Housing Commission
82 Ionia Ave NW, Suite 390
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3036
Phone: (616) 632-7400
Fax: (616) 632-7405
Mission Statement
To eliminate housing conditions which are detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and/or welfare, principally for the benefit of persons of low income.
Overview
The Kent County Housing Commission provides
rental assistance to extremely-low and very-low
income families outside of the cities of Grand
Rapids, Wyoming, and Rockford, which have their
own housing commissions. The Commission
issues and administers Section 8 Housing Choice
Rental Assistance Vouchers provided by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development. After qualifying applicants for the
program, Commission staff educates and prepares
applicants, assists voucher holders with locating
suitable housing, inspects rental units, and reviews
lease agreements. They also provide education about
the need for affordable housing to property owners
and communities, facilitate the construction of new
housing, and work with other housing providers in
Kent County.
As a part of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
program, the Housing Commission also operates a
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program. FSS aims to
move participants from welfare to work by helping
families identify barriers to employment and set
goals (with time-frames) detailing the steps that
families will take to obtain the assistance needed to
acquire and retain employment.
Goals
- Provide safe, affordable and decent rental units for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher clients
- Administer 100 percent of available Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers within budget
- Meet 100 percent of the financial and programmatic reporting requirements imposed by HUD
- Move participating families from welfare to work (Mandated by HUD)
2007 Adopted Uses: $3,491,592
2007 Adopted Revenues: $3,491,592
Selected Performance Measures
| Performance Measure | 2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of clients enrolled in educational programs | NA | 14.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| Percent of participants in (slots full) programs | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage of individuals attending financial literacy classes | NA | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |
| Percentage of those attending Homeownership classes | NA | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Administered voucher percentage | 95.00% | 96.00% | 95.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage of income verification | NA | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage of score for indicator completion | 100.00% | 100.00% | 105.00% | 100.00% |
Department History of Uses
| Uses | 2005 Actual |
2006 Actual |
2007 Adopted |
2008 Requested |
2008 Adopted |
Adopted % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $217,560 | $2332,968 | $184,963 | $263,076 | $268,076 | 44.93% |
| Commodities | 1,577 | 4,222 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0.00% |
| Contractual Services | 2,842,686 | 2,640,806 | 3,325,435 | 3,221,816 | 3,221,816 | -3.12% |
| Capital Outlay | 2,437 | 3,695 | - | - | - | NA |
| Other Charges | - |
7,450 |
- |
- |
- |
NA |
| Total Uses | $3,064,260 | $2,889,141 | $3,512,098 | $3,491,592 | $3,491,592 | -0.58% |
| Personnel FTE | 4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Significant Budget Issues
There are no significant budget issues to report.
History of Uses (in millions)
