Athens County Housing Coalition

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Athens County Housing Coalition
Diane Pfaff, LISW, Planner Alcohol, Drug
Addiction Mental Health Services Board Serving
Athens, Hocking Vinton Counties
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Athens County Population 62,000 Athens
County has the highest poverty rate in Ohio27.4
are at or below the poverty line Nearly half
(48) are working poor or in poverty
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• Challenges
• Homeless are Hidden
• Lack of affordable housing in the cities
• Rural Housing stock in poor condition
• No paid staff for Housing Coalition
• Athens City dominates
• Scale

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• Strengths
• Supportive Community
• Service Options
• History of Coordination
• Ohio University
• Appalachia

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• Athens County Housing Coalition
• Began with a Shelter Plus Care Grant in 1998
• Meeting regularly since 2003
• Has brought in over 1.5 million in housing
  resources over the past ten years

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• Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
• Comprehensive Planning
• Coming Home
• The Athens County Plan to End Homelessness
• New People to the Table
• Renewed Energy
• New Initiatives