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Ohio Solutions Office Hours

How CBOs Can Sponsor, Develop, or 

Co-Develop Affordable Housing

January 13, 2022
Welcome

Alicia Anderson, MS

Management Program Analyst

Office of Interagency Innovation

Administration for Community Living

ACL.GOV

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Welcome 

•Thank you for joining the Housing and Services Resource Center

(HSRC) for a three-part series featuring partnerships in Ohio between 

the housing sector and aging and disability networks. 

•These collaborations are expanding options for older adults and people 

with disabilities to live in their communities with access to supportive 

services they may need

•Session 1: How CBOs Can Sponsor, Develop, or Co-Develop 

Affordable Housing

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Instructions for Zoom

Audio Options

• Use your computer speakers, OR dial in using the 

phone number in your registration email.

• Please stay muted unless called upon

Chat

• Please actively use chat throughout the meeting

• To ask a presenter a question in chat, please include 

the name. For example: Question for Joseph...

Raise Hand to ask a presenter a question

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This event is being recorded.
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The HSRC facilitates a federally coordinated approach to providing 

resources, program guidance, training, and technical assistance to:

•Disability and aging network organizations,

•State Medicaid agencies,

•Mental and substance use disorders service providers,

•Homeless shelters, and

•Public housing authorities and housing providers.

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HSRC Goals

• Coordinate and leverage technical assistance, training and research 

efforts of HUD & HHS partners (ACL, CMS, SAMHSA & ASPE);

• Reach a broad audience of the aging, disability, housing, and 

homeless networks and stakeholders;

• Facilitate state and local partnerships between housing and service 

systems;

• Assist communities in leveraging new housing and service resources 

including from the American Rescue Plan & Build Back Better.

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Office Hour:

What to Expect

• Learn and discuss methods that stakeholders from different sectors 

used to begin to develop partnerships to expand affordable housing 

and access to community-based supportive services 

• Receive practical tips and real-world examples 

• Participant polling will inform the next two sessions

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Office Hour 

How This Will Work

As an “office hour,” each session will have a short presentation, 

followed by a long period for participants’ questions and discussions 

that support peer-to-peer sharing.

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Ohio Area Agencies on Aging 

Housing Roadmap and Success Story

Joseph Recchie

CEO

Community Building 

Partners and Praxia 

Partners

Duana Patton

CEO

Ohio Dist. 5 Area 

Agency on Aging

Justin Moor

VP of Planning & 

Program Development

Area Office on Aging of 

Northwestern Ohio

2022 Housing and Services Resource Center

Office hours: January 13 4:00 p.m.
POLL #1

Please tell us if your organization is a/an:

• Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

• Center for Independent Living (CIL)

• Other Community Based Organization (CBO)

• Housing Developer, Owner, or Manager

• Public Housing Authority

• Tribal Nation or Organization

• Investor 

• Other
POLL #2

What is your level of engagement in developing housing?

• Have an interest in exploring the possibility of developing 

affordable housing

• Have not developed housing but have taken steps to 

pursue developing affordable housing with other 

stakeholders

• Have developed affordable housing
Roadmap

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The Need for 

Affordable Senior 

Housing...and the 

Opportunity for 

Community-Based 

Organizations

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How to get started 

promoting housing in 

your community

Opportunity for 

Smaller Community 

Projects
Housing as a Social Determinant of Health

Housing is often cited as the most important 

social determinant of health, recognizing the 

range of ways in which a lack of housing, or 

poor-quality housing, can negatively affect 

health and wellbeing across populations.
3 Biggest Expenses in Retirement

While many worry about the cost of health care as they 

age, transportation costs represent 16% of expenditures, 

while health care represents 13%

Source: NewRetirement, The Biggest Expenses in Retirement
Unaffordable Housing

Over 1-in-4 older adults 

(age 65+) households (27%) live 

in unaffordable housing.

Housing is considered unaffordable if the 

costs, including utilities, are more than 30% 

of household income.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing Burden

More than 2.6 million older renter households 

in the US pay more than 1/2 of their monthly 

income for rent.

•Increasing numbers of older adults forced out 

of their homes are ending up homeless. In 

Ohio, older adults had the biggest increase in 

homelessness (97% increase) over a 5-year 

period than any other age group.

Source: Ohio Housing Finance Agency
POLL #3

What is your primary interest in exploring developing affordable 

housing?

• To develop a new revenue stream of funding for my 

organization

• To increase the supply of housing for persons with 

disabilities and older adults and in the community

• To increase the quality of housing for persons with 

disabilities and older adults and in the community

• Other 
POLL #3

What is your primary interest in exploring ways to develop 

affordable housing?(select all that apply)

• To develop a new revenue stream of funding for my 

organization

• To increase the supply of housing for persons with disabilities 

and older adults and in the community

• To increase the quality of housing for persons with disabilities 

and older adults and in the community

• Other 
Key Components to Addressing Housing in 

Your Region

● Build Leadership and Board knowledge of Critical 

Housing Need and Ways to get involved. 

● Capitalize on existing relationships or get to know 

Potential Partners and craft a shared vision.

● Engage key community stakeholders and decision 

makers to support shared vision. 
Examples from Ohio: Utilizing ARPA and other funds

● Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging: Ritters Run in 

Mansfield, Ohio

● Northwest Ohio Area Office on Aging: Projects under 

consideration

● Buckeye Hills Supportive Services, Marietta, Ohio
Ritter’s Run

▪ 12 apartments (6 one-bedroom, 6 two-bedroom)

▪ Land gifted by the local Land Bank

▪ Adjacent property gifted by landowner

▪ Financing

• HOME Funds from the city

• Construction and permanent loan from Local Lender

• Support from local Foundation for onsite washers and 

dryers
Relationships = Partnerships

Ritter’

s Run

Praxia 

Partners

Mechanics 

Bank

Frank 

Nemeth

City of 

Mansfield Land Bank

Richland 

County 

Metro 

Housing

Richland 

County 

Foundation

Development Advisors and Consultants

First mortgage

Owner of home

Donation of property and paid Home funds of $740,000

for demolition clean up

Section 8 vouchers

$80,000 support grant
Relationships = Partnerships

Thurgood 

Marshall 

Area Office 

on Aging

Neighborworks 

Toledo

Key Bank

City of 

Toledo

Ohio 

Housing 

Finance 

Agency

Lucas 

Metropolitan 

Housing

Praxia 

Partners

Partner and Service Provider

Partner

Tax Exempt Bond 

Financing

4% LIHTC & Bond Gap ARP Funds $3 Million

Financing

Project Based 

Assistance

Development Partner
American Rescue Plan (ARPA) 

Housing Opportunities

● Provides counties and municipalities with funds for flexible 

use

● Local governments have unique chance to make one-time 

investment in affordable housing now, with the local 

community setting the priority objectives

● Locks in affordable senior housing for 20 years

○ Option to extend period of affordability even further
How ARPA Funds Can Fund Affordable Housing

 

 

 

 

 
Funds for 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Funds for 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Buckeye Fields Apartments

• Developed by Buckeye Hills / Area Agency on Aging

• Multiple units, 1 and 2 bedrooms

• 32 ranch-style duplexes, 1 community building

• Solar power generated on site

• LEED Gold design

• Land leased from Washington County Commissioners
POLL #4

Based on what you have learned today, how can we help you take the 

next step in developing affordable housing and services in your area? 

Provide more information on: (select all that apply)

● Gaining buy-in from board

● Building community support 

● Identifying and leveraging available funding sources

● Identifying and securing commitments from Potential Partners and 

Decision Makers

● Understanding local market needs and potential customers 
Q&A
Save the Dates for the Next 2 Ohio Office Hours!

Registration Opens January 20!

https://acl.gov/HousingAndServices/Whats-New

Service Coordination Models and Sustainability

Tuesday, January 25th from 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Expand Options for Housing

Thursday, February 10 from 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern

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Wrap Up

• How can we improve the next 2 office hours? What did you 

like? How will you use what you learned today?

Email us at hsrc@acl.hhs.gov

• We will notify all webinar registrants when the recording, slides, 

and transcripts are available on ACL.gov

• Sign up for ACL email updates

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