Youth programs, including daycare services or formal recreational activities, which serve as a substitute for childcare and thereby enable their parents or guardians to find or sustain employment; Primary health care services for households and their children; Vaccination or medical screening programs for households and children; Job training programs, employment opportunities, or educational services that economically benefit Project residents; Pre-purchase counseling for prospective homebuyers, including all credit counseling, budgeting courses, or other financial services that economically benefit owner-occupants (as evidenced by a formal catalogue or syllabus, including an educational curriculum and a detailed synopsis of topics, that specifies the standard timeframe of the classes as well as the name of the agency or organization that will conduct the counseling); Foreclosure prevention and awareness counseling (as evidenced by a formal catalogue or syllabus, as specified above); Predatory lending prevention and awareness counseling (as evidenced by a formal catalogue or syllabus, as specified Workshops for existing homeowners on maintenance, repairs, and improvements (as evidenced by a formal catalogue or syllabus, as specified above); Resident, management opportunities, including involvement in decision making affecting the development or design of the project; Resident management opportunities, including involvement in decision making affecting the operation of the project; Individual Development Accounts (IDA’s) or “sweat equity” activities; and Private transportation services for households to and from places of employment. If available, include copies of pamphlets, brochures, community outreach materials, service contracts, or memorandums of understanding that the Primary Sponsor has either prepared or entered into with other agencies related to the proposed empowerment activities. Note: AHP subsidy may not be used to pay for any empowerment activities or services that the Project will offer. Neither the development nor operating budgets should include line items related to programmatic or non-housing expenses unless explicitly required by another funding source. Related Scoring Criteria:
Empowerment (5 points – variable) An AHP Application will be awarded points for providing housing in combination with a program that offers the foregoing services or activities that economically empower Project residents. Only programs or services that directly promote economic empowerment of Project residents qualify for points. Programs, activities, or services that promote Project residents’ quality of life or personal well being (but not their economic betterment) do not qualify for points in this section. A project will receive points based upon the following schedule: 1 activity – 1.25 points 2 – 3 activities – 2.5 points 4 – 5 activities – 3.75 points ≥ 6 activities – 5 points EXHIBIT L – Redevelopment of Foreclosed or At-Risk Properties Instructions: If the application indicates that Project units are being developed or preserved (through either rehabilitation or new construction) on qualified parcels (as defined below), furnish one of the following relevant third-party documentation: A copy of a title report or settlement statement that references transfer of ownership as a result of a foreclosure sale to the sponsor or development team member; or A letter from an attorney representing the seller that the property is being or will be sold pursuant to a foreclosure action; Related Scoring Criteria: Community Stability – Redevelopment of Foreclosed or At-Risk Properties (6 points - variable) A minimum of 1.5 points will be awarded to projects in which at least 25% of its proposed units or dwellings involve the development of new or the preservation of existing housing units, through either new construction or rehabilitation, on sites that were obtained