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• , ,-_ ,„dpii-, Kaleidoscope A newsletter of the Multifamily Division of MHFA Family Homeless Prevention And Assistance Program: Know your resources and your rights �/� The Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program • Make an appointment to talk March (FHPAP),administered through MHFA,is a resource that with the resident.This signals every landlord,property manager and owner should be that you respect the tenant and 2003 familiar with as a useful tool. his or her time.Sitting down together is generally more FHPAP is a flexible grant that counties and nonprofit effective than standing at the Homelessness agencies can use to assist families,youth and individuals door or sending letters. Prevention who are homeless or are at imminent risk of becoming Program •homeless. The program also provides support services Learn about community page 1 including:case management,legal assistance, resources, and provide contact transportation assistance,money for utilities and tenant names and phone numbers to training. Program providers serve 57 Minnesota counties. those who may need them.The g g p Ni IFA Budget They strive to prevent homelessness,reduce the length of MHFA contact for FHPAP is stays in emergency shelters and eliminate repeat episodes Vicki Farden;she can be reached Information of homelessness. at651-296-8125 or page 1 vicki.farden@state.mn.us In 2002,the FHPAP program served 8,009 households, • which included 19,029 minor children.Most of the Effects of monetary support provided went to assist with rent or MHFA Budget Property Tax security deposits. Nearly half of the households assisted Information Reform on 4d by FHPAP in 2002 were single parent households.About Properties half had annual incomes between$5,000 and$9,999.The As with virtually all agencies in state page 2 head of household in one-third of the families assisted government,the Minnesota Housing was 21-30 years old. Finance Agency was asked to recommend budget reductions to the Property managers,owners and landlords can all benefit Governor's office to help deal with both Demographics by learning about FHPAP. Often,you can keep problems the short term and long term budget and Diversity with tenants from escalating into larger issues when both shortfalls.In making such page 3 parties have options or resources.Below are some tips recommendations,the Agency worked from FHPAP program providers on preventing to adhere to two general principles.The homelessness among tenants: Agency wishes to minimize the impact: Congratulations! • Don't let rent payments slide longer than one (1)on programs that serve the most Employee month.This does not benefit either party. It is vulnerable populations; and Recognition much more difficult to resolve problems when (2)on programs for which there is little Awards households are several months behind in rent. or no alternative funding to accomplish 3 page the same or similar g oals. Workin TO ether Conference I Budget recommendations for the FY g g 2004-2005 biennium for the Minnesota Farewell to March 12 and 13,2003 Housing Finance Agency are posted on MHFA Radisson Hotel South in Bloomin,run the Department of Finance Web site at Commissioner http://www.finance.state.mn.us/budget/ Kit Hadley Contact the Minnesota Multi Housing operating/200405/final/ Association at 952-548-2216 or toll free at housing finance. d£ A summary page 4 • 877-409-2534 with questions,or visit the g p ry MHA Web site www.mmha.com. follows: