BCNPHA Resources for Non-Profit Housing Providers

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1 BCNPHA Resources for Non-Profit Housing Providers April 12, 2011 Expression of Interest, Partnering and Housing Needs Workshop Presentation by Margaret Eberle, BCNPHA Acting Research Director Jim Woodward, BCNPHA Consultant Mary McWilliam, Director Energy Management

2 Overview of presentation: 1. BCNPHA and BCNPHA Consulting 2. Needs Assessment 3. Putting Your Proposal Together 4. Energy Considerations

3 Who is BC Non-Profit Housing Association? The provincial association providing leadership and support to non-profit housing providers Incorporated in 1993 to give a unified voice to, and increase the standards of, the non-profit housing sector Represents the interests of non-profit housing societies to all levels of government and the public.

4 BCNPHA Mission Statement The work of the Association is to lead and support its members who are non profit housing providers through services, educational opportunities, and advocacy.

5 Provincial Context Over 600 non-profit housing societies operating affordable housing in British Columbia 50,000 units of long-term, non-profit managed housing in approximately 1,500 buildings across the province Nearly $5 billion held in land and building assets alone

6 Non-Profit Housing in Richmond 20 non-profit housing societies operating 46 buildings Approximately 1,650 units of non-profit housing across the city City of Richmond is home to nearly 3% of the province s units Source: BCNPHA Asset Analysis

7 6 BCNPHA Departments Member Services Education and Communication BCNPHA Consulting Research Strategic Energy Management Society for Affordable Housing, Education, Awareness, and Development (AHEAD)

8 BCNPHA Consulting Consulting Strategy PURPOSE Strengthen the non-profit housing sector in BC by ensuring that non-profit housing providers have affordable access to high quality information resources and professional education and consulting services. KEY COMPONENTS Development of a core competencies framework for consultants in the sector; Formalization of existing ad hoc referral and case management services currently being provided by the Association; and Restructuring of various BCNPHA revenue-generating service delivery projects under a single operating umbrella

9 What is a needs assessment? A housing need and demand study is an analysis of the need for affordable housing in a community Gap between affordable housing supply and demand Two major types: Focused needs assessment Community wide needs assessment

10 Purpose of Need and Demand Studies Why do need and demand studies? Defensible data on extent and nature of needs To determine programming or provide starting point for housing strategy or plan Required by funders To ensure that affordable housing projects are distributed fairly and equitably across need groups and geographic regions of the province

11 Need and Demand Template Why create a need and demand study template? To assist project sponsors with estimates of need and demand To create consistency to allow for better comparison Available at:

12 Components of a Need and Demand Study Community demographic and economic profile Current affordable housing need Current affordable housing supply Projections emerging housing need Projections anticipated housing supply Gap analysis

13 Information Sources QUANTITATIVE DATA Metro Vancouver - Housing Databook, Homeless Counts Statistics Canada Census BCNPHA Inventory of non profit housing providers and buildings BC Housing Wait list data by household type CMHC Housing in Canada Online

14 Example Measures of housing need Richmond Richmond Number renter households Share of all renters Metro Share of all renters Renters in core housing need ,070 32% 31% Renters at risk of homelessness (INALHM) ,675 13% 12% Source: Metro Vancouver Housing Databook

15 At risk of homelessness by maintainer characteristics 2006 all households Female Lone-Parent Households 14% Persons with Disabilities 29% Aboriginal Identity households 1% Immigrant households 79% Senior households 18% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

16 BC Housing Waitlist for Metro Vancouver Tenant Type Applicants Percent Family % Seniors % People with disabilities % Singles 756 9% Transfers 752 8% Wheelchair modified 252 3% Pending applications 21 0% Rent supplements 7 0% Total % Source: BC Housing Registry, April

17 Information Sources QUALITATIVE INFORMATION Interviews with key stakeholders Focus groups Kitchen table sessions Reports from local community organizations Public consultation

18 Documenting Need and Demand There are many different options Report style One-pagers Indicator matrices

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21 Planning your proposal Build upon your experience Know your target group Partners are key Be clear about what you can provide Be clear about what you need Be clear about partner roles and responsibilities

22 Address requirements Need and demand Demonstrate housing need for target population Demonstrate understanding of target population Demonstrate how the project will meet tenant needs Corporate experience Experience with similar projects Partners and their experience

23 Address requirements Financial viability and sustainability Society contribution Other partners Corporate capacity to complete project Experience with supportive housing and your vision for this project

24 Other considerations Tenant mix Mixed uses -residential, community and commercial Social and environmental sustainability

25 Sustainability considerations High performance buildings Low life cycle costs Alternative energy, renewable energy, district energy Strategic partnerships Education and employment opportunities

26 2011 Strategic Planning for Energy in New Projects New Construction or Major Redevelopment: Checklists to ensure best project value Participate in design charrettes Maximize funding for healthier and more efficient building projects Greening RFPs to maximize project value Long-term revenue generating opportunities

27 Efficiency Lessons to Carry to New Development Projects Consider future energy costs Design with future facility use scenarios in mind Flexibility to add efficiency features and renewable energy Control and monitoring of energy use Efficiency lessons from healthcare and hospitality

28 Thank You! Margaret Eberle BCNPHA Acting Research Director Jim Woodward BCNPHA Consultant Mary McWilliam Director, BCNPHA Strategic Energy Management Phone: