General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 2 Community Development
• HOME Housing Rehabilitation. The first objective of this program is to improve
the quality of housing for very low- to moderate-income households in residential
neighborhoods by providing deferred loans, grants and free home exterior paint to
homeowners for housing rehabilitation. The second objective is to implement a
federal mandate requiring lead hazard assessment and abatement on all units built
before 1978 that receive HUD funds for housing rehabilitation.
• First Time Homebuyer Program. This program combines HOME 80 percent
funding with 20 percent Redevelopment Agency Housing Set-Aside funding. The
program objective is to increase the supply of affordable housing available in the
community by providing down payment assistance to low- and moderate-income
first time homebuyers. The City intends to expand this program to create and fund
an on-going rental rehabilitation program that provides low-interest loans and
grants to very-low and low-income renters to make repairs to residential units.
• Inglewood Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS). INHS contracts with the
Inglewood Redevelopment Agency to administer the First-Time Homebuyer
Program, and preserve and expand affordable housing through refurbishing
existing housing and developing new housing.
• Community Housing and Development Organization (CHDO). This program
guarantees an increase in the supply of affordable housing available in the
community for very-low and low-income residents by encouraging development,
sponsorship or ownership of affordable housing by designated CHDOs. The City
is required to reserve 15 percent of the annual HOME allocation for investment in
housing to be developed, sponsored or owned by CHDOs.
• Residential Sound Insulation Program. This program is funded through the Federal
Aviation Administration. It provides sound insulation for residences located
underneath the flight approach to Los Angeles World Airport that has a minimum
noise level of 65 decibels.
• Housing Rehabilitation/Home Improvement Programs. These programs are
provided to correct code violations and alleviate any health and safety problems in
the home. Financial assistance is provided in the form of deferred loans and grants
to eligible homeowners.
• Emergency Shelter Grant Program. This program provides temporary and
transitional shelter, food, case management, referral services and employment
services to individuals and families without housing. The City has selected St.
Margaret’s Center and People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to provide
emergency shelter services during the 2000–2005 period. PATH is a communitybased
non-profit housing and homeless assistance provider, which was designated
by the City in 2002 as a community housing development organization.
Public and Assisted Housing
The Section 8 Rental Assistance Program is administered by the Inglewood Housing
Division, and is a federally-funded program available to low-income persons and families
that meet HUD eligibility criteria. The program provides rent subsidies, on behalf of the
low and moderate-income tenants, to the owners and developers of private rental housing
within Inglewood. The assistance is in the form of a certificate or voucher which is issued
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City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report