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
Overview of presentation:
1.
BCNPHA and BCNPHA Consulting2.
Needs Assessment3.
Putting Your Proposal TogetherWho is BC Non-Profit
Housing Association?
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The provincial association providing leadership and supportto non-profit housing providers
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Incorporated in 1993 to give a unified voice to, and increasethe standards of, the non-profit housing sector
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Represents the interests of non-profit housing societies to allBCNPHA Mission Statement
The work of the Association is to lead and support its members who are non profit housing providers through services,
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Over600
non-profit housing societies operating affordable housing in British Columbia•
50,000
units of long-term, non-profit managed housing inapproximately
1,500
buildings across the province•
Nearly$5 billion
held in land and building assets alone6
● 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
Non-Profit Housing in
Richmond
6 BCNPHA Departments
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Member Services•
Education and Communication•
BCNPHA Consulting•
Research•
Strategic Energy Management•
Society for AffordableBCNPHA 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
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
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
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:
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
Information Sources
QUANTITATIVE DATA
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Metro Vancouver - Housing Databook, Homeless Counts•
Statistics Canada –Census•
BCNPHA – Inventory of non profit housing providers andbuildings
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BC Housing – Wait list data by household typeExample
Richmond Richmond Metro
Measures of housing need Number renter households Share of
all renters Share of all renters
Renters in core
housing need 2006 4,070 32% 31%
Renters at risk of homelessness
(INALHM) 2006 1,675 13% 12%
18% 79% 1% 29% 14% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Senior households Immigrant households Aboriginal Identity households Persons with Disabilities Female Lone-Parent Households
At risk of homelessness by maintainer characteristics 2006 – all households
16
BC Housing Waitlist for Metro
Vancouver
Source: BC Housing Registry, April 2011
Tenant Type Applicants Percent
Family 3128 35%
Seniors 2168 25%
People with disabilities 1728 20%
Singles 756 9% Transfers 752 8% Wheelchair modified 252 3% Pending applications 21 0% Rent supplements 7 0% Total 8812 100.0%
Information Sources
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
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Interviews with key stakeholders•
Focus groups•
Kitchen table sessions•
Reports from local community organizationsDocumenting Need and
Demand
• There are many different options
• Report style
• One-pagers
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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 responsibilitiesNeed 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
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Financial viability and sustainability– Society contribution
– Other partners
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Corporate capacity to complete project•
Experience with supportive housing and your vision for this project• Tenant mix
• Mixed uses -residential, community and commercial
• Social and environmental sustainability
Other considerations
– High performance buildings
– Low life cycle costs
– Alternative energy, renewable energy,
district energy
– Strategic partnerships
– Education and employment opportunities
Sustainability
considerations
• 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
2011 Strategic Planning for
Energy in New Projects
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Consider future energy costs•
Design with future facility usescenarios in mind
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Flexibility to add efficiency features and renewable energy•
Control and monitoring ofenergy use
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Efficiency lessons fromhealthcare and hospitality
Efficiency Lessons to Carry to
New Development Projects
Margaret Eberle
BCNPHA Acting Research Director margaret@bcnpha.ca
Jim Woodward BCNPHA Consultant
Mary McWilliam
Director, BCNPHA Strategic Energy Management mary@bcnpha.ca
Phone: 604.291.2600 www.bcnpha.ca
