housing units for low-income families and for the elderly and disabled on fixed incomes. In addition, many housing authorities have offices that provide meeting places for educational and community events.
The Sunnyvale City Council approved a $1.2 million loan to First San Jose Housing to develop a 30-unit apartment complex on Weddell Drive for low-income residents.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs announced Thursday that the agency's governing board has approved 66 affordable-housing developments to receive $27.1 million in low-income housing tax credits. The tax credits were awarded through the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program that began in 1987.
The Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund") was created by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1989. The Trust Fund oversees rental assistance programs that meet the permanent housing needs of Chicago's poorest residents by providing grants to building owners and developers who agree to reduce rents to accomodate very low-income residents. .
There are many examples of why so many people are earning low income. The problem is usually caused by insufficient education, funding and planning at some point in the lives of those affected. We are aware of many of the causes and our perspectives are not only based on recognized facts, but on personal experience.
To encourage and facilitate "community self-development" in the twin-cites area, we are going to actively pursue a relationship with the Minnesota Housing Partnership.
The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless has the only statewide homelessness prevention program to leverage local efforts to provide housing and services needed to end homelessness. The Coalition informs the public about homelessness, its causes, and ways each person can take responsibility for ending homelessness.
Click here for a list of agencies working to stop homeless.
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A report on homelessness in Minnesota |
Here's our Affordable Housing proposal
Based on the successes of other affordable housing programs, we have planned to provide affordable housing, social services and youth advancement progams.
Key elements in our master plan for affordable housing:
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Meetings with The Minnesota Housing Partnership
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Selecting groups of low income community members who have also suffered homelessness
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Conducting a needs assessment
- Providing a statement of work
- Selecting affordable building materials
- Applying for Tax Credits to help raise Equity captial
- Applying to designated financing programs
- Arranging a project team of newly trained workers
- Forming product and service partnerships
- Developing employment and human resources programs
- Selecting properties in rehabilitation zones
- Producing affordable housing units
- Delivering social services and day-care centers
- Installing information technology products
- Consolidating information about resources
- Deploying programs for upward mobility
Homyak's Virtual Systems is exciting about providing affordable housing
The HVS Virtual Interactive Home Builder and our network of providers will be available in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota in mid-to-late 2024. Citizens needing affordable housing can join our free service to put their needs together and match them with programs in the community. More in depth parties can buy an annual subscription to our digital power tools.
If you would like additional information on our soon-to-be-released Internet Application Suite or opportunities to work with us, please call 507-323-4646.
If you're going to do something about the housing shortage and the quality of life, we know that you wouldn't trust this to just anyone.
Almis Housing Stabilization Services
Housing Stabilization Services (HSS)
952-457-2152
Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing
Description
Support to help reduce barriers for people with disabilities or disabling conditions (and their families) and seniors to find and keep housing. Provides three types of services that may include housing transition, sustaining and/or consultation services:
Housing Transition Services helps a person plan for, find, and move into housing and may include:
- Helping the person think about preferred housing
- Helping with the housing search and application process
- Developing a budget
- Understanding a lease
Housing Sustaining Services helps a person keep their housing after they have moved in and may include:
- Education on tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities
- Coaching to develop relationships with property managers and neighbors
- Training on how to be a good tenant; lease compliance
- Problem-solving to maintain housing stability
Housing Consultation Services helps a person who does not have Medical Assistance (MA) case management develop a person-centered plan that addresses their needs, wants, and goals for living in the community and may include:
- Developing a housing focused person-centered plan based on the person's needs, wants, and goals for housing
- Helping a person make an informed choice in their housing transition or sustaining services provider
- Offering resources related to non-housing goals
- Coordinating with other service providers already working with the person
To learn more, see the Housing Benefits 101 Medical Assistance (MA) Housing Stabilization Service website.
Features
- Client Conveniences
- Assistance with community resources
- Housing Consultation
- Housing Transition / Sustaining
- Payment
- Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
Eligibility
- Be on Medical Assistance (MA)
- Be 18 years or older
- Have a disability or disabling condition
- Requires assistance with at least one of the following areas due to a disability or disabling condition:
- Communication
- Mobility
- Decision making
- Managing challenging behaviors
- Have housing instability, such as:
- Homeless
- Transition from an institution or licensed registered setting
- At-risk for homelessness
- At-risk of institutionalization
- Not getting similar services from other programs like Moving Home MN, Assertive Community Treatment, Housing Access Coordination, or Relocation Service Coordination
Application Instructions
May self-refer by contacting a Housing Stabilization Services provider directly or with the help of a provider or case manager.
For assistance, please call 612-447-4229
Location
Call for Location
Area Served
Hennepin County, Metro Area or State-wide
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 612-447-4229
- Main: 952-457-2152
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Last Update
11/18/2023 by HVS
HVS's Mission and Profile
Mission Statement
To improve the quality of living by integrating affordable, safe and effective products and services for the mutual benefit of households, families and communities.
To develop and maintain an interactive resource network that helps everyone make informed choices and important decisions as we build and equip affordable homes and efficient lifestyles.
Company Profile
Homyak's Virtual Systems is a housing research think tank that has been in silent research and development operations for thirty years. We plan to establish our presence in Minnesota in 2025 and aim to become the leading housing and lifestyle resource networking company in the United States over the next fifteen years.
In the 1990s, the company was managed as a 302A Subchapter S corporation from our home office located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA.
The systems and services we develop will initially assist prospective home renters and buyers in planning and facilitating new home construction across The United States of America, with plans to expand to other countries in the future.
We have created comprehensive business plans and investor relations policies. If you are interested in collaborating with QuadShare, please contact us at 507-323-4646 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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