Hollywood Community Housing Corporation

LOW-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENT SERVICES, AND ASSET MANAGEMENT.

HCHC'S HOUSING OPERATIONS INCLUDES THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROPERTIES AND ITS ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WHICH DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF ITS PROPERTIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS RESIDENTS. HCHC ALSO MANAGES 147 UNITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND ANTICIPATES SELF MANAGING ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES IN FUTURE PERIODS. THE DEPARTMENT MONITORS THE LEASE-UP PROCESS OF NEW BUILDINGS, SUPERVISES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, ANALYZES FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, IMPOSES CONTROL OVER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, MEDIATES RESIDENT GRIEVANCES, AND WORKS WITH ITS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEW BUILDINGS. THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM ACTIVELY SEEKS OUT WAYS TO LOWER OPERATING EXPENSES, PRIMARILY THROUGH GREEN INITIATIVES AND ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAMS.

HCHC'S CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, HCHC HAS DEVELOPED 32 PROPERTIES THAT HOUSE OVER 2,500 PEOPLE IN 1,153 UNITS OF SAFE, ATTRACTIVE AND CENTRALLY LOCATED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. RESIDENTS OF HCHC PROPERTIES HAVE EXTREMELY LOW- TO LOW-INCOMES, TYPICALLY EARNING BELOW 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. OVER 30% OF HCHC'S HOUSING UNITS ARE DESIGNATED FOR SPECIAL-NEEDS INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THOSE DISABLED BY HIV/AIDS, FORMERLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND/OR PERSONS LIVING WITH CO-OCCURRING AND MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. THREE OF HCHC'S BUILDINGS SERVE ONLY SENIORS, ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

HCHC'S RESIDENT SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE COORDINATION, REFERRAL AND LINKAGE TO RESOURCES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, A FOOD PANTRY, ESL CLASSES, GED INSTRUCTION, GROUP/INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, AND LIFE-SKILLS CLASSES. WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE A PANDEMIC ARE NOT A FACTOR, HCHC'S FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN ONCE A WEEK TO HCHC RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND PROVIDES FOOD STAPLES, MEAT, AND VEGETABLES EVERY MONTH. PEOPLE ACCESSING THE FOOD PANTRY INCLUDE A NUMBER OF SPECIAL-NEEDS RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN HCHC COMMUNITIES, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS HOMELESS.