Projects
Abbott Consulting recently partnered with colleague Kate Bristol to prepare this HUD proposal highlighted in the SF Chronicle:
<<Mayor Ed Lee and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, were joined by a host of regional and federal officials Monday to celebrate the awarding of a nearly $5 million federal grant to plan for Bay Area projects that create affordable housing and jobs along transit corridors. The idea is to cluster development where people live and work around BART, Muni, Caltrain and other public transportation options to help reduce air pollution and the amount of time people waste driving on congested freeways. A key is to make the housing affordable for low-income and middle-class workers who otherwise will continue to commute to the Bay Area suburbs and beyond where home prices are cheaper. Lee said that can be done through partnerships with nonprofit housing developers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a “sustainable communities grant” to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments to help craft a long-term development plan for the region. >>- Rachel Gordon, sfgate.com, 11/29/11
More on this from MTC: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/current_topics/11-11/hud.htm
Abbott Consulting is working with youth housing providers in Alameda County to strengthen the system of care for young people ages 18-24. Abbott has prepared an analysis of housing needs over the next eighteen months to coincide with the implementation of AB12, extending foster care to eligible youth up to age 21.
Abbott Consulting collaborated with consultants, non-profits, and local government agencies to obtain more than 10 million dollars in new funding in 2010-2011. Proposals prepared included Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration, Minority HIV/AIDS Services, Supportive Housing programs, Support Services for Veterans Families, Sustainable Communities Regional Planning, and Community Transformation Grants. Funders included the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Abbott has worked with the City of Oakland and its contractors, Abode Services, Lifelong Medical, Operation Dignity, First Place for Youth, and Volunteers of America to implement a direct housing program in collaboration with the Oakland Housing Authority. Through this program, homeless people living in encampments or exiting the criminal justice system are provided with housing subsidies and intensive case management services. Abbott has developed program materials and facilitated program planning. Recently, OPRI was selected by Alameda County and HUD for additional funding to assist people exiting from emergency shelters into permanent housing.
Abbott Consulting frequently works with non-profit housing developers on portfolio-wide services planning. We have had the opportunity to conduct focus groups, review regulatory agreements, meet with staff at all levels, and participate in coordination efforts with service providers and government agencies. Work products include services plans and agreements that reflect the needs of diverse target populations.
Abbott Little assisted BRIDGE Housing in the services planning process for the Potrero Terrace and Annex public housing sites. This project included interviews, needs assessment, resource mapping, and recommendations. Rebuild Potrero is part of San Francisco’s HOPE SF campaign.
Abbott Little worked with the San Francisco Department of Health and the San Francisco Safe Communities Reentry Council to create two reentry initiatives for State parolees returning to San Francisco, both focusing on pre-release assessment and community reintegration planning. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded two grants, one under the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolee-Clients program (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) and one under the Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative (U.S. Department of Justice). Abbott Little also worked with the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) to create a reentry initiative focused on reentry planning and aftercare for formerly incarcerated youth. This project was subsequently awarded a grant under the Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Initiative (U.S. Department of Justice).
Abbott Consulting worked with csb consulting to conduct a feasibility study for three non-profit service providers. The study included staff interviews, analysis of program, financial and administrative structures, and in-depth work with executive management.
Abbott Little wrote a brochure on the future housing needs of San Mateo County’s senior population. The brochure highlighted demographics, design, affordability, and housing models and featured best practice case studies. Intended for use by a broad range of stakeholders, the brochure was published in May, 2009.
Abbott Little worked in collaboration with the Corporation for Supportive Housing and HUD to create an agency self-assessment tool. The tool allows supportive housing providers to conduct an in-depth analysis of the strength of the collaboration between these key components. Link to the Tool on csh.org