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Rehabilitation for Use as Permanent Housing Facility <br />The Joseph Residence facility would require little rehabilitation to transition to a <br />permanent housing facility. During the past year Mercy House made a number of minor <br />repairs to the units. Prior to lease up Mercy House will inspect the units again for any <br />necessary repairs and/or alterations in preparation for new low-income tenants. It is not <br />anticipated that these repairs would significantly delay project start-up. <br />On-going Maintenance of the Facility <br />Mercy House has on staff Maintenance Managers who are in charge of regular <br />maintenance and repair of Mercy House's facilities including the Joseph House Facility. <br />Additionally, Mercy House has connections to a network of professional service <br />volunteers who provide pro-bono services such as plumbing, electrical and <br />landscaping as needs should arise. <br />Volunteer groups will be recruited to support facility beautification projects that include <br />upgrades to the facility grounds and gardens, interior furniture replacement as well as <br />interior and exterior painting projects. <br />Mercy House also allocates a percentage of funding as replacement reserves that may <br />be used for special projects to improve the facility, regular maintenance and <br />replacement of furniture as needed. <br />Strategies for Sustainability and Leveraging <br />Mercy House has consistently funded the operations of Joseph House as a transitional <br />shelter for over 25 years and as such has garnered a variety of both public and private <br />resources to support the project. In moving to a permanent housing facility, Mercy <br />House will effectively communicate the programmatic changes to these partners to <br />ensure continued support of the project. <br />As part of its resource development strategies, Mercy House is engaged in ongoing <br />funding research that replaces, supplants or provides new funding opportunities. <br />Page 13 of 13 <br />