The Violence Against Women Act A Housing Provider

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The Violence Against Women Act A Housing
Providers PerspectiveApril 11, 2006
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Overview

1. Homeless Services
2. Public Housing / Section 8 (Voucher)
3. Plans Annual and Consolidated
4. Notice of Rights
5. Coordination
6. State Law
7. Homeownership

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• Homeless Services
• Delaware Interagency Council on Homelessness
• HMIS Confidentiality
• Shelters in Delaware are not required to report
  personally-identifying information on HMIS

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• Public Housing and Section 8 (Vouchers)
• Certification
• Screening
• Preferences
• Denial of Participation in the Program
• Family Break-up
• Eviction and program termination

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• Plans Annual and Consolidated
• Current Audit of all DSHA PHA Policies and
  Regulations
• Performed by Contracted Attorney
• Plans to include wording that acknowledges the
  need to include VAWA provisions until policies
  are formulated

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• 4. Notice Requirements
• Notice to Public Housing tenants and Section 8
  voucher holders
• Notice to Managers of Assisted Housing Sites

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• 5. Coordination
• Implementation of VAWA provisions
• Get assistance from Delaware Volunteer Legal
  Services, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic
  Violence, DV Shelter Services
• Coordinated Training to be offered by DSHA and
  DE-NAHRO
• Training to target PHA officials, site managers,
  intake staff and case workers.

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• 6. State Law
• Delaware Landlord Tenant Code
• Right to early termination

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• 7. Homeownership
• Not really VAWA but maybe should have been
• Housing Credit and Bond Modernization Act

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Thank you!

• Matthew Heckles
• Delaware State Housing Authority
• 18 The Green
• Dover, DE 19901
• [phone]
• matthew_at_dsha.state.de.us