Subconsultant to Atria Planning
affordable housing needs assessment
Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia
Client
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
Description
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) is conducting a Housing Needs Assessment throughout FHLBank’s three-state district of Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to plan for the allocation of funds through its Affordable Housing Program (AHP), which supports households at 80% or less of the Area Median Income. The results of the Housing Needs Assessment will assist FHLBank’s Board of Directors, Affordable Housing Advisory Council and FHLBank management in determining the AHP subsidy allocation strategy and potential scoring priorities to be included in FHLBank’s Targeted Community Lending Plan and AHP Implementation Plan.
As a subconsultant to Atria Planning, COLLABO conducted a Stakeholder Needs Assessment Survey to help identify potential assets, existing challenges and key priorities related to affordable housing in the communities that FHLBank’s partners operate and serve. COLLABO also led a series of online Focus Groups around the topic areas of Urban and Suburban Affordable Housing, Rural Affordable Housing, Homeless and Supportive Housing, Equity and Quality of Life, and Lending and Financial Institutions.
results
289 surveys completed in June 2020.
COLLABO is serving as a subconsultant to Atria Planning