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Centre County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: A Blueprint for Action -113- Assisted Housing As described above, the need for affordable housing in Centre County is great and the number of private market units that are affordable to low- and moderate- income households is extremely limited. Therefore an important resource for meeting the need is public subsidies. These can be in the form of rental assistance such as Housing Vouchers and Shelter Plus Care, in the form of subsidized rental units such as conventional public housing or Section 202 for the elderly, or in the form of downpayment and closing cost assistance. As shown in Appendix B, there are a total of 1,400 assisted rental housing units in Centre County. Of these 530 are for the elderly and 854 for families. Eighty- one of the assisted housing units are accessible. These units were financed using the following sources: public housing, Section 202, Section 8/515, Farmer’s Home, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, bond financing, CETA Labor, Community Development Block Grants, and HOME. Appendix C provides a list of all housing programs targeted to homeless individuals and families. There are a total of 16 shelter beds, 36 transitional housing beds, and 8 permanent supportive housing beds available in the county for homeless individuals and families. These are funded through the HUD McKinney Continuum of Care and the PA Homeless Assistance Program (HAP). Appendix D contains a description of the housing programs currently being utilized in Centre County to provide affordable housing opportunities. It includes eight homeownership programs, three owner-occupied rehab programs and rental subsidy programs for the general population and for homeless individuals with mental illness. Appendix E contains a list of all affordable housing providers in Centre County, including the number of units they have developed to date and their development plans for the next three years.