D. VI Appendix A Exhibit 4Appendix "A" — Exhibit 4
Meets Test #1 Limited Clientele Benefit — Homeless Persons
The Planning Project meets the HUD National Objective of serving a Limited Clientele which is homeless
individuals/families with children or those at risk of being homeless and benefits this clientele group
comprised of principally LMI persons. The rehabilitation of the existing Armory building will house
administrative and human service professionals serving the onsite overnight shelter guests, and the
families living in the apartment complex. The staff will utilize the same qualifying procedures that they
presently use at the existing shelter and their rental properties (depending on whether SH receives
Section 8 Housing Assistance, or other rental subsides for the shelter and apartment complex). The
process for intake at the existing shelter is Self -Admission, and a Homeless Certification document
(Attachment "F "is issued to the individual or head of household. They take this document to the
community action agency so that they can qualify for assistance. To secure one of the existing
"Transitional Apartments" the client is required to fill out an application which requires proof of income
and SH issues a photo ID at that time.
The financing of the final project will drive how much rental subsidy will exist and by what process
clients will qualify for those subsidies. SH has submitted a Letter of Interest for Project Based Section 8
to MDOC. A small, rural project such as this will need rental subsidy to operate as most families in the
multifamily units will be at very low or no income.
Samaritan House experienced several significant changes in homelessness status due to the Covid 19
pandemic. The local homeless population increased significantly during that period due to the difficulty
in accessing housing and employment. SH hosted an emergency shelter during the pandemic. The
Flathead County Health Officer chose the Armory campus as the location for a "Shelter in Place" for
unsheltered homeless individuals. The mayor declared a state of emergency that cleared the path for
the temporary shelter. Families with children increased in numbers as did their length of stay at both the
emergency and regular shelters. This collaborative effort assisted an additional 70 people during that
time, essentially doubling SH's shelter capacity.