![]() ![]() Partners, including Columbus State, to increase college graduation rates among residentsĪnd reduce generational legacies of poverty.Office Location: Behind West Commons Apartments The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities last year cited CMHAĪs a “pioneering” public housing authority working alongside postsecondary education With childcare and other services to support low-income students throughout theirĬollege career. Success Bridge builds on the collaboration the housing authority and Columbus StateĮstablished with Scholar House, an innovative program that combines affordable housing Reported being homeless in the previous year. It’s an approach that will pay off for our entire region.”Ī Wisconsin Hope Center survey completed by 1,204 Columbus State students in 2018įound that 60 percent of respondents reported being housing insecure and 14 percent With these partners as they break new ground in both the housing and education fields. Providing stable housing for persons in poverty while they work to complete educationĪnd training, which provides a path to higher-income jobs. “A smart affordable housing strategy doesn’t just mean building more homes,” saidĬarlie Boos, executive director of the Affordable Housing Alliance. One that most directly benefits extremely low-income households. RentĪssistance linked with services is one of the three strategies in the plan and the Plan to close the 54,000-household affordable housing gap in Franklin County. Will provide a linkage to the program from the homeless prevention system.Īn impetus for this initiative is the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio’s Stability and counseling services, and make service referrals. The Homeless Families Foundation will screen Success Bridge applicants, provide housing ![]() Opportunities, and our organizations have come together to ensure that lack of stable,Īffordable housing is not an obstacle to degree completion and gainful employment.” “Education is the ladder to employment and life-long To help hard-working students earn a degree and support their families,” said Charlesĭ. “The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is excited to work with our partners Weiler Fund of the Columbus Foundation, as well as in-kind dollars. School with no degree and poor job prospects.”įirst-year funding of $763,450 has been secured with $375,000 from CMHA matched withĪ $375,000 grant to the Columbus State Foundation from the Beatrice I. Support for areas of non-academic need, our students face the risk of having to leave Instability may be the most critical and the toughest to address. “Among the array of service needs of our students, housing To see the level of community interest in this initiative to help our students outside Of households and face non-academic challenges to success. To community resources, and connections to career development and employment counselingĪt Columbus State’s new Advocacy and Resource Center.ĭavid Harrison, Columbus State president, noted that many students are working heads In addition, all Columbus State students will have access to housing counseling, linkages Households to have stable housing in apartments secured through a partnership withĬapital University and will receive rental subsidies from CMHA. The “medium-term” component of Success Bridge will enable approximately 24 student With short-term assistance in the first year of the initiative. Approximately 48 students will be provided Will vary based on a student’s needs, Success Bridge planners estimate an averageĪssistance of up to $1,800 per student. These students will receiveĪssistance with rent and utilities for up to four months. Housing crisis that could derail their college plans. The short-term assistance component is intended to get students through an immediate Or more and are in good academic standing, and include housing assistance and academic Both are targeted to students who have completed 24 credits hours The three-year program, which will be piloted in the 2020-2021 academic year, has They designed the program to help low-income students whose struggle to pay rentĪnd utilities increases their risk of dropping out of college. Of Central Ohio, Community Shelter Board, and the Homeless Families Foundation. The initiative, called Success Bridge, is a collaboration among Columbus State, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Affordable Housing Alliance Short-term rental assistance to help low-income students at Columbus State CommunityĬollege stay enrolled and complete their degrees. Leaders in higher education and housing will launch an initiative this fall to provide ![]()
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