FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF ORANGE COUNTY 2008-09 (27)

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Name of Organization Name of Funded Program Annual Accomplishment Goal I. Total number of unduplicated householdes (Santa Ana and Non-Santa Ana households) anticipated to be served by the funded program, named above, during the 12-month contract period. 1 8901 Households City of Santa Ana Scope of Work Fair Housing Council of Orange County SA-Fair Housing Education. Counciling. and Enforcement II. Number of ONLY unduplicated Santa Ana households to be served by the funded program, named above, during the 12-month contract period. 1 800lHouseholds Program and Funding Description III. Description of Work - In the space below, describe the program to be funded during the 12-month contract period. What specific activities will be undertaken during the contract period. Please be concise in your response. Only the viewable soace will orint. A. FAIR HOUSING COMPLIANCE: - Respond to 12 or more allegations of discrimination resulting in a case file. We will address all allegations of housing discrimination made by current or potential Santa Ana households. When our investigation supports allegations or where evidence of continuing unlawful housing discrimination warrants additional action, we involve administrative enforcement agencies and/or legal counsel. B. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: -Involvement in at least 8 events reaching over 100 heads of households; distribute about 1,000 information packets; coordinate a poster/essay contest within elementary schools Our agency informs Santa Ana residents about their essential housing rights and responsibilities. We conduct presen-tations and workshops on landlord-tenant and fair housing laws. We provide training and technical assistance to City staff as well as to real estate agents, lenders, apartment managers/owners, and other housing industry professionals. C. LANOlORD/TENANT: Handle about 3,000 inquiries, disputes or issues from about 890 households. Most discrimination occurs within the landlord/tenant relationship, so this activity is important in facilitating our agency's primary goal. About 20% of the investigative case load originates from landlord/tenant contacts. We assist people in resolving questions and avoiding disputes over evictions, deposit returns, substandard conditions, and other landlord/tenant matters. Staff counsels individuals about their respective rights and their responsibilities. An important aspect of this activity is community empowerment by educating clients and providing them resources to allow them to resolve their problem through their actions. D.CITY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: - Provide data collection, analysis and reporting to city COBG administrators as well as HUD auditors as required. We will support efforts to implement actions to overcome impediments and report actions and progress to HUD. Schedule of Performace Estimate the number of ONLY unduplicated Santa Ana households to be served by the funded program during the 12- month contract period per quarter. (Enter number of new Santa Ana households served each quarter. If they were served in quarter 1 do not count them again in quarter 2) Quarter 1: July 1 - September 30 Quarter 2: October 1 - December 31 Quarter 3: January 1 - March 31 Quarter 4' April 1 -June 30 200 200 200 200 800 Households Households Households Households Total unduplicated Santa Ana Households to be served. Schedule of Invoicing Estimate the amount of grant funds to be requested during the 12-month contract period on a quarterly basis. Quarter 1: July 1 - September 30 Quarter 2: October 1 - December 31 Quarter 3: January 1 - March 31 Quarter 4: April 1 -June 30 $ 19,000.00 $ 19,000.00 $ 19,000.00 $ 12,780.00 $ 69,780.00 Total Grant Exhibit A