Refer to page 157 of the Consolidated Plan for an overview of the Anti-Poverty Strategy. DED's Housing programs and Consolidated Plan objectives support these three components of the state's anti-poverty strategy. The housing strategies and objectives focus on creating and maintaining a supply of affordable, decent housing. Such individuals then have more income to devote to other necessities.
Jobs paying a living wage are also key to keeping people off public assistance.
Jobs are created and individuals are trained in various skills either directly or indirectly with almost every housing objective in the Consolidated Plan. For instance, one housing objective is to create job training opportunities and programs in the housing construction industry. These programs address the need for more contractors and skilled construction labor. As an example of an objective that indirectly creates jobs, one housing objective creates jobs in the housing industry by increasing the amount of financial resources invested in housing projects. More projects mean more construction and rehabilitation, creating more jobs paying good wages.