UPA’s Blended Housing Management Program assists low-income families in successfully integrating into newly-constructed mixed-income developments. It links viable support systems to families and helps them adjust in the mixed-income environment blending seamlessly into their new community.

The Blended Housing Management Program blends the physical needs and human assets of a property utilizing…
• Case management blended with lease enforcement
• Ongoing communication between management, service agencies
   and tenants
• Management links with employment service programs to increase
   economic development

The four essential goals addressed by the Blended Housing Management Program are…
• Successful maintenance of the lease agreement and the new
   home
• Employment readiness/retention
• Family stability and successful integration into mixed income living
• Promoting community bridges to build and maintain good neighbor
   relations in the new community

The program succeeds through partnership building that includes…
• Links to viable services and programs
• Links to state agencies that service families and children
• Networks with community based organizations
• Networks with the city’s police department and community building
   programs

The Blended Housing Management Program success is evident in property management indicators such as…
• Increased rent collections
• Reduced rent delinquencies
• Increased occupancy
• Reduced lease violations

While UPA’s Blended Housing Management Program is specific to the mixed-income communities it currently manages, the company looks forward to utilizing this approach at new properties presenting new opportunities. One such property coming on line in 2008 is a transitional housing development for single mothers working to reclaim their lives after drug addiction.